Greetings everyone.
Monday I picked up a new-to-me 2001 TJ Sport.
My first Wrangler was a brand-new 1990 SE, with the 4-banger, 5-speed, half-doors, a carpet, and a backseat. Replaced that with a 1992 Sport, with the 4.0, 5-speed, half-doors, a carpet, a back seat, and a radio. Sold that one for a Saturn station wagon when my then-wife got pregnant. Wanted a replacement ever since, and finally got a 75th Anniversary JKU....All grown-up options, but I still got the manual transmission.
And I sold it before the first full year with it. What an utterly disappointing thing it was. So I started looking for a TJ. Not seriously searching, but just keeping my eyes open. Had to be the 4.0 with a stick, half-doors preferred. Lots of poorly-modified roaches out there, and lots of high-mileage beaters. And the really nice ones were $15k and up. But I kept looking and found this one.
She's got the Dana 44 rear axle with 3.73s, a stick, the 4.0, air conditioning, and a brand new top. Other than that and an aftermarket stereo, everything else is dead-stock. And only 113,000 on the odo. The paint's tired, but the body's relatively straight and rust-free. One split on the interior of the driver's door, but otherwise the interior looks amazing for a 22 year-old Jeep. No oil leaks; shifts, starts, stops, and turns well. No funny noises or smells. Needs a new turn signal relay, the "4WD" dash light is out, and I have to trace a water leak into the passenger area, but otherwise it's a great driver.....And (I think) a steal at $10k.
All the goodness of my YJs with a better top mechanism and far better suspension. Couldn't be happier with it.
Cheers!
Monday I picked up a new-to-me 2001 TJ Sport.
My first Wrangler was a brand-new 1990 SE, with the 4-banger, 5-speed, half-doors, a carpet, and a backseat. Replaced that with a 1992 Sport, with the 4.0, 5-speed, half-doors, a carpet, a back seat, and a radio. Sold that one for a Saturn station wagon when my then-wife got pregnant. Wanted a replacement ever since, and finally got a 75th Anniversary JKU....All grown-up options, but I still got the manual transmission.
And I sold it before the first full year with it. What an utterly disappointing thing it was. So I started looking for a TJ. Not seriously searching, but just keeping my eyes open. Had to be the 4.0 with a stick, half-doors preferred. Lots of poorly-modified roaches out there, and lots of high-mileage beaters. And the really nice ones were $15k and up. But I kept looking and found this one.
She's got the Dana 44 rear axle with 3.73s, a stick, the 4.0, air conditioning, and a brand new top. Other than that and an aftermarket stereo, everything else is dead-stock. And only 113,000 on the odo. The paint's tired, but the body's relatively straight and rust-free. One split on the interior of the driver's door, but otherwise the interior looks amazing for a 22 year-old Jeep. No oil leaks; shifts, starts, stops, and turns well. No funny noises or smells. Needs a new turn signal relay, the "4WD" dash light is out, and I have to trace a water leak into the passenger area, but otherwise it's a great driver.....And (I think) a steal at $10k.
All the goodness of my YJs with a better top mechanism and far better suspension. Couldn't be happier with it.
Cheers!