Bought my first Jeep yesterday

[bhp]

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.

 

[Chris]

Sounds like a great buy! Be sure to post some photos, and welcome to the forum!

 

[ranger101]

We need pictures! Congrats on the find

 

[John Cooper]

Welcome from Bama, and yes we need pictures!!

 

[2001slvrstntj]

That is how you have to do it, good deal have cash, check it out, commit and react fast....congrats!

 

[bhp]

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.

 

[Zorba]

I *LOVE* the color!

 

[Chris]

Very nice! Hands down one of the best TJ color combos there is!

 

[Flivver250]

Very nice look rig you got there.

 

[RobertJ]

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.

 

[MeadBeard]

Very nice! I don't think many vehicles are made in that color these days.

 

[bhp]

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.

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.
Here are some frame shots:

 

[lowranger]

Very clean TJ! Congratulations!!

 

[Hog]

Nicely done.. looks great.. welcome to the forum

 

[Gregg1LE]

Love dark green TJ's ! Welcome from Texas !

 

[Catalyst~]

Wow, what a deal! Way to go! And yes, that's one of the best color combinations!

 

[OHFIVETJ]

Welcome to the group from the Island of Long, My name is Johnny & i'm a JEEPAHOLIC