Hope you find a rig and join the crew here at Stovebolt,
it said (and I think very true) to buy the best truck you can afford, all the little bits add up to big $$$ that the seller will leave the cost of on the table, living on the left coast rust is a issue I have easily avoided over the years, it is way heavy on labor just to get back to a good starting point..if that is really possible???
I look at my truck and just think about the rubber bits, each insignificant in cost but…….
Enjoy the search…..15k is not chump change, should get you to a sound piece of iron.
Chuck


Hank: 46 Chev 1/2ton shortbed
2023 Miata RF Club