88 comanche p/u
 

I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
ideas.

thanks

Kevin

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

That would be a great price in my neck of the woods, southern Canada if
it was a 4x4. If a 2 wheel drive it would still be an ok price.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Kevin Gunther wrote:
>
> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.
>
> thanks
>
> Kevin

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

That would be a great price in my neck of the woods, southern Canada if
it was a 4x4. If a 2 wheel drive it would still be an ok price.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Kevin Gunther wrote:
>
> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.
>
> thanks
>
> Kevin

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

That would be a great price in my neck of the woods, southern Canada if
it was a 4x4. If a 2 wheel drive it would still be an ok price.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Kevin Gunther wrote:
>
> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.
>
> thanks
>
> Kevin

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
<beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:

> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.

Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.

Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
in that area this summer.

I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
intention of trading it for anything else, period.

If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.

--
Will Honea

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
<beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:

> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.

Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.

Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
in that area this summer.

I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
intention of trading it for anything else, period.

If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.

--
Will Honea

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
<beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:

> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles on
> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about 160K
> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care of.
> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate any
> ideas.

Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.

Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
in that area this summer.

I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
intention of trading it for anything else, period.

If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.

--
Will Honea

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

LOL, I never really thought of it but that is true, that thing does put a
wall of water (or mud) on the windshield. Kinda makes things interesting for
about 2 seconds when you hit a BIG puddle. It has to be a fairly large
puddle though.
KH

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-dIvolmuUWxyh@anon.none.net...
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
> <beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles
>> on
>> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about
>> 160K
>> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care
>> of.
>> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
>> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate
>> any
>> ideas.
>
> Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
> that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
> beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
> fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
> at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
> way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.
>
> Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
> brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
> padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
> except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
> in that area this summer.
>
> I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
> numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
> piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
> 5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
> water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
> I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
> offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
> know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
> intention of trading it for anything else, period.
>
> If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
> shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
> the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
> blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.
>
> --
> Will Honea

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

LOL, I never really thought of it but that is true, that thing does put a
wall of water (or mud) on the windshield. Kinda makes things interesting for
about 2 seconds when you hit a BIG puddle. It has to be a fairly large
puddle though.
KH

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-dIvolmuUWxyh@anon.none.net...
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
> <beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles
>> on
>> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about
>> 160K
>> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care
>> of.
>> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
>> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate
>> any
>> ideas.
>
> Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
> that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
> beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
> fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
> at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
> way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.
>
> Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
> brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
> padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
> except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
> in that area this summer.
>
> I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
> numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
> piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
> 5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
> water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
> I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
> offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
> know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
> intention of trading it for anything else, period.
>
> If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
> shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
> the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
> blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.
>
> --
> Will Honea

Re: 88 comanche p/u
 

LOL, I never really thought of it but that is true, that thing does put a
wall of water (or mud) on the windshield. Kinda makes things interesting for
about 2 seconds when you hit a BIG puddle. It has to be a fairly large
puddle though.
KH

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-dIvolmuUWxyh@anon.none.net...
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:22:45 UTC "Kevin Gunther"
> <beeltee@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at an '88 Comanche pickup.It has a new engine with 15K miles
>> on
>> it,new springs and shocks, auto transmision no a/c. There are about
>> 160K
>> miles on the body, but no rust etc. Seems to have been well taken care
>> of.
>> Original owner is asking $2750. Does that seem like a decent price? I
>> will admit I have no idea as to value of this truck. Would appreciate
>> any
>> ideas.
>
> Only drawback to the 88 (I have one - 165k on the original engine) is
> that the manual transmissions were the Pugeot BA 10/5 - not enough
> beef for the I6 engine and I wound up swapping mine out for a AX15
> fairly shortly after I bought it. Auto should be OK. I wouldn't look
> at anything but the I6 - it has enough power to get out of it's own
> way but I'd expect the 4-banger model to be a traffic hazard.
>
> Pull the carpet back and look at the floor right under the parking
> brake. There is a depression there that will collect water and the
> padding under the carpet takes forever to dry. Mine was rust free -
> except for that one spot. I had to cut it out and patch the floor pan
> in that area this summer.
>
> I paid $3500 for mine 3 years ago with 104k on the clock. It's seen
> numerous trips of 1200 - 1300 miles each way and has been a solid
> piece of transportation. Other than the know weakness of the BA 10/5
> 5-spd, my only problems have been a fuel pump, couple of injectors,
> water pump, and one alternator. Not bad for that many miles/years.
> I've had several people pull up beside me at traffic lights and make
> offers on it - one guy even stopped and rang the doorbell wanting to
> know if it was for sale. I'm happy enough with it that I have no
> intention of trading it for anything else, period.
>
> If you get it, beware of one bad characteristic which I suspect it
> shares with the XJ. If you hit a deep puddle the darned thing pushes
> the water out front and right up over the hood onto the windshield
> blinding you. It's the worst vehicle for that I've ever seen.
>
> --
> Will Honea