"Greg" <greglc84@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<W2a7b.926884$3C2.21140741@news3.calgary.shaw .ca>...
> There is a 1981 CJ7 up the road from for sale, guy wanted $4500.00
> Canadian for it, it's now down to $4000.00, has a new glass body, and has
> been recertified, but this thing is the worst thing I've ever driven, seat
> belts required to hold you in, shifting is bad, engine sounds bad, was told
> by another CJ owner that the engine and trans are shot in this one, rubber
> and body are great, wondered if it was worth it even if it did need a
> rebuilt drivetrain, tires and rims are probably worth $1200.00. What does
> anyone have to say, are these things that bad to drive even when in good
> shape?

You wouldn't happen to be in Winnipeg would ya?
There's a silver/grey CJ for sale here too that sounds an awful lot
like the one you're describing.

Mike