[stomper]

My advice would be to buy the nicest truck you can afford from the beginning. You will be money ahead.

I define 'nice', in this order of importance, as:

1) little or no rust
2) very few dings/dents or no body damage
3) all one color
4) good surface finish on body. i.e original paint, patina, or repaint
5) Complete truck with all parts
6) Drivable
7) Number of desirable accessories/features/bolt-ons

For example, price being equal, I'd pass on a rusty Cheyenne Super to get a straight original 6cyl.