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wowens79
Explorer III
Dec 13, 2017

Buying a truck from up north??

Got a question for you folks from up north. I'm starting to look for a slightly used truck. I can't seem to find one in the southeast. I've always heard about the road salt up north rusting cars out. I can also see it making getting rusty bolts loose a real pain.

Would a truck that is a less than 2 years old with 20-30k miles affected to bad??

Not I've decided I want a Ram 2500 Big Horn with the 6.4 gaser, it is the lowest trim level that has the 60/40 split seat. I need that so I can put my 2 kids and a Golden Retriever in the back seat :) I'd be fine with a Tradesman if it wasn't for the back seat. I'm not sure why, but I see very few of this configuration.
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    wowens79
    Explorer III
    Dec 13, 2017
    Redwoodcamper wrote:
    "up north" doesn't help us. There are plenty of places in "the north" that don't get much ice or salt. There are many that do.


    Thanks for the reply, having always lived in AL and GA, we don't really know how all that works. We get a 1/2" of snow, and close the schools for 2-3 days :)

    I noticed several in Illinois, and Ohio. I'm not sure if I want to travel that far for one, but I'm trying to decide if I should even consider these areas.
  • Redwoodcamper's avatar
    Redwoodcamper
    Explorer
    Dec 13, 2017
    "up north" doesn't help us. There are plenty of places in "the north" that don't get much ice or salt. There are many that do.

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