Hi All,

It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really makes
not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.

Given the background, my questions are:

1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?

2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
for 00 or 01?

I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off the
internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.

Thanks in advance,
TW

 

I think you'll be save with the '01 Factory Service Manual. Their
one big change was to an American NV3500 transmission and that was done
for the 2000 model. I hear we can't special order starting in the
Spring, so in August the only thing they could be building is the coming
year.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

TW wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW

 

I think you'll be save with the '01 Factory Service Manual. Their
one big change was to an American NV3500 transmission and that was done
for the 2000 model. I hear we can't special order starting in the
Spring, so in August the only thing they could be building is the coming
year.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

TW wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW

 

I think you'll be save with the '01 Factory Service Manual. Their
one big change was to an American NV3500 transmission and that was done
for the 2000 model. I hear we can't special order starting in the
Spring, so in August the only thing they could be building is the coming
year.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

TW wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW

 

If it was built in august it should be an 01.

Dan Ferrell
84 CJ-7
"built in october"



"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought
my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when
I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01
are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold
as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful
than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us
currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>

 

If it was built in august it should be an 01.

Dan Ferrell
84 CJ-7
"built in october"



"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought
my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when
I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01
are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold
as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful
than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us
currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>

 

If it was built in august it should be an 01.

Dan Ferrell
84 CJ-7
"built in october"



"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought
my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when
I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01
are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold
as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful
than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us
currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>

 

I'm pretty sure that if the factory build date was August, 2000, then it is
a 2001 model.

My '02 TJ was built in August of '01.

Tom

"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>

 

I'm pretty sure that if the factory build date was August, 2000, then it is
a 2001 model.

My '02 TJ was built in August of '01.

Tom

"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>

 

I'm pretty sure that if the factory build date was August, 2000, then it is
a 2001 model.

My '02 TJ was built in August of '01.

Tom

"TW" <a t t w @ w a v e . c o . n z> wrote in message
news:bvek28$d92$1@news.wave.co.nz...
> Hi All,
>
> It may seem like a trivial question, but I am a bit confused. I bought my
> TJ last year and all documentation from the dealer and import and
> registration documentation indicate it to be a 01 model. However, when I
> do a VIN decode on the internet, it says it is a 00 model. It really
makes
> not much of a difference to me personally as pricing on used 00 and 01 are
> almost identical here in NZ. Build date according to the dealer is 12
> August 2000 with a further 37 day lag in delivery in NZ, so it was sold as
> a 01 to the original buyer in Jan 01.
>
> Given the background, my questions are:
>
> 1) Should I buy the FSM for 00 or 01?
>
> 2) Should I be looking at buying components (lifts, etc) and accessories
> for 00 or 01?
>
> I have looked at the page which outlines differences between Wrangler
> models, but I seem to have a mixed situation on that test as well. I
> thought more experienced Jeoples on this group might be more helpful than
> contacting D/C for a clearer answer. I was looking at buying stuff off
the
> internet as NZD/USD forex rate is reasonably favourable for us currently.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> TW
>