Would you spend more on repairs than your vehicle is worth?

Don’t bother with repairing it if the rust is that severe. Time to start the truck hunt..
 
Elysian said:
The chip shortage is doing a number on the car market, as well as higher demand due to the pandemic coming to a close. Problem is it makes used vehicles much much more expensive, which is why Lazy8s fixing his truck may make more sense. This year won't be the norm going forward.
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Yeah, crazy times we live in.
 
I'd try and farmer fix it. Buy a cheap welder, angle grinder, some sheet/bar metal and some spray paint.
 
Lazy8s said:
I'm starting to have serious misgivings about laying out the cash for this. The more I get online and price what I think needs to be done the higher the bill goes.

After more chat with the body shop, he's telling me that with the amount of rust I'm dealing with he can't guarantee that it won't be back with a vengeance in under a year. For $4000 I want a damn guarantee for at least a year.

He's also telling me most of the work would be fiberglass, even the rotted tailgate.

welp, I have until September when inspection is due....maybe a good deal will make itself available before then.

sigh :(
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Rust is like cancer, you have to get down to good metal and go from there. The labor cost on this would not be worth the price, IMHO.
 
Appreciate the feedback guys :up:

The more I dig into this the worse it looks. I've gotten more than my money's worth out of the truck thus far. Time to cut losses and grab another truck, however painful that might be :p
 
Lazy8s said:
Appreciate the feedback guys :up:

The more I dig into this the worse it looks. I've gotten more than my money's worth out of the truck thus far. Time to cut losses and grab another truck, however painful that might be :p
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It's the smart play. Hopefully you can get a good truck for not too much $.
 
Silent-Runner said:
maybe you can get KAC's Edge for a good price :P
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‘Member the scene about the Prius in “The Other Guys”…it’s like that, only worse. More like a soup plantation than soup kitchen in that thing.

I’d hard pass…:bleh:
 
I am getting so many mixed messages these days I don’t know if somebody wants to have sex with me or **** me.
 
KAC said:
I am getting so many mixed messages these days I don’t know if somebody wants to have sex with me or **** me.
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You need to find a way to lighten up buddy. No heavy lifting in a Lazy8s thread :heart:
 
I ran across a beauty of a 2014 Ram, low miles, loaded, gorgeous inside and out. I was going to visit the guy with my checkbook this morning, but it's already gone.

20k was still a bit steep, but kind of workable given the quality of the vehicle.

Gone. Missed opportunity :(

this isn't going to be easy.
 
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