Truck and 5th Wheel under $25,000 Possible?
Hey guys, I'll be moving back to the United States from overseas. Was wondering what your thoughts are on getting a truck and 5th wheel within a $25,000 budget (used okay). Would like both truck an...
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Note the responses from the upper midwest. You won't want to be buying an old truck from that part of the country, because of corrosion problems. I grew up there, our family business was autobody repair, and we were fixing up rust at 2-3 years on cars and trucks that lasted 20-30 years in the south and southwest.
Improved body technology might make vehicles now hold up for ten years or more in the rust belt, but they still not going to last like they do in the southwest. When buying, you want to know where the vehicle has been operated. You can often gather that information now.
Earlier this year I bought a year-old one ton van that had been used in a rental fleet. Location on this one was Los Angeles. If it had been from Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis or anywhere in the Northeast, I would have passed on it. Destruction from corrosion starts the first winter used in corrosive conditions, and it doesn't stop when you move away.
Improved body technology might make vehicles now hold up for ten years or more in the rust belt, but they still not going to last like they do in the southwest. When buying, you want to know where the vehicle has been operated. You can often gather that information now.
Earlier this year I bought a year-old one ton van that had been used in a rental fleet. Location on this one was Los Angeles. If it had been from Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis or anywhere in the Northeast, I would have passed on it. Destruction from corrosion starts the first winter used in corrosive conditions, and it doesn't stop when you move away.
