Talked the seller down to 4500. My concerns are the tranny at 213k miles, hes the 3rd owner, he told me he has towed his car with it which I didnt think using this truck for towing was smart. Thoughts??

http://boise.craigslist.org/cto/4750924972.html

 

From the photo it looks great. It's a 22 yr old truck, so you should have some cash in reserve for repairs.

 

Yea I have money to rebuild the tranny, would like to not have to but its there.. My total budget is 10k to get the truck to where I want it...

 

Also with the carfax it shows an estimated 6 owners, came from Wisconsin, now starting to worry about rust.. Thoughts?

 

I traded my 94 F150 4x4 SWB for a new 2000 because it was noisy on the road and the pseudo twin I-beam front suspension cupped the tires no matter what.

You could put it on a lift to check out the rust before you buy it I presume. You should be able to find evidence of rust when you do that.

Being from the south, I wouldn't buy a vehicle that was owned in the rust zones.

 

Yea I am going to get it inspected at the dealer before I buy..

 

it's a better tow vehicle than a lesser geared truck with crappy springs



my issue is the sellers blatant dishonesty and the fact it's probably rusted out underneath

 

What do you mean by blatant dishonesty?

 

heres pics from the underneath of the truck and the one rust spot on the roof, what do you guys think?

 

The rust on the roof looks to be just a scratch that has gone down through the primer coat and is rusting...you could get someone who does spot repairs to fix it for probably $100. The undercarriage looks great for a 22 year old truck with 200K+ miles on it. I've seen 10 year old trucks that looked much worse...if you can get it for the price you're looking for I'd say you found a decent deal.