Drove 4 hours to Coral Springs to look at this fucking '79 Trail Duster. Dad beside me, cash in hand. Get there and when we open the doors, the first thing we notice is the complete lack of front floorboards...they were fucking swiss cheese. The bed had some rust, the left inner fenderwell was eaten away, the battery tray was rusted, the panel below the lift gate was gone. It ran and shifted but when 4wd was engaged, it made all sorts of noise. Knuckles were shot, hubs were shot, interior was shot, it had a ghettoized exhaust, the steering was so incredibly shot it was ridiculous. The coupling from the steering shaft to the saginaw box was typical....one of the worst engineering designs of all time...there was so much play in the joint, the wheel would move a full rotation before turning the tires. The 33x12.50 "mud and snow terrains" wouldn't be able to get through 1 cm of sand, never mind any mud or snow. The windshield gasket was shot, so the windshield was so "fogged" it was incredible. Fucking a. When I spoke to the kid on the phone, I specifically asked about rust on the body and frame...told him it was my biggest concern. he assured me the body was solid and so was the frame. The frame wasn't bad but still. What a waste of a day. I'm so angered. Oh well, we are waiting on digi pics of an '80 TD in St Augustine...I already told this guy what happened to us today and he said he would photograph everything and there is only 1 spot of rust on the whole truck. We shall see.