I don't really have a dog in this fight as I have never owned a oil burner or a Dodge/Ram truck. I have mostly owned GM 1/2 tons My last one was a 1990 with the 5.7 and auto trans it had 247k on the clock with once the usual stuff being worn out. My current is the 2000 Gmc with 97k and has been awesome. My explorer was the worst vehicle I ever had kept having to replace injectors and over heated all the time. GM has been good to me over my brief 26 years I have been driving. That being said I will still drive them all find the best truck for my future needs and purchase that weather it is a Cummin, Stroken or an Duramax or related big boy gasser. Have fun boys