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It's a seller's market though and these are not common vehicles. If you can even find one to buy in some areas, you might have to decide how much work you want to put into it. I also have three rust holes in the body. One each on the very bottom of each front fender where it met the running boards and one on the driver's side rear under the rear bumper side piece. The fenders will be an easy fix once I find a donor section to have welded in and the rear hole is currently patched with Bondo and POR15 coated prior to the filler. You can't see any of them from above, but they are there. Beyond that though, my interior is like new and the paint is in excellent condition.I mean if the interior was decent and it doesn't have lots of noticable problems I'd pay $6k for that here in vt. I think I overpaid on mine since I have three rust holes and the frame is scaly in some spots. Also had alot of maintenance items and random fixes to baseline the rig. I paid $4125 but it was worth more like $3000.
Not to be argumentative, but have ever actually done this? I see people say it's super easy to just go buy a rust free truck, but I am not sure it's always as easy they say. A couple of things to consider; 1)You are hoping you'll have a seller that is willing to wait for some dude from WI to show up with the money when he might have cash buyers lined up in his driveway for the nice trucks. 2) You are hoping the seller's description and pics are an accurate representation of the condition of the truck. 3) Taking the time away from work to quickly fly across the country to buy a truck and take the following week off of work is not something that everyone can easily do. 4) You are hoping the truck is in good enough condition to make a several thousand mile trip, right off the bat. 5) You may have to pay a premium to get a truck in good enough shape to make the drive and is worth the hassle, the nice examples of these attract a lot of attention and the market reflects that. 6) You might end up with a lemon. Just ask @Jeff Elliott how his cross country buy went. Seems like he is regretting that decision at the moment.It’s too easy to fly and buy a rust free rig then enjoy the drive home. This one looks like it was used to retrieve a boat trailer from the ocean.
Agreed!Not to be argumentative, but have ever actually done this? I see people say it's super easy to just go buy a rust free truck, but I am not sure it's always as easy they say. A couple of things to consider; 1)You are hoping you'll have a seller that is willing to wait for some dude from WI to show up with the money when he might have cash buyers lined up in his driveway for the nice trucks. 2) You are hoping the seller's description and pics are an accurate representation of the condition of the truck. 3) Taking the time away from work to quickly fly across the country to buy a truck and take the following week off of work is not something that everyone can easily do. 4) You are hoping the truck is in good enough condition to make a several thousand mile trip, right off the bat. 5) You may have to pay a premium to get a truck in good enough shape to make the drive and is worth the hassle, the nice examples of these attract a lot of attention and the market reflects that. 6) You might end up with a lemon. Just ask @Jeff Elliott how his cross country buy went. Seems like he is regretting that decision at the moment.
I love the idea of buying a rust free truck from out west and driving it back, but when push came to shove, I ended up buying the one I could make the best deal for in my area. No regrets, but it would be nice to be able to eat off my frame the way you west coast guys can
It worked out beautifully for me when I flew from the Sacramento area up to buy my rust free ( but dusty) 93 from Oregon’s high desert.Not to be argumentative, but have ever actually done this? I see people say it's super easy to just go buy a rust free truck, but I am not sure it's always as easy they say. A couple of things to consider; 1)You are hoping you'll have a seller that is willing to wait for some dude from WI to show up with the money when he might have cash buyers lined up in his driveway for the nice trucks. 2) You are hoping the seller's description and pics are an accurate representation of the condition of the truck. 3) Taking the time away from work to quickly fly across the country to buy a truck and take the following week off of work is not something that everyone can easily do. 4) You are hoping the truck is in good enough condition to make a several thousand mile trip, right off the bat. 5) You may have to pay a premium to get a truck in good enough shape to make the drive and is worth the hassle, the nice examples of these attract a lot of attention and the market reflects that. 6) You might end up with a lemon. Just ask @Jeff Elliott how his cross country buy went. Seems like he is regretting that decision at the moment.
I love the idea of buying a rust free truck from out west and driving it back, but when push came to shove, I ended up buying the one I could make the best deal for in my area. No regrets, but it would be nice to be able to eat off my frame the way you west coast guys can
That's a pretty nice truck. For what he is asking, he should have had it detailed. Who knows what kind of shape the paint is really in?Here's the listing for those interested: 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser Low Miles
Everything else about the truck is pretty great based on my test drive. I might make a lower offer and explain that the rust is a huge problem. We have a cruiser shop near Seattle that I would bring it to for the rust. Not sure how much that costs, but I'm definitely not doing it myself.
First time buying a cruiser if you can't tell.