Our ‘15 has been pretty solid minus the horrible passenger side window seal and the subsequent howling.
Brakes and only one 40 dollar repair in ~90,000 miles.
I have no clue how “out of date the sync system” is, but it doesn’t seem to bother my wife who has put on 80% of the miles.
Having said all that, if it’s a “long term” truck, you acknowledge you’re going to have to make sacrifices. Who cares if the sync is a little dated, the interior isn’t spotless, and there are blemishes on the steps?
As long as it runs safely and doesn’t have glaring deficiencies you can’t stand, why spend 40-70,000 dollars on a new truck?
Edit: what kind of long term gas mileage are you 6r80/5.0 guys seeing? Ours is around 17.3, almost zero towing.
About 18.3ish summer, and 17ish winter...i live in the hills of PA
Towing closer to 15