You've watched the videos. This is everything, in one place, organized — with sources.The Used Truck Survival Guide is a 140+ page PDF that covers what 20-minute videos can't:Part 1 — The State of the Truck Market. Why prices got here, whether they're coming down (the honest answer), and exactly when the calendar favors the buyer — January beats June by nearly 80 percentage points, and the data proves it.Part 2 — The Avoid List. The engines and transmissions with documented failure patterns: GM's 6.2L recall (and the federal investigation into whether the fix even works), Toyota's twin-turbo V35A saga, Ford's cam phasers and 10-speed, the Hemi tick vs. the lifter failure that kills engines, the diesel fuel pump that costs $8,000–$15,000. Every claim carries its NHTSA campaign number so you can verify it yourself in five minutes.Part 3 — The Buy List. The last good trucks, organized by budget ($8–15K, $15–25K, $25–35K+), with the specific years and engines to hunt, realistic 2026 prices, and each truck's actual odds of reaching 250,000 miles from current longevity data.Part 4 — The Dealer Playbook. The fee sheet decoded, word-for-word negotiation scripts, trade-in defense, the loan math dealers hope you won't do, and the extended-warranty question answered with numbers.Part 5 — The 20-More-Years Plan. Keeping your paid-off truck alive: high-mileage maintenance, rust strategy, the repair-or-replace decision, and what it honestly costs per year (spoiler: a fraction of a new-truck payment).Part 6 — What Your Truck Knows About You. The documented story of vehicle data collection — who's been selling it, what it did to insurance rates, how to opt out, and which used trucks physically cannot phone home. Plus how truck theft actually works now and what stops it.Part 7 — The Checklist Pack. Printable inspection sheets, test-drive checklists, seller questions, a paperwork worksheet, and a glovebox cheat sheet. Large print. Take them to the lot.Free lifetime updates. When the guide is revised, you get the new file automatically — no repurchase, ever.7-day guarantee. If it's not worth the money, reply to your receipt and you get it back. No forms, no questions.This guide contains no sponsorships, no affiliate links, and no manufacturer money. That's the point of it.FAQ: Is this a printed book? No — it's a PDF you download. You can print any or all of it (the checklists are designed for it). It reads well on a tablet, computer, or paper. I'm not buying a truck right now. Is it still useful? Parts 5 and 6 are for keeping the truck you own alive and private. About half the guide is for owners, not shoppers. How do updates work? You get an email from Gumroad when a new revision is posted; the same download link always has the newest file. Do you cover SUVs? No — this guide is trucks only. If it does well, an SUV edition may follow.