I had a Ford for 10 years and needed a bigger truck. I was happy with the the Ford, but the 10 percent savings on a comparably equipped Ram changed my mind. There are differences between them: I was used to the acceleration of a V8 diesel over the churn of the I-6 - The first one gets up to speed faster while the latter holds the speed better. Ram instruments and base radio are better than Ford's - I swapped my Ford radio out for a Nav unit and used a ScanGauge II veses using the stock Ram gear. Seats and controls were better in the Ford base XL trim - My Tradesman Ram does not have lumbar support in sculpted seats and the controls are not tactile requiring you to look at the button label.
For me the base trim brings alot of value and I am not impressed with all the extras upper trim lines bring with them. I would suggest getting the cloth seats or covering the vinyl ones with more comfortable slip-ons.
