Big truck is safer in an accident. I drove F100/150s for 35 years, all with 4.9L inline six and love that engine, but fuel mileage is poor. I just got a used Ranger 4-banger last Dec and love it, 25 mpg consistently. Feels real nice and sporty being so small. A blast to drive and easy to fit into parking spots. All my F100/150 and Ranger are manual transmission. Always drain out the wimpy ATF from the manual tranny and fill with Redline MTL or a Syncromesh fluid. ATF is too thin.