Pullin with the dreaded PACCAR Mx13

Those cab shocks always rust. They're like $100 apiece. I think you got a pretty good truck to start out with and a lot of the MX13 hate is a little bit the typical "Ford vs Chevy" stuff where somebody has a bad experience (or a great one) with one or the other and thinks they're all that way. Hang around the internet long enough and you'll have 12 different opinions from 10 different people. All you can do is treat it as right as you can as far as regular PMs, no cheap parts, stay away from shops you don't get a solid impression from, and don't idle it unless its an extreme weather situation.

Shopping for the perfect used truck is about like shopping for the perfect wife. In other words they don't exist.