Dave and I are in the same boat (er, truck) it seems. Course, we're both carpenters. Funny thing is, my 2002 Ford F250 is only two wheel drive and it's STILL jacked way up. I thought I was being smart not getting 4 wheel to save a little milage, but nope, 12 MPG ALL DAY LONG, CITY OR HIGHWAY! I love the extended cab though, just big enough to throw some extra tools in and still have the 8 ft. bed. But even with this lil addition to the cab, it's a btch to park! And I gotta go with Ian on the toughness thing. Sorry OB. My old Chevy and Ford trucks from the 70s and 80s would carry more load than these new trucks. I just figure the manufacturers are lying. And I have a few farmer friends around here that pull stuff around a lot. They look for and lust after Ford trucks pre-2010, cause they say the frames aren't up to pulling loads the way the old stuff was.
