I just a new Silverado this August
4x4 ltz extended cab, listed at over 49gs, i have been driving a pick up for 19 of the last 25 years
I have not tow anything in about 8 years
I do have a cap on the truck , with the tail gate removed
no one could come close to the Chevy in price , it was at least 6gs cheaper then the Ford and 10 cheaper then the Ram when matching trucks with Same options
another factor for me was keeping the same cap, the cap is over 5gs, and it would only fit the Chevy without a lot of modification or buying new
also the Ram box was under 6ft, hard to carry a 6 ft ladder inside
over the first 12,000 km, it avg about 15.5 l/ 100km mostly highway, my cap is higher then the cab of the truck with ladders on the rack
All the trucks are great today, if the price was the same and if the cap did not factor in , it would be a hard choice out there
I did not like the Transit, to short, and other vans were ruled out since I do not like the noise of the tools bouncing around
Jil, I love the heated, 10 way power seats in my truck