Hi y'all. Got a few deals I'm eyeing right now. Looking for some input.
First is a 1995 YJ, 4.0, 5 speed manual, hard top and full doors, AC, all stock except radio and speakers, 3.55 gears with factory rear LSD. No mechanical issues, original owner, clean title, 72K miles, new paint last year, tires with only a few thousand miles on them. The guy will take $9k for it, but I'm hoping to get him down to $8k.
Next is a 2002 TJ Sport, clean title, 64K miles, 2nd owner, 4.0L, 3 speed auto, hardtop, factory Dana 44 rear, 3.73 gears, new Smittybilt 9500lb winch, 1.5" trailer hitch, 5 newer 30x9.5 BFG K02's with about 5000mi on them, garage kept. All stock minus winch. No mechanical issues. It DOES have the non tupy cracking prone head, but it looks SUPER clean and has good documented maintenance. Asking $12k.
Thoughts? I would DD about 5 miles each way to work, easy trails (not looking to crawl or do anything too intense), and mountain fun vehicle. Never driven the 3 speed auto but I've read they're darn reliable. I want to keep whatever I buy around for as long as I can, but won't put a ton of miles on it the distance I drive. I live in the Boise, Idaho, area, so it'll see a little snow on trips to the mountains and around town too.
I loved my old YJ, but the TJ is also newer and VERY well maintained so even with the extra cost up front, the maintenance very well could be lower in the near term. I'm not looking to mod heavily, MAYBE a small 2-2.5 inch lift eventually, but would rather keep it more stock for now and use it as a driver and weekend fun vehicle.
First is a 1995 YJ, 4.0, 5 speed manual, hard top and full doors, AC, all stock except radio and speakers, 3.55 gears with factory rear LSD. No mechanical issues, original owner, clean title, 72K miles, new paint last year, tires with only a few thousand miles on them. The guy will take $9k for it, but I'm hoping to get him down to $8k.
Next is a 2002 TJ Sport, clean title, 64K miles, 2nd owner, 4.0L, 3 speed auto, hardtop, factory Dana 44 rear, 3.73 gears, new Smittybilt 9500lb winch, 1.5" trailer hitch, 5 newer 30x9.5 BFG K02's with about 5000mi on them, garage kept. All stock minus winch. No mechanical issues. It DOES have the non tupy cracking prone head, but it looks SUPER clean and has good documented maintenance. Asking $12k.
Thoughts? I would DD about 5 miles each way to work, easy trails (not looking to crawl or do anything too intense), and mountain fun vehicle. Never driven the 3 speed auto but I've read they're darn reliable. I want to keep whatever I buy around for as long as I can, but won't put a ton of miles on it the distance I drive. I live in the Boise, Idaho, area, so it'll see a little snow on trips to the mountains and around town too.
I loved my old YJ, but the TJ is also newer and VERY well maintained so even with the extra cost up front, the maintenance very well could be lower in the near term. I'm not looking to mod heavily, MAYBE a small 2-2.5 inch lift eventually, but would rather keep it more stock for now and use it as a driver and weekend fun vehicle.
I've been looking for a 02' auto for 5 years.
I did research on this and early 02 builds also were affected. I had the guy check and the head did not have the TUPY marking, indicating it is still the 0331 head prone to cracking. Not a deal breaker, but would need to be watched.
