You're in luck! The salesman assured me that it was owned by an elderly couple, and that they had never taken it off road. No shit... he really did say that. Lol.
You're going to find lots of missing paint, particularly along the door sills were people didn't lift their feet, as well as the rear gate and various other places. One odd paint defect is in the middle of the hood. The paint is lifting up in a crease-like fashion and splitting. I'm not sure what would've caused it, maybe excessive heat in the engine bay or poor bodywork? There are lots of spots like this. Imagine if you took a very sharp razor blade and put slits in the paint. I can see the paint on the the hood wearing away rather quickly. IMO the paint is in rough condition, and will require a full paint job if you want it done right. Not something we really wanted to get into at this point.
The bolts that hold the rear rack brackets do go right through the body… So there's that.
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One thing that bothered me was the cover for the passenger side airbag. The lines are not evenly spaced along the bottom edge. There is a significant gap on the left side… See attached picture and arrow. This is a different jeep, but that's where the gap is. I wish I would've snapped some pictures, but I just didn't think about it at the time.
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We were able to engage/disengage 4H + 4L with ease. Turning full passenger in a circle was uneventful. Full driver in a circle causes a shutter in the front end. Maybe something is rubbing? When backing up, you can feel the shutter mid to rear end, don't know what this was. Also when we got back, started getting a squeal, sounded like a belt, but I didn't investigate any further.
Took it out on residential roads, as well as highway. Drove straight as an arrow. Purposefully hit small potholes and manhole covers, no shimmy or DW. The brakes are very responsive. No cruise control, if that something you're interested in.
Frame appeared to be very solid. It actually looked better than it did in the pictures. The endoscope revealed no deterioration on the inside. Floorboards were good from underneath. We pulled up the carpet, front and rear, and found no deterioration.
New tires are Kumho Road Venture AT52 285/75r16. New ball joints… I don't know what brand they installed. New front LCAs. PO installed OME shocks. Don't know how tall the springs are. Forgot to check if there's a body left.
Also, the colored indicator on the AT shifter doesn't line up with the proper gear… Don't know if that's a common thing or not.