> Looking at a 1995 GC (ZJ?), 307k miles

307,000 miles? Put on it how? Highway?

I'd steer clear of it without a healthy budget for replacing all sorts of
things. It's only 10 years old so a lot of the usual things like hoses and
various rubber bits aren't completely crapped out yet, that's a good thing.
But that many miles on anything, new or old, is going to have put a lot of
wear on some pretty expensive components. Suspension, differentials, wheel
bearings, steering box, etc. A lot of that stuff just gets "sloppy" due to
wear. You're in for a heap of expenses trying to bring them back to life.
Also, if it was highway miles don't forget things like a worn out driver
seat, carpet and power window failures.

So unless the thing's visually spotless AND you've budgeted some pretty
hefty 'surprises' then you'd do well to pass on it.

 

> Looking at a 1995 GC (ZJ?), 307k miles

307,000 miles? Put on it how? Highway?

I'd steer clear of it without a healthy budget for replacing all sorts of
things. It's only 10 years old so a lot of the usual things like hoses and
various rubber bits aren't completely crapped out yet, that's a good thing.
But that many miles on anything, new or old, is going to have put a lot of
wear on some pretty expensive components. Suspension, differentials, wheel
bearings, steering box, etc. A lot of that stuff just gets "sloppy" due to
wear. You're in for a heap of expenses trying to bring them back to life.
Also, if it was highway miles don't forget things like a worn out driver
seat, carpet and power window failures.

So unless the thing's visually spotless AND you've budgeted some pretty
hefty 'surprises' then you'd do well to pass on it.

 

"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:p_2dnau_iOiELRXeRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net...
>> Looking at a 1995 GC (ZJ?), 307k miles
>
> 307,000 miles? Put on it how? Highway?
>
> I'd steer clear of it without a healthy budget for replacing all sorts of
> things. It's only 10 years old so a lot of the usual things like hoses
> and
> various rubber bits aren't completely crapped out yet, that's a good
> thing.
> But that many miles on anything, new or old, is going to have put a lot of
> wear on some pretty expensive components. Suspension, differentials,
> wheel
> bearings, steering box, etc. A lot of that stuff just gets "sloppy" due
> to
> wear. You're in for a heap of expenses trying to bring them back to life.
> Also, if it was highway miles don't forget things like a worn out driver
> seat, carpet and power window failures.
>
> So unless the thing's visually spotless AND you've budgeted some pretty
> hefty 'surprises' then you'd do well to pass on it.


I do plan on having it checked out, and it is the V8. But the amazing thing
is, that it is really quite rust free (a real oddity here in NY) and things
like the drivers seat don't look or feel like that many miles... so I have
very mixed emotions about the whole thing. I did notice that there is too
much oil in it... I will 'prolly leave it there for some other victim... but
I'm looking for something for the winter.

 

"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:p_2dnau_iOiELRXeRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net...
>> Looking at a 1995 GC (ZJ?), 307k miles
>
> 307,000 miles? Put on it how? Highway?
>
> I'd steer clear of it without a healthy budget for replacing all sorts of
> things. It's only 10 years old so a lot of the usual things like hoses
> and
> various rubber bits aren't completely crapped out yet, that's a good
> thing.
> But that many miles on anything, new or old, is going to have put a lot of
> wear on some pretty expensive components. Suspension, differentials,
> wheel
> bearings, steering box, etc. A lot of that stuff just gets "sloppy" due
> to
> wear. You're in for a heap of expenses trying to bring them back to life.
> Also, if it was highway miles don't forget things like a worn out driver
> seat, carpet and power window failures.
>
> So unless the thing's visually spotless AND you've budgeted some pretty
> hefty 'surprises' then you'd do well to pass on it.


I do plan on having it checked out, and it is the V8. But the amazing thing
is, that it is really quite rust free (a real oddity here in NY) and things
like the drivers seat don't look or feel like that many miles... so I have
very mixed emotions about the whole thing. I did notice that there is too
much oil in it... I will 'prolly leave it there for some other victim... but
I'm looking for something for the winter.

 

"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:p_2dnau_iOiELRXeRVn-pQ@speakeasy.net...
>> Looking at a 1995 GC (ZJ?), 307k miles
>
> 307,000 miles? Put on it how? Highway?
>
> I'd steer clear of it without a healthy budget for replacing all sorts of
> things. It's only 10 years old so a lot of the usual things like hoses
> and
> various rubber bits aren't completely crapped out yet, that's a good
> thing.
> But that many miles on anything, new or old, is going to have put a lot of
> wear on some pretty expensive components. Suspension, differentials,
> wheel
> bearings, steering box, etc. A lot of that stuff just gets "sloppy" due
> to
> wear. You're in for a heap of expenses trying to bring them back to life.
> Also, if it was highway miles don't forget things like a worn out driver
> seat, carpet and power window failures.
>
> So unless the thing's visually spotless AND you've budgeted some pretty
> hefty 'surprises' then you'd do well to pass on it.


I do plan on having it checked out, and it is the V8. But the amazing thing
is, that it is really quite rust free (a real oddity here in NY) and things
like the drivers seat don't look or feel like that many miles... so I have
very mixed emotions about the whole thing. I did notice that there is too
much oil in it... I will 'prolly leave it there for some other victim... but
I'm looking for something for the winter.