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I know this has already been discussed to death but I just want to throw out there that you really need to identify why you want a 4wd truck. And not just that but break it down why do you need a truck? what do you intend to haul with it? Why do you need 4WD? where are you planning on taking it? Or are you just trying to hedge against what you might need it for someday?
The only reason I ask is because for 6 years my daily driver was a 2.2L 1998 S10 (not the one in my Avatar) and I averaged a solid 28mpg in it without even trying. With my best one tank average at 31... which again compared to what I know now I still wasn't even trying that hard, not to mention I had a full load in the truck including a passenger. But I have I hauled everything I ever needed to haul with it that truck, and I have driven it everywhere I have ever needed to go including on some (very) mild offroad trails and through some of the worst winter storms our area has ever seen.
Now don't get me wrong if you need something that can legitimately haul a serious load and do it far off the beaten path then by all means keep researching and find (or build) the ideal truck for yourself. But All I am saying is make sure that you stay realistic about what you need. When It comes to trucks you can pretty much have any three of these, Capacity, Capibility, Efficency, or Cost. But that last point is almost always going to suffer, you just need to nail down what your priority is.
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-Kevin
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