Well, it's "home". Even though it only has 37,000 miles on the OD it still has 31 years of continuous service and the wear and tear is showing. There are a couple areas of rust to deal with and I am going to need some of the inside/outside cab and a few body and compartment mounted light fixtures replaced and replace most of the wiring. A lot of the hardware on the body is loose but with some new screws, bolts and whathaveyas these will be easily fixed. Was bummed to find multiple broken gages and a couple of the handles broken/bent on the pump panel. Will be on the phone with Waterous today looking for parts. With the exception of the tires, which are almost brand new, the rubber and weather stripping is starting to fail and deteriorate. Now I guess I need to make a parts list and hope that they are out there somewhere. Runs and drives great. I was told the truck would get up and go right from the start. And it did!!! It is going to take a lot of practice to get comfortable maneuvering this truck. Other than the loud and scary noises it makes the only thing I am concerned with mechanically is the brakes and a slight smell of coolant around the exterior of the truck. While the truck could run calls for a few more years it is pretty clear that it was in the final phase of it's firefighting life. Because of the amount of work needed to remove much of the wear and tear, which will no doubt turn to further rust and brokenness, the cost would be better spent on a new piece of apparatus for an active department. This is why the truck is a perfect match for me as I will be more than happy to sink the "councils" budget into like a boatanchor just to see it shine again. Whether or not it see's a fire again......I guess that's an open question. Super stoked to be able to share! Gregg