Chuck M - if dodge was so great then why is chrysler the only maker out of the "big 3" that might not even make it through 2009, GM and ford ain't even on the list, check this link out
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-Companies-That-Might-Not-usnews-14279875.html
also you must not know how to drive in mud because one of my last jobs where i delivered building materials to construction job sites i mainly saw ford and chevy/gmc than a dodge, only dodge truck really worth anything are the cummins diesel trucks, the gas ones ain't sh*t, i have a 98 chevy K1500 silverado 4x4 Z71 with a 5.7L 350 thats stock height and i've put it in a mudhole so deep the water came up to the grille and i had enough water in my cab to almost get to the top of the transmission hump and i got the truck out myself with nobody pulling me out and i don't have a winch i worked the truck out myself and then drove it home, so maybe its not the truck, its probably you that can't drive in mud