I'm considering purchasing a used 2013 Silverado from a dealer. It has less than 10k miles. The only thing that's raising any flags for me is the amount of rust on the frame.
The wax coating is bubbling off with rust underneath it the crossmembers, at some other frame holes, and all over the bottom side of the frame. The box brackets are pretty rusty too. It's all surface rust, but seems quite excessive for a one-year-old vehicle. Photos attached.
Has anyone seen this before? This thing has more rust than my 9 year old Colorado... Is it as big of an issue as I think it is?
By the way, is there supposed to be inconsistency in the frame wax thickness? In one place where it peeled the wax was 20+ mil think, and in other places just a few mil think.
The wax coating is bubbling off with rust underneath it the crossmembers, at some other frame holes, and all over the bottom side of the frame. The box brackets are pretty rusty too. It's all surface rust, but seems quite excessive for a one-year-old vehicle. Photos attached.
Has anyone seen this before? This thing has more rust than my 9 year old Colorado... Is it as big of an issue as I think it is?
By the way, is there supposed to be inconsistency in the frame wax thickness? In one place where it peeled the wax was 20+ mil think, and in other places just a few mil think.