Diesel Man said:
please take a close look at all the cool stuff ford is doing with their trucks, i. e. , integ. brake controller, drain plug & spin on filter on auto trans, easy access oil & fuel filter changes on engine, not excessively raking back the wind shield, just to mention a few.
No flame intended but here's the "fine print", relative to some of the features you mention, and some additional, lesser known "features" of the ford:
TorqShift - yep it has a filter and a drain plug. Shifts pretty well. Uses Mercon SP fluid though - not a typo, Mercon SP. NOT available except thru the dealer @ $6/quart. Total capacity is 17 quarts. Pan holds 9. Whaddyamean there's no drain plug on the TC.
Fuel filter - besides the well-known and very accessible secondary filter on top of the engine I would point out the lesser known primary filter, which is part of the Heated Fuel Conditioning Module mounted horizontally on the frame rail under the driver's seat. Before attempting to change this filter, I recommend you stand outside the truck and fully extend one arm over your head, fingers pointing to the sky. Then use your free arm or a grab a buddy and pour 24 oz of diesel fuel into the fingers and palm of your raised hand, allowing it to run down your arm and into your armpit. Drip a bit of diesel into your hair also. Being already soaked in diesel dispels any frustration your might otherwise feel from when you are unavoidably soaked in diesel during the filter change. Also, please note it is IMPERATIVE that you wrangle the new HFCM filter element into place still in it's protective plastic wrap, and then very cautiously peel away the plastic as the filter element is inserted into the housing. It is likely that you will foul the new filter element with grime from the undercarriage nonetheless.
Gauges - The 6. 0/TS package comes factory-equipped with a trans temp guage, which is of course very appropriate for an auto-trans equipped vehcile designed to tow. Typically on about the 2nd day of ownership one notices that none of the factory gauges are labeled with numeric values (C/H or L/H and a "normal" range are the only markings). A few astute owners of the 6. 0 undertook some research to equate gauge positions with trans temp & a similar exercise with oil pressure relative to gauge position. Turns out that the gauges are essentially idiot lights. As an example, the oil pressure gauge reads either "normal" indicating that the pressure switch sees more than 7PSI of oil pressure, or "L" if not.
Maneuverability - Rather than go on and on, I will provide one example which represents everything there is to know about this aspect of owning a PSD Crew Cab. In one instance an 8-point turn was required to get my truck out of a standard parking space. Park Distance Control, eh?
Idle Romp - I truly do not see why TDS.com has not spawned a sister site completely dedicated to this issue. There is nothing quite like jumping into your new $40K truck with your boss and a couple of business associates to go to lunch, where upon starting the engine it pumps out a plume of blue exhaust smoke that causes passing airliners to divert. This goes on for the next 20-30 seconds, truck bucking and shaking, while the FI computer and the injectors get acquainted. FMCs solution? - disable pilot injection
So Diesel Man, I personally feel that even though you may be giving up a few bells and whistles
you are much more likely to be satisfied with the Cummins-powered Ram.
Cheers,
Mike
Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
enjoy your new dodge. one thing to be warned about the 3rd gen is the vibration in the pedal and steering wheel of course if you drive 80mph you will not feel it b/c it goes away
