New TJ owner: 2002 Sahara

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Boba_Fatt

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Hi all. I am a long time Jeep owner ('94 Grand Cheroree, '03 Liberty) but I just picked up my first Wrangler and I am in love with it.
I had been looking for a while and found a 2002 Black Sahara, 4.0 V6, automatic, completely stock with 146k miles. I got it for $5,600. Not a spot of rust on it as it was driven in a southern state for most of its life.

The trade offs were:
- Need to replace the soft top (factory frame is fine) and it didn't come with a hard top
- Had to replace the radio
- Interior is pretty dirty but nothing is ripped or broken
- It's got a couple small dings and faded paint/clear coat in some spots (pretty consistent with a 20 year old car)

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I feel like it was a pretty solid deal but would love to hear your opinions. I love this thing and am excited to be part of the community.
 
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Welcome. If you haven't done it already, check the frame really well inside and out. New York winters are tough on TJ frames.
 
RobertJ said:
Welcome. If you haven't done it already, check the frame really well inside and out. New York winters are tough on TJ frames.
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Yes, it's been hard to find a TJ without frame rust. Got lucky with this one as it was in Georgia for the first 17 years of its life. Had my mechanic take a look at it as well. The only area I was able to find rust was in the passenger footwell. Looks like some surface rust that I am going to take care of this weekend. Almost every TJ I looked at had rust on the frame, fenders, and below the doors.
 
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Boba_Fatt said:
Yes, it's been hard to find a TJ without frame rust. Got lucky with this one as it was in Georgia for the first 17 years of its life. Had my mechanic take a look at it as well. The only area I was able to find rust was in the passenger footwell. Looks like some surface rust that I am going to take care of this weekend. Almost every TJ I looked at had rust on the frame, fenders, and below the doors.
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Mine was a Virginia jeep all its life, got it last year, I'm in Ohio so i plan to get a company near Pittsburgh to do a thorough wool wax in all frame areas and undercarriage before winter!
 
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