I was originally looking at an 04 F150 supercrew, 4x4 with the 4.6 I believe. It had a few miles on it but needed alot of work. I don't mind a bigger vehicle because I'm used to it anyway. I ended up test driving my 2011 Ranger Sport 4X4 and was sold. At first, I was worried about the room inside since I knew they were much smaller then a crewcab f150, but to date, the ranger has done everything I've thrown at it, gets a decent 21 mpg usually, and I can use it as a daily driver for commuting back and forth to work 25 minutes from where I live. The only way to have the Ranger was with a 5 speed for me, and its rugged enough for what I use it for. Looking back on it now, the Ranger has been all the truck I needed to begin with. I haven't required the use of a truck much bigger or more powerful than my Ranger. It pulled the 12' u-haul trailer full to the brim when I moved, worked great for that although I could definitely feel the extra weight, but nothing it couldn't handle