Re: Looking to poss buy 98 TJ SE w/rollover damage...help?
Thanks everyone for the replies...I have decided wholeheartedly
against buying, as one put it, a "problem child". Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking...I guess I was blinded by thinking I could save a buck. I decided to go with a 2003 Sport...I like the power of the 6, and there are some great deals I've foudn on them since there are so many '04s on the lots now. I thought I'd mine as well go new...I really don't have the time and/or patience for any headaches - and I already have enough projects right now. Thanks again! "Walt & Lynda Johnson" <waterbirds@usadatanet.net> wrote in message news:<3fae3883_5@127.0.0.1>... > It may well be rebuildable, but for the dollar, you can get a 1998 off a > used car lot > for less than the $5400 and rebuild costs. The 1998 is coming up on 6 years > old, > and the SE was only a $16000 car to begin with. Leave it in the lot for > parts. > > Walt Johnson > > > "Phillyguy" <fordandvw@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:bea150.0311071730.6a193fd@posting.google.com. .. > > There's a salvage lot about 3.5 hrs from me with a 98 TJ SE 5 spd. > > with 39K miles on it. There are pictures on the web and it doesn't > > look too bad. I talked to the lot owner and he said it was a "soft" > > rollover and it runs/drives, and he wants $5400 for it. Is this worth > > it? From the photos, it seems like the soft top, the windshield and > > windshield frame, the top of the driver's side door and the driver's > > side fender have damage. It seems clean other than that, with alloys > > no other mods. Do TJs have some kind of shutoff valve for the engine > > when it rolls over? If not, wouldn't the engine get severely damaged > > if it kept running during a rollover due to lack of oil? Is there > > anything I should really be looking for regarding damage, or should I > > avoid this Jeep altogether?? > > > > Also, is a 98 a decent year, or are the later models 'better'? I'm a > > newbie TJ enthusiast, and I'm looking for some advice. > > > > Thanks! |
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