Wow! Hurleyjd you have had your share of trouble with vehicles. My 96 Tacoma is stock and still has the factory clutch in it @ 240k. I am not much on auto trannies in any make of vehicle myself. The only vehicle I have had real trouble with on auto's was my wifes 93 Isuzu Trooper.I am not much on website reporting myself, kind of like lawyers, you can look till you find one that says what you want to hear.
Family vehicles I have had-Chevy Citation, Lincoln TC, Chevy Malibu,Isuzu Trooper, Dodge minivan, Currently a Saturn minivan.
Personal use trucks- 75 3/4 ton chevy with 290 straight six, 3 spd on tree, 78 f150 straight 6, 3 on the tree, 87 f 150- straight 6, 4spd OD.......WHY did Ford/Chevy quit making the straight 6 Motor? Forgot the Dodge d100 with slant six,3 on tree, had one of those a 76 model. I traded the 87 Ford in on the 96 Yota, very good move for me. In 01 I bought the Tundra when times were good, when times got tight it was sold.
Work trucks- all are bought as standard tranny's- All pulled/pull a 40' gooseneck in the hotshot business.
1st one was a 85' F-350,6.9 IDI, 4spd, bought used with 130k on it... only problems was the headgaskets and cam.. sold it it 446k miles
1989 F-350, 7.3 IDI non turbo, 5spd..now this was a good truck. Bought used with around 90 k if I remember right. Put out of service in 97 with around 500k on it. Using it as the ranch truck now
I went dodge in 97 cuz I was not gonna pay the $ for the Powerstroke injectors when time to replace.. I had h$ll with 5spd in the 97 dodge, the 5th gear nut backing off. At 200k miles and 5 tranny fixes, I installed a Allison 545 Auto and an old Brownie 3spd behind it. Ran it up near 500k and traded it off on a 01 Dodge 1 ton flatbed which now has 330k on it. When the boom was on back in 04 I bought a dodge crewcab 1 ton pickup to put the G/N on, its at about 230k. The 01 and 04 are still in business with drivers in them, not sure how much longer, but they are paid for.