Boned by a long distance square.

[thepenguin99]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...heyenne&cat=13

I just spent 2 days, $300 in expenses, and drove 1100 miles to BUY this truck. I did not buy it. It is not what is described. Let me first say that the poster is not to blame. The information he posted he got from the owner.

When I talked to the owner (Mr. Winston) he reiterated having the rust repaired correctly mentioning the parts he bought in the process. I was very clear with the owner that this would be a LONG drive for me. If I came down it wasn't to look, it was to buy. Therefore, I needed to know any issues the truck had. He told me the transmission wasn't shifting right and he thought it was the modulator valve. This was fine with me and would have been fine even if I had to have the tranny rebuilt. After all, I was thinking this truck was cheap at 3k being a 70s swb in pretty good shape that had had the rust already taken care of. The paint was an 8 out of 10 according to him with issues on the tailgate. Again fine, you can tell from the pictures it wasn't a high end repaint when it was done. I just wanted presentable.

When I drove up I was thinking, "Time to load her up and get her home". That is, until I got close. The bed has a rust hole in front panel that you can see easily looking between the cab and bed. Upon walking around the truck it is painfully obvious the truck had rust over passenger side rear wheel arch because you can see the unfinished filler that was painted over. At this point I am thinking "maybe the cab is good and I can work something out with the owner" so I started looking closer. I find out the driver's side rocker has a heavy layer of filler that isn't at all flat. I would also bet money the pass side cab corner has filler in it but I am not 100% on it.

The truck having a lot of rust that was badly repaired or not repaired at all got to me but TBH the owners comments and general attitude after I had come that far to get the truck bothered me the most. Almost as soon as I started looking it over he says "Well its not perfect" as if I was looking at it to closely. After inspecting it I bring up the rust issues and just tell him it would have been nice to know before I drove down. Does he apologize? No. He goes on to mention how he sold a truck that didn't look this good for more money.