I'm looking at buying twp 40 foot high cubes. One of them I think is like 15 years old but I need to go back and look at it again. The question I have is regarding rust. Those of you who have bought containers did you pony up for a 1 trip to get one in better condition or buy an older one?
If you bought an older one, did you have any problems with rust areas being badly rusted or rusted through? What did you pay for yours? I can get both 40 footers delivered for a total of $5,700.00.
So I was just thinking about this today, as I was spraying rust-oleum stop rust all over my new HC. I paid about 2-300 less for the HC than the regular height 40 footer and thought I had snagged a deal... well I didn't. And I have learned something important since then.
A 1-tripper is probably overkill, but if you want absolute peace of mind and a top notch container it might be worth it. There is also a mid level that is certified to be used again, and is in 80% condition or so (my estimate), just needs some paint and is back to normal, with maybe a little denting. Then there is the one I got that was cheaper than all the other quotes, these are the ones you want to avoid at all costs IMO. There is patching on it, lots of rust almost through and one of the doors is a pain to open. These are fine I guess for storing stuff, but they are not what you want, and if I wasn't planning on this being a few year fix until a larger garage, I would try to send it back.
I would stay in the 1-trip or still useable category. I paid 3k delivered for my good one that is a 40 foot regular container, it was $1800 for the container itself. The second company I bought from didn't break it down like that for me and was $2800 delivered for a high cube. I would call boss containers, or check their website and get a quote, they were professional and gave me a good container, shipping was also when I was promised, not a week late like the cheaper one.
You get what you pay for is what I found out.
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