Advice on purchasing a used 2003 with 100k miles

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That would be a really good buy I'm thinking.
 

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How bad is the rust? Rusted out or just surface? In most cases the rust starts on the inside and works its way to the exterior so if it is just surface rust it won't be long til it's rusted through.

Just me but I'd take a 200k mile without rust then 100k with even some rust. 99% of the time there is more rust behind what you see.
 

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Hello I am in the process of looking for a car and found one that looks good and has had alot of work done to it. My question is should i see that as a good thing or bad thing. Below is all the things that have been done. The car has about 100k and is a 2003. Just curious if its something i should consider or move on. Thanks in advance

Things that have been done.
Radiator replaced and clean coolant
New air filter
New crank sensor
All new spark plugs and wires
New rotor cap
Fresh oil and filter
Oil pan gasket replaced
Fresh transmission fluid and filter
Transmission oil pan gasket replaced

also mentioned one issue
After the crank sensor was replaced mechanic showed it taking an extra crank on cold start, believed to be the fuel draining back into the tank slowly by the
check valve
Lay underneath the Tahoe.... get a real GOOD flashlight..... Take your time and inspect it for rust and all the other stuff ...... If your view with your flashlight, makes you worry, than run away. Then look around the engine bay....
 

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Im from nj so its not a matter of if there is rust its more like how bad is the rust lol
must suck, I can show you 30-40 year old vehicles in the junkyards here, no rust. they have to be pretty ratty to be rusted, like no paint. etc
why more people don't buy them here and just drive them back or have them delivered is beyond me.
 

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must suck, I can show you 30-40 year old vehicles in the junkyards here, no rust. they have to be pretty ratty to be rusted, like no paint. etc
why more people don't buy them here and just drive them back or have them delivered is beyond me.
In Arizona.... The areas, near Hwy 93 & hwy 68. ( just NW of I-40.... ( an hour & a half, south, from Hoover Damn ) This area is a GOLD MINE, for '60's, '70's muscle cars, for restoring...
We got a '68 El Camino - , '70 El Camino ss 396 w/ bucket seats, .. I saw everyhting out there on these side roads..... No rust...
 

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Price is 3800 it has rocker panel rust but frame is solid. I also i guess my question is more of a survey lol. From what i am getting from the responses its worth a look
What state is this in? I'm in Colorado and am looking at a 04 Yukon with 273,000 for $3900.

Side note: Would any of you guys buy one with 273K on it? Lots of service records, things were replaced as needed. No visible leaks from looking under it. Pretty clean. That mileage kind of scares me. It ran really smooth and drove nice.
 

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