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I have the 5.3 in my Tahoe as well.  I like it, it's been a great engine for that vehicle.

But the twin turbo 3.5L in my F150 Supercrew blows it away on speed, mileage, and towing capability.  It's an awesome engine.

Those first-gen ecoboosts had a lot of problems. The 2015 and later are really solid.  As always YMMV.

And it's certainly not going to get the kind of mileage a diesel gets, but it's a lot better than my V8 gasser was.  The Tahoe never did better than 20 on the highway and maybe 12 in the city.  The F150 gets no worse than 15 in the city and 25+ on the highway. But ultimately, I didn't buy it for mileage.  That's just a small bonus.

Cool.  The Tahoe is absolutely bullet-proof, it's sitting at around 175K miles and aside from routine maintenance, the only thing that's had an issue is the A/C unit which I had to get serviced at 100K.

So far all good with the F150.  Our worst car, sadly, is my i s c & a aggie wife's Toyota convertible.  After hearing so many people swear by Toyota I had high hopes for that car, but it's been an electrical nightmare since the day we bought it.  The quality and reliability aren't anywhere close to that of her Honda accord that we sold in order to get the Toyota.  I learned my lesson, never again with Toyota.

I have nothing against any of the auto manufacturers.  Well, except Toyota, screw those guys.

I've always bought what I liked, what fit my needs, and what fit my budget, at any given time.  I don't get wrapped up in the debates over the various manufacturers.  I'm not a "Calvin pissing on Ford or Chevy" kind of guy.

That said, I'm really loving my F150 for the time being, but I'm also happy to keep my Chevy Tahoe around.  

Yeah, ok.  So there's a lot of personal preference stuff here, but that's the way these discussions go, so...

1) I actually prefer the exterior styling on the GM pickups over the Ford I bought.  I like the squared out exterior molding details over the more rounded Ford.  I don't dislike my Ford, I'm growing used to it, but the exteriors on the GMs are nicer IMO.  This excludes what I've seen as previews of the new 2020 Chevy Silverado, which looks hideous.

2) I also prefer the interior styling on the GM base trim.  The Ford base trim is horrific and cheap-looking.  And I absolutely loathe the "Super Duty" injection-molded plastic all over the F250s.   Just awful.  In my opinion of course.

HOWEVER, when you get up to King Ranch, Limited, and Platinum trim packages, then I like Ford's trim over GM higher-end trim, including the GMC Denali (which I've always loved).  Which is one reason why I bought the Platinum F150, its trim was my favorite of them all.

3) I don't like the styling on current Rams at all.  I didn't give them a second thought. I don't like their interiors, and I really don't like their exteriors.  Aside from that, they don't have towing capability that I want outside of diesel, and for plenty of my own reasons I don't want diesel.

4) I won't buy a Toyota of any kind ever again. I don't care how many people tell me they make great trucks.  They told me the same thing about Toyota cars, and the one I currently own is a gigantic POS.  Lesson learned.  Never again.  If Honda made a pickup truck I'd definitely give it a look, though.  Best car I've ever owned was the Honda Accord.  

5) I'm not sure what you thought was "promised" in an ecoboost?  I guess the name was misleading?  I didn't expect diesel-like mileage (although it's certainly better than the V8 gassers it competes with in its class), but what I actually did receive was really good torque across a very broad range of the power band, which is awesome for towing.  Again it's not a diesel, it's not supposed to be, but it's a great combination of features and benefits and most closely aligned to what I wanted.  

Sounds like you got a lemon.  Like I said, my Toyota is a complete piece of crap.  Lots of folks love them.  I loathe it.

Better luck next time I suppose.

The F150 Supercrew has a lot more room in the back seat than the GM or Ram equivalents, and that was another major consideration.  This vehicle will have to replace an SUV on long haul towing trips, and that means the kids and the dog (very large black lab mix) are all inside.  That was easy with an SUV, but with a pickup we needed the maximum amount of interior cabin space we could get.