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Thank you!! I got 5 or 6 quotes and one shop claiming they won’t do due to the structural component of the seat belt on Ford raptors? I know plenty of people who had their raptor rocker panels replaced so idk where that came from

Lol it wasnt supposed to be condensing just me literally saying yes I’ll need all the luck I can get.

Rust isn’t good but the rocker panel is the issue. Comes with a 12 year old truck. Thanks though I’ll need it haha.

Rocker panels need to be replaced. The rest of it I just scraped off with soap and water on a sponge just now and gotta cover it in rust-oleum paint. Rocker panels will cost $400 for a set, the labor is what I’m worried about. Built in a budget for this stuff but concerned it’s gonna cost me...

Just bought this 2010 Raptor with 90k miles and had an inspection but there’s rust under the car in areas… what do I do??

And here’s more photos

How badly will this rust set me back to fix? Located in Midwest so expected to have a budget for repairs liek this due to winter and ice

Also if anyone is selling rear used gen 1 shocks.. I’m in the market. I only bought some used fronts at this point

Yes you’re correct. But this one was immaculately well maintained, never off roasted and I’m using it as a pavement pounder. It’s a 2010 5.2L V8, most of you guys have 6.2L gen ones or gen 2s so it’s a baby version compared to you all but I love it and already got some used shocks for it that...

Because I’ll be a dentist in a year and the car is over 6k lbs. therefore as an independent contractor, it’s a tax write off once you write a bill of sale to your own corporation as an associate or if you own the dental office. Therefore it ended up making sense once an accountant looked at

It sounds too good at this point… there’s no going back. Thank you for the advice though I appreciate it

it actually sounds really nice… I may keep it. Thanks for the advice. This forum is so helpful so thank y’all.

Yeah it’s not stock lol. I look underneath and I’m like yup needs a new muffler. How bad is stock price?

I think so

Wow I did not realize these V8s are that loud when driving. Even from the cabin they are loud

Thats great info. I have a spare set of shocks coming in second hand. So even by gen 1 owners that I know have very different thoughts of maintenance costs. The ones who use them as pavement pounders say its cheap jsut the shocks every 50k miles is the big thing but besides that its just oil...

1.5k-3k right after I buy it in maintenance?

I see. There is a solid deal on one in Ann Arbor. I may have to look even further. Financially it wont be a big hit, its just a longer term and like i said, this is more of an enthusiast move and its a good price but its as spotless as it gets for a pavement pounder gen 1. Ill mull it over, some...

Oh I know who Daly is haha. No worries at all, wasnt even a hijack. I just appreciate everyone's advice on this

Dental student/soon to be dentist. Grip it and rip it is dental slang for extractions. I don't golf. Ive got a few dogs and my wife that take up my free time haha.

haha I dont qualify for the student loan forgiveness or whatever Biden is offering. Starting is too high. I have income coming in from a small investment in a college rental I made with 2 other friends when we graduated and had some money laying around, so the raptor is not on loans. My loans...

No worries at all, I appreciate your insight. I really do. So it has 79k miles. It is a 2012 Honda Ridgeline Sport. It will be paid off in 3 years. Current monthly is the same as what the Raptor would be. Insurance is $15 more a month for the Ridgeline. I owe 14k for it and highest trade in...

So one with 185k miles for 18k, one with 150k miles for 21k, and another with 214k miles listed for 22k. 2 of those are 6.2L of the same year as mine. I do not want to sell this. Part of the reason I want to is that it is a gen 1 and i rather hold onto it than use it and trade it one day. More...