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Originally Posted by matts
Yeah, I am close to ocean. What conditions was the 2006 DC driven in to get that bad? Thanks for you input. I have been feeling that but kind of in denial. Such a bummer b/c it pretty much looks brand new and it only has 26,000 miles. Not stoked, I wanted to leave on Monday. Instead I will be banging on my dealers door to get a safety inspection.
Seeing someone else's 04 made me realize how bad mine really is. What do you think of the frame? I think it doesn't look that bad?
Matt
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Photos on the computer can be deceiving, so I probably shouldn't really say how "bad" yours looks vs another. But it does
look worse than my 1986 F150 that was intermittently parked outside a mile from the Pacific Ocean, and way rustier than I would think a truck of your age should look. How far from the ocean are you, and do you park outside often?
The DC I looked at looked almost perfect at first glance. The body paint had the usual chips and scratches that Tundras seem to accumulate, but otherwise good. It was the first truck I looked at that I decided to crawl underneath, and it shocked me to see so much rust on a 3 year old truck that looked nice on top.
It was a "Toyota Certified" used truck, sold at City Toyota in Daly City California. I called the dealer back (I never spoke to a salesperson when I physically saw the truck) and asked him where the truck came from and he replied Pacifica, which is right on the ocean. It could have been parked outside a block form the beach for all I know, which is hard on
any vehicle. I did notice the aluminum parts like the transmission were pretty "frosty" with oxidation, so I'm sure it lived outside close to the ocean. Thinking of your situation is difficult to compare since I haven't seen it in person. While the truck I crawled under at was
nasty to look at, the dealer had passed it and was selling it with a warranty. Have you jacked up your truck at either end and yanked on the wheels?