Wherever there is bare metal you will have rust. The underside of any vehicle will be rusty in no time.
For some of the rocker panel pinch welds, I can't tell exactly where they are located (don't have my Mav yet to compare) but the tie-down straps could have rubbed those spots during...
I was raised way up North in Prince George BC Canada but I live in Vancouver BC just north of Seattle. I like to have 3 Peak rated tires in winter for getting out of town, our highways require them. When it snows in the North West there are too many unprepared cars for me to want to leave the...
I always beat the crap out of my bed for a couple of years and then get a spray-in bed liner. It's almost like getting a new truck! Remember to get under the box a pound all the dents back into shape first.
Every time I buy a new truck I think about getting a Toyota. The fact of the matter is, at the end of the day Toyota has a higher cost of ownership than domestic trucks. That is why you never see Toyota fleet trucks.
Nice to see some 2 smoker street bikes on here. Above is my TZR250 race bike project, a few dirtbikes, my daily rider FJ-09 and my '78 GS750 "Superbike"
I run regular on everything I own unless it has high compression heads. My street bike needs 91+. The Mav will get regular. Econo cars are designed to run on cheap gas. Also from Canada and I bought this truck to be a cheap run-around.