Recent content by Simon692

Just got a quote of £900 to repair the corroded frame and floor support. The guy at the garage asked if I had seen the state of the drivers floor. He had lifted the carpet up and the floor had come up with it. For some reason, the Flintstones theme tune is now stuck in my head. From being...

Many thanks for the encouragement DetroitTJ. After its MoT failure, I was really thinking about either just trying to sell it as “spares or repair” on a well known Internet auction website or perhaps breaking it for parts; but someone I know also thinks that it is salvageable and is coming to...

Some pictures of the corrosion. The main problems were where the frame joins onto the body. ”Brake light” is actually a fog light. Invariably put on when there is a slight hint of mist and then forgotten about, blinding all and sundry... The rubber strap thing is an earthing strap. Any static...

The “fuel pipe corroded *Dangerous*” made me smile too. Some pictures of the corrosion issues coming up.

My wife is horrified that I have just driven it nearly 500 miles with “Dangerous defects”. I drove it home from the Test Centre too!

Off-side is the right hand side of the car; near-side the left as if you were sitting in it looking over the bonnet. I’ll probably get it repaired. It’ll still be worth more repaired than if it had a one way trip to the scrapyard.

I can’t recall when I last saw a Jeep Wrangler on the road in UK. It failed its annual test. 😩 Badly; very badly! It also lost 1.5 litres during the test; it’s a 4.0 not a 2.5!

A couple of weeks ago I asked advice on the forum if there was anything I should do to a Jeep if it had been sat for several months. I planned to change the oil and check filters, belts, brakes etc. In the end, it rained so I just made sure it had some oil in, changed the battery and checked the...

Oh darn! Not what I wanted to hear!

Many thanks for the advice and condolences. I can’t get any pictures of it until I’m actually there. I am also limited in what I can take on the plane. Filters are alright but oil will have to be bought locally. I’m slightly concerned that it may not have had the care that it should have done...

Hello, I’m new to both this forum and to Jeeps in general. I have been into Landrovers for the last 20 years but now I have the opportunity of acquiring a ‘98 Jeep TJ soft-top. It is unfortunate that I have been given the Jeep because it belonged to my brother-in-law and after his unexpected and...