Bought my first Jeep yesterday

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bhp

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Found a 1997 Wrangler Sahara with 66k miles and ZERO rust. Old man near StLouis owned it and drove it about 600 miles a year. Drove 4 hours from western MO and slapped down the 8200. It does have the front end wobble but I know that's fixable.


This was a Craigslist find and I can't believe how clean it is inside and out. It was posted an hour when i saw it..called him..told him i was on the way and by the time i got there he'd had 3 offers for asking price.

I look forward to going through this machine and will probably be picking your brains.

I appreciate this forum as I learned a lot about what I needed to look for before I made my purchase. Thank you.
 
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Sounds like a great buy! Be sure to post some photos, and welcome to the forum!
 
That is how you have to do it, good deal have cash, check it out, commit and react fast....congrats!
 
bhp said:
Found a 1997 Wrangler Sahara with 66k miles and ZERO rust. Old man near StLouis owned it and drove it about 600 miles a year. Drove 4 hours from western MO and slapped down the 8200. It does have the front end wobble but I know that's fixable.


This was a Craigslist find and I can't believe how clean it is inside and out. It was posted an hour when i saw it..called him..told him i was on the way and by the time i got there he'd had 3 offers for asking price.

I look forward to going through this machine and will probably be picking your brains.

I appreciate this forum as I learned a lot about what I needed to look for before I made my purchase. Thank you.
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Looks good, and I'd love to see some shots of the frame. I'd be a bit concerned and look into cleaning that wiring up along the firewall. Not sure what went on there.
 
RobertJ said:
Looks good, and I'd love to see some shots of the frame. I'd be a bit concerned and look into cleaning that wiring up along the firewall. Not sure what went on there.
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I know he hardwired a horn button on the dash due to factory horn not working. The wiring is something I will be tracing for sure.
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Nicely done.. looks great.. welcome to the forum👍🏻
 
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