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jdemaris
11-21-2006 11:08:43
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Re: Salt/Rust Free Trucks in reply to Glenn FitzGerald, 11-21-2006 09:57:22
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Well, I guess some of this is relative. I'm always on the lookout for rust-free trucks. Josh from PA mentions Texas, and here in New York, we usually look for southern PA vehicles. Some of the PA stuff I've seen is worlds better than what we have here in central New York. And, of course, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, New Mexico - but it's all to far for me. I'm in central New York and trucking from the west is not cost-effective. Some of our roads get salted in the summer as well as winter. I'm sure that half of all my auto repairs are from salt damage, not wear. Many of the southern states have clean vehicles if they are interior and not near salt water. In Florida, many vehicles rust from the roof down, instead of the ground-up - from the salt and moisture in the air. I recently bought a 94 Ford F250 from New Jersey and it is spotless. If it had been from here, there'd be nothing left of the sheetmetal. I also bought an 85 Ford F250 from the state of Maryland - described as "rust free" through Ebay. Got it trucked home - and what a mess! Best I can tell, the truck was used to haul boats in and out of salt-water. The body looks good - but the axles, springs, frame, etc. look like they've been immersed in acid for 10 years.
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