It would be a decent deal for a truck that didn't need structural repairs like that. I can't do that kind of work myself. I can do anything mechanical but I don't have a welder or any skills with one and don't have a good place to do body work anyway (my garage is dark, dusty, and cramped) plus I hate body work. This truck is basically a twin to mine but an extended cab with a much nicer interior (though the typical dash crack), low mileage one-owner with some nice accessories (mainly brush guard with winch and nerf bars). I like the idea of the sunroof too, but it sounds like it's going to cause rust issues...
The owner isn't hot to sell it. I stumbled across some pics of it on another forum (which didn't show this rust) and caught the owner saying he was thinking he should sell it since he hardly drives it (he's only put about 15K on it in the last ten years) so I messaged him with an offer that I thought was fair in today's market for such a well-optioned truck with the mileage and in the condition his appeared to be in, but this rust may just be a deal breaker. He also didn't mention the clutch and brake issues before I made my offer. He doesn't want to come down in price and I'd imagine cutting in new A-pillars would be pretty expensive at a body shop to have it done right. The cost of doing that would have me into the truck for quite a bit more than it's worth.
Thanks for your input! Hmmmm.....
