Ford or GMC

[Rodneyd]

Never owned a Ford so cann't speak for them. We had a 91 GMC. Sold it in 2000 with 171K miles. It had the 350 Cu. engine. Only repairs were rear axle seals, starter and air conditioner. Now have a 2000. Both were short bed extended cabs. Both of these trucks were really our main transportation. That said, the GMC was our first choice because of the ride and comfort. I suggest to go drive them both for awhile. I have actually had a dealer allow me to take one home for a day. The one that feels best to you is probably the one for you. I think both are probably good trucks.
Rod

 

[MReeter]

We have a 2000 Tahoe,wifes ride.And a 2002 Ford F150 Super Crew,my ride.I can tell you for a fact that the Truck rides and handles better than the Tahoe.My previous two pickups were Chevy 1500's. a 1990 and a 1996.Had very good luck with both,but I decided we needed a 4-door truck.

After looking at what GM had to offer I decided to at least take a look at the Ford.Have no regets,it's a very good looking truck,and it rides as well as most cars.

I've noticed that the Tahoe is setting a little more often and the truck is being driven more often by my wife. She won't admit it,but in this case the Ford is as good as the Chevy,if not better.

 

[hosejockey2002]

Drive all the trucks, look at all the features, look at the specs and buy the one that turns your crank. I think you could buy on looks alone because the big three all make great trucks! Don't listen to that crap on GMC commercials about their trucks being "professional grade" because they are identical to the Chevy except for maybe trim and a few incidental options. Toyota has come a long way in the full size department, but the Tundra is still a little smaller, lighter, less capable and more expensive than the big three.

 

[jwstewar]

Don't know your age so I don't know if you currently have any little ones or any plans to or if you are even considering an extended cab, but if you are the GM vehicles are the choice. The Ford extended is much shorter than the GM and from what I've seen even the Dodge with their "Four Real Doors" are smaller than the extended cab in the Silverado/Sierra. I have a '99 extended cab Chevy and we are able to put to Child car seats in the back with plenty of leg room both front and rear. Have tried to put them in Ford trucks and have had a heck of a time and had to have the seats all the way forward. Might only regret is that I didn't wait until 2000 and get the 4 doors, BTW 55k and not a single problem other than that time I buried the LF tire in a hole and had to have my Dad come and give me a jerk out /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif and when my sister-in-law backed into the side of it and then the dealership wrecked it.....but hey none of the problems were its fault.