Hello and welcome, Scott!
I have basically the same story as you - only I waited about six months to make my decision. I think all trucks have plusses and minuses, but the Cummins was a bigger plus for me than the various other advantages of the other trucks.
I finally flipped a coin; heads for Dodge, tails for Ford. It came up tails.
It was only at that point that I knew I would buy the Dodge, as I surprised myself by the disappointment I felt from the results of the coin flip.
I've been smiling ever since, with my 2001 2500 4x4.
I'm in the process of installing what I consider to be the big three gauges - fuel pressure, EGT, and boost. I bought the VDO vision series, as they look most like the stock gauges. The pressure gauges came with green condoms for the lamps, so they'll look somewhat like the factory ones at night. The EGT gauge comes with a mini wedge lamp, and no condoms. A little bit of green transparent glass paint hopefully took care of that problem. I haven't powered them up yet, so I don't know whether it'll burn off.
I like the looks of the a-pillar mount, so I got one, and rather than screw it to the existing, I've removed two of the clips from the existing one, and epoxied them to the triple-gauge pod.
I've also installed an exhaust brake, and one of Bob V's Super Shifter knobs. It puts the exhaust brake control and a 2WD switch right at your fingertips. 2WL is nice for maneuvering trailers.
My wife insisted on steps, so I got some GoRhino tubular steps that run wheel-to-wheel. She can actually reach into the bed if needed, now.
The only other thing I'm going to do in the near future is a spray-in bed liner, like a Line-X.
Like you, I'm going to have to wait for the BOMBing party.
Jim
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