[AmyBoogie]

We have 2 Silverado 1500's Ext cab. One is only a year old and it took us a while to settle on gas or diesel and we settled on gas. We have one with a cap that is for work and the other one without we consider the farm truck. Hauls trash, debris, hay pretty well. And we can fit 5-6 people.

Before that we had a Ford 250 that I loved to pieces but why I don't have that now is a long story.... I don't think you can go wrong with either one.

 

[AmyBoogie]

Our Ford 250 at it's best got 17mpg. My parents are using an F350 Diesel but they're hauling a massive trailer most of the time. Since you're not looking for anything that big I don't know if mileage matters to you but I can get mileage off of them if you think it would help you.

 

[AmyBoogie]

My F250 was gas.
My parents have had 2 F350's Their gas one got 8-9 MPG and the Diesel is getting around 12MPG....keeping in mind the truck is fully loaded and they're hauling a massive trailer.

 

[AmyBoogie]

They have a crazy high specialty cap on it and they fill that truck so full and then they haul a massive 36' camper trailer. They do quilting shows and the product is fairly heavy.

 

[AmyBoogie]

That's a good point. Part of why we got gas is that we take a lot of short trips with the truck and aren't hauling anything. If it was a truck used mostly for long range, we might have gotten a diesel. My parents got their diesel knowing we have the "farm" truck available they can drive for short trips.