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Originally Posted by Badger1
If you plan on keeping it for awhile and building something nice, and seeing you live in the Northeast, buy a truck from the south. Very little rust to worry about then. If you find something maybe someone on this or another board that lives close could go check it out for you.
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good point about finding 1 in the south. mine was in VT as a dealers rig for the 1st fours yrs and then moved down to FL for along time and po moved to CO. the PO didnt drive it much and has the common rust issues starting. i am going to do a underbody coating and etc this next summer.
check under the body, wheel wells, carpets and etc for rust. check under the hood to see how the hoses, fluids (clean) and etc look. see if there is any fluids dripping on the pavement and were it is coming from. power steering hoses leaking is a common issue w/ rovers and oil leaks is a great issue w/ all british cars. take a nice drive in it and go on the highway at top speeds and see how it feels. also see if the tranny shifts smooth and how the brakes handle. hope this helps
