Have the wife drive both and pick the one that she likes the most in the color she wants, and stay happily married.
My vote is for the Nissan.
Ford vs Nissan resale value? Neither are worth bragging about and 'resale' has never been a factor with vehicles I purchase. Current market is simply madness with all makes/models new or used.
GDI IVD issues can be addressed with intake cleaners. Plenty of brands have cleaners and will work with any GDI engine. Its not a deal breaker for me to IV clean every year or every couple oil change intervals on my GDI engines.
Maintenance.... anyone want to guess whether either would cost more or less? I'd maintain both a little more betterer, than required. My betterest intervals for fluids/filters/etc would be the same regardless of make/model or requirements.
Capability depends on usage. Its a truck and not a race car. Towing lag?
High altitude.... turbo! My state peaks at about ~100yards for its tallest mountain and doesn't need turbo. I'd want the turbo if hanging out on Pikes Peak or Mount Washington. Ohio isn't too mountainous. And, cool weather also benefits the turbo some too and make it more tolerable of poor fuel choices when not towing.
MPG.... I'd doubt either would be better/worse than the other.
4wd vs rwd? If you pick a 4wd truck, research the reliability or issues with the hardware in both.
Ease of maintenance.... what turns me off with some Fords is the clusterfork mess of engineering under the hood. I'd prefer to maintain a Nissan V6 over a ecoboost 2.3! So, pop the hoods and see which one you'd rather work on for major/minor repairs and maintenance. Most just leave car with dealership and pay the bill.
Premium fuel.... all my turbo'd cars ran better with premium fuel. But, even my v6 SUV towed better with premium but still ran great with regular when not towing. I can't stand regular fuel with ANY turbo'd vehicle that I've driven, especially with the warmer southern climate. It is noticeably if you're not a zombie or drone.
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