I'm a college student who lives in Pittsburgh, I go to school up in Erie PA, and drive to WV for monthly Army Reserve Drills. I owned a couple wranglers and most recently a 2008 Mustang GT. Man it was fun, especially a stick, I love that car like a child but the first snow in Erie must have been half an inch and I couldn't drive up a slight grade! The bottom line is I have realized its impractical and pretty dumb to drive a muscle car where there's snow and hills etc. A truck or an SUV would be nice. I don't need a big truck I don't tow anything, although I do find myself saying "Man I wish I had a truck I can't fit two mowers and this and that in the trunk of a car" I do mowing and landscaping in the summer and not even just that, I find myself at times wishing I had a truck because I'm buying wood or moving it etc, it's just nice to have. I need something reliable that will get me around in the snow most importantly. There's a part of me that refuses to want anything to do with a foreign truck, not so much cars. I realize Toyota and Honda are reliable, our Toyota's have lasted longer than some of the American cars we have owned but a Chevy Silverado is more appealing to me than a Tacoma. Although some of the Tacomas have manual and it is a Toyota so I think well maybe it's good but what about a mid 2000's F150? I'm not sure, so I guess that's why I'm asking. What do you think the best truck or SUV is under 15k that's reliable, and will get me around in snow?