I could not agree more. Living in the NE everything has rust. I shipped my truck in about 200 miles. Next time I will ship from the deep south or Midwest. Shipping isn't as much as you might expect. I would pay $1000 more for shipping a non rust versionMy response to all of the rust threads, FWIW, is why buy a rusty 100 series. They run for ever, so the only thing to really worry about on these rigs is rust. Ergo, it is the one thing to avoid. See if you can find a southern one, maybe CarMax, and pay to have it shipped for inspection.