So I'm all set to buy this 94 toyota pickup. It's in pretty good shape. Body is straight, little oxidation on the hood and roof but that happens in northern nevada. It runs strong, I had a mechanic check it out and no major problems at all. One owner, older guy, seems to have been well cared for. But I just happened to notice this today:
Apparently the rear piece of the tail pipe rusted off so he put an extension on. The problem is that the way he put it on it's been rubbing up against the body of the bed causing that area to rust and a 2" or 3" area of clear coat has been melted away. He said it's been like this for 2 or 3 years so it hasn't really gotten that bad. My concern is that in a couple of months I'm moving back to the northeast and I'm taking whatever truck I buy back there with me.
So, this is definitely going to get worse if not taken care of right? Any rough ideas of what it would cost a body shop to fix that up and get it so it won't spread?
He's not willing to go down on the price so I need to decide whether I should suck it up and buy this truck or keep looking.
His price is pretty good. I've talked him down to what blue book says the truck is worth if it's in excellent condition. I would say it's one step down from excellent but the price still seems decent because around here these trucks normally sell for a grand or more over blue book.
about to pull the trigger on this used truck, but just noticed a problem [w/pics]
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