[twindman]

I made a mistake when I bought in 2012. I thought the 3500 Duramax would be $4-5000 more, but a year later I looked and it is only $1500-2000 more (and a payload of 11,500 instead of 10,000 I think).
Another thing someone else briefly mentioned - the 2012 chevy was 6 inches and 12 inches shorter (shortbed) than the ford/ram. This allowed me to park it in the garage (6 inches to spare on sides) and have about 18-24 inches to get past on the front. I like to keep my vehicles garaged.