Go west, young man. $1,750 with 138,000 miles on it. This stuff shows up frequently in the area, though usually more miles than this. Washington state, btw...
Thinking of getting a XJ or ZJ for the winter season
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Damn! I'll have to start looking out there. Though I'm not too sure about the 2 day drive back with a possibly reliable vehicle. But then again at how low of a price that XJ is I could look into just shipping it back home. Tempting
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If you ever decide to seriously consider buying from around this area, I'd be willing to check out some of the rigs (being reasonably local, I mean). I'd just need to know that you're serious about the general idea of buying from out of state, and that you also realize that I am not a mechanic, just a hobbyist. Okay, more of an automotive slut, really, but that can be helpful, actually.Damn! I'll have to start looking out there. Though I'm not too sure about the 2 day drive back with a possibly reliable vehicle. But then again at how low of a price that XJ is I could look into just shipping it back home. Tempting
I think we all have to be automotive sluts if were all on a TJ forum! HahahaIf you ever decide to seriously consider buying from around this area, I'd be willing to check out some of the rigs (being reasonably local, I mean). I'd just need to know that you're serious about the general idea of buying from out of state, and that you also realize that I am not a mechanic, just a hobbyist. Okay, more of an automotive slut, really, but that can be helpful, actually.
I'll for sure hit you up if the search branches out that way! Thanks!
I just bought a WJ for the same reason, to keep the TJ off the salty roads. I would have loved an XJ—I finally gave my old one away after 255,000 original miles due to rust—but the prices are insane! It wasn't that long ago you could pick up a decent XJ for a few thousand. Now good examples are approaching TJ prices.
Love my WJ. It has 148,000 miles with the 4.0. Got it for $1600 with no rust and a binder full of service records, and it just needed new CV axles.
Love my WJ. It has 148,000 miles with the 4.0. Got it for $1600 with no rust and a binder full of service records, and it just needed new CV axles.
Good deal! Yeah I was doing a little searching over the weekend and some of the XJ prices are just ridiculous. I was thinking about adding the WJ to the search since I see them for sale all the time in my area, but again the rust has hit a lot of them hard
I did find a decent clean 1996 ZJ with a 5.2L and lower miles a hour and a half away. If the seller ever messages me back and sends me some fame pictures I may be checking it out this weekend
Looks clean. What’s the price?Good deal! Yeah I was doing a little searching over the weekend and some of the XJ prices are just ridiculous. I was thinking about adding the WJ to the search since I see them for sale all the time in my area, but again the rust has hit a lot of them hard
I did find a decent clean 1996 ZJ with a 5.2L and lower miles a hour and a half away. If the seller ever messages me back and sends me some fame pictures I may be checking it out this weekend
Keep looking, one will eventually come up. I still really like the look of a clean, unmodified ZJWell scratch that ZJ, currently has a pending offer
Agreed! I'm a sucker for red so I was digging that ZJ lol I messaged the seller to let me know if the deal falls through
There are currently 25 listings on the Seattle Craigslist for Jeep Grand Cherokees (For Sale By Owner) for under $4,000, with a few around the $2,000 price range, or less. You can almost guarantee that rust will not be an issue on these vehicles. Higher mileage and the ills associated with them, yes. But not rust.
Hmm I do have five vacations days left, I could make a cool week long trip out of it.... Damn the temptations!There are currently 25 listings on the Seattle Craigslist for Jeep Grand Cherokees (For Sale By Owner) for under $4,000, with a few around the $2,000 price range, or less. You can almost guarantee that rust will not be an issue on these vehicles. Higher mileage and the ills associated with them, yes. But not rust.
For this area it looked great, but it wasn't meant to be!Too bad, that red ZJ looked
I did see a nice ZJ with low miles for the bargain price of $14888! May let it sit on the market for a few more weeks and offer them like $4k lolI love the idea of a nicely set up Xj with slider rear windows and a nice exo cage/rack. Swap in a good motor or a stroker and you have a decent daily / overlander vehicle that is still timeless.
While that does sound like a nice setup, have you thought about a custom ZJ? I just found these two beauties looking for a new home
For this area it looked great, but it wasn't meant to be!
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That is quite expensive for a 25 year old Jeep... That is actually just in the next town over from me so if you ever want someone to check it out, I got it
I didn't even pay that much for my LJ Rubicon so I think I'll passThat is quite expensive for a 25 year old Jeep... That is actually just in the next town over from me so if you ever want someone to check it out, I got it
