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Yeah, it lives on the beach but any truck I have would, and no, I have not received any recall letter. Topwater, thanks for the 411; my last toy went for 14 years and 200k+ and I bought this one right after 9/11 because the prices were down and I figured it was time. It went for another 3 years & 50k before the frame rotted out on that one. This one has a 6 and runs like a top, never had any mechanical problems with it (jinx). Johnny, I’m leaning toward hanging on to it, and if I wasn’t I wouldn’t want to sell it to anyone I know. If they had given me the 150% I’d be in a new rig right now, but in thinking about it, Toyota must be billing the company that made the frame for all of this work – that is the only thing that makes any sense. I mean, how do you pour 12k into a truck worth 10.5k at best?
Tlap, that may be a good move, because I’ve been told that they weld some. But mine was a piece of swiss cheese by the time I brought it in. Every time I’d shift the bed would bump the cab.
The frame rotted through in the matter of 2-3 months. I am vigilant washing it off, and I 1st noticed the rot in August. I was walking up from the low tide line and saw something hanging off under the truck. A foot of the bottom rail of the frame had popped off and I could see the seams everywhere beginning to expand. I get under it every time I bring it in for an oil change and look under, so it was sudden.
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