I too prefer the looks of the 'classic' Ram. I know they have their issues, but at $10K+ savings over a comparable F-150 I understand why someone might go that way. I worked on a co-workers today; a 2021 that she's put 65,000kms on it the last 18 months with zero issues. Fairly basic truck but with the HEMI, dual exhaust, and (I think) the larger screen. Installed a front leveling kit (Rancho struts), a set of barely used 35's on 20"s rims that were left over from an old build we did, and a set of rear Rancho shocks to match. About 3 hours worth of work total, everything is still pretty simple.
I was surprised to see that even at 65,000km the brakes were still 70%+ life. I took a test drove it after the work and it drives great, sounds nice, looks good. Hard to fault it for the $ these days, even if you end up having some repairs a long the way. Provided that the HEMI holds together.
Her lifetime fuel economy on it was 13.8L/100km, pretty decent for a big 4x4 V8 pickup IMO....Obviously lots of highway though.