i've owned dodge, chevy, and ford... they are all good trucks. they all have their own problems that they are known for.. biggest being dodge with their transmission problems on their gas trucks as far as i am concerned. Had multiple friends with dodges that had trannys shit out on them. In the end, i think it comes down to what you use the truck for and how well you take care of it. We have an old ford dump truck with a gas motor...the thing is from the 60's, we use it during harvest season to haul grain and it still runs like a top 50 years later. I had a 93 silverado that i put over 400k miles on and never did anything but replace spark plugs, u joints, battery and alternator from day one. have a 2000 silverado now that i use as a farm truck, got 200k on it and it runs great.. hasn't ever broke down on me either. Diesel is a lot more expensive to begin with, but if you can afford it go for it! got a buddy with a 2500 cummins..6 inch suspension lift, 3 inch body lift, 37 inch tires, and a few motor mods (chip, fuel pump, tuner, etc). That truck gets well over 20mpg at 80mph pulling a trailer with his boat and could probably pull my house down if he wanted to. All this being said, if i were to go buy a new truck today.. i'd buy a ford. for normal driving conditions and some towing here and there, the truck will be just as reliable as the others. I really like the fact that they are american and didn't take bailout money, to me that says a lot about their pride... but im from a place where that counts just as much as anything.
