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Old 11-18-2016, 03:54 PM   #5
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Re: First time truck buyer questions

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Originally Posted by davepl View Post
If you're in the desert, you should be able to find a rust-free truck - I managed up here. I'd say the only reason to buy a truck that requires rust repair is if it's rare and desirable for some other reason (Cheyenne Super shortbox, etc). Otherwise your money is almost always better spent buying a better truck than it is repairing the rustier one.

Rust never sleeps, and unless you can do your own bodywork, it's expensive.

All in all, I agree with your father in law :-)
The reason for me looking at these trucks are because they are rather cheap. So I figured if the rust isn't that bad it would be worth it.
I have a friend that has done basic rust repair and would have him help me.

All the trucks online with no rust are pretty expensive and restored. Even some of the restored trucks have rusted rocker panels.

I was thinking it would be easy to find a rust free truck out here but they are harder to find than I though or like I said really expensive.

Thanks for the input! I'm not gonna rush into a purchase.
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