Well I'm back after a long weekend of cleaning up around my mom's place. I hauled loads of stuff across the pasture to the burn pile in the F150 and I'm happy to report that there was not even one squeak or rattle while doing so.
Boxterr -
I haven't spent enough time in a Titan to know if the seats are as good as you say, but I know that this can't be determined on a test drive. I've bought couches before that seemed really soft, plush, and nice only to find out that after you sit on them for awhile they suck. Remember, you started the debate on seats saying that the F-150 seats are so bad a person shouldn't buy the truck. After thousands of miles in mine I am here to tell you first hand that this is plain wrong. It would seem that millions of other people bought F-150's didn't find the seats so horrible either. Of the reviews I've read, none of them complained about the seats.
Honestly the interior (including seats) was one of the things I was impressed by on the F150. A friend of mine who owns a Chevy pickup drove my truck and with absolutely no prompting commented how he like the seats and gave some specific complaints about the Chevy seats. He has been in the market and concluded that the F150 was the one to buy. I'm not making this up, it is what happened.
I don't think the F150 is a better truck because that is what I bought, I bought it because I think it is a better truck for me. Equally, just because you own a Nissan doesn't mean it is a better truck.
Bill -
I think you work for Nissan. The statistics and details you quote could only be compliled by Nissan and would not be published to the public, or else you are quoting something a dealer made up. Your smooth way of making Nissan's addressing of a weakness seem like great response to owner "abuse" is another indication to me.
How many Ford, Dodge, or GM trucks do you see with lift kits and big tires? They don't have the rear end failure issues the Nissan does. I understand how larger wheels/tires can put more strain on the drivetrain, but the rear end would see much greater loads during heavy towing. I don't see how a lift kit would stress the rear end in any way other than possible increased wind resistance. The changes Nissan made are simply band-aids and don't address the root cause which is an inferior rearend.
You've stated the Nissan beats the Dodge by .5 sec in the quarter. Until I see a Nissan ext cab 4wd run 14-flats I'm not believing this. No offense, I'm sure you read it somewhere or saw somebody do a poor job of running a Dodge next to a Nissan.
In the end, I think the Nissan is a good truck, has its advantages, has its weaknesses. It is NOT the be-all, end-all of trucks. I understand why you wouldn't buy a Ford, although there must be more to the story of all the failures.
