This truck was absolutely cherry when I bought it used. It was fresh out of the paint shed with narry a scratch or ding on it. She has had a hard life with me, hauled wood, lumber, gravel, rock, you name it and it was probably on there. Tailgate was dished so badly I could ahve taken a bath in it. Body is beat to pieces but the mechanicals are all A+...well, it does need a new exhaust tail pipe and the A/C needs a charge, that's about it.
The tailgate bit the bullet day before yesterday when I backed into a tree with tailgate down. Closed nicely but I couldn't get it back open. Local body shop did with tire iron and happened to have that nice replacement in its stock pile. Even has the diamond plate cover on the inside.
I hope the old gal likes her new rear view.
Harry K