Re: Should I get it?
 

I noticed that after I made my post as I was looking up the jeep
online. It has square lights so I'm thinking it is at newest, a 1995.

I appreciate the input so far guys. I am going to take some pics of
it this weekend and post them up so ya'll can tell me if you think it
is a complete POS or a good fixer upper.

As for reinforcing it for offroading - I just plan to use it as a
"fun" vehicle to zip around town in or some very light dirt road
travel out to the hunting lodge. No serious rock or trail action.

Thanks again!

On Jun 8, 5:13 pm, "Matt Macchiarolo" <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> There was no Wrangler with a model year of '96. The last YJ's were '95 and
> the TJ's were intro'd in mid-96 as a '97. Does it have round or rectangular
> headlights?
>
> "Aaron Meck" <arm...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1181309375.559911.45040@h2g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
>
> > Ok, I know right away that the "best" answer is "depends", but if you
> > guys could expand a little on this topic I'd appreciate it.
>
> > I have the opportunity to get a 1996 (80K) wrangler for only $300. I
> > am not sure the model, but it is a 4 cyl, has pencil thin tires, no
> > back seat, and needs some TLC to get it "road ready". Most likely
> > only about $300 more to get it running well, but hardly a comfortable
> > daily grocery grabber. My brother (who has had more time to look over
> > the vehicle) guesses the TLC costs to be about $1500. While I am no
> > mechanic, I am fairly handy given a good manual and tools so I suppose
> > I could fix a lot myself, and am not turned off by that idea.
>
> > Sound like a good project, or should I hold out for a better model?
> > How hard/expensive is it to install a back seat aftermarket (my 6 year
> > old will no doubt want to go for a ride)?
>
> > Sorry, if my questions are hard to answer (can be subjective, I know)
> > but any advice, experience, etc., you can offer would be much
> > appreciated.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Aaron

Re: Should I get it?
 

Hi Aaron

Sounds like a good deal. Take a battery, several litres of oil, some
water and your brother and go start it and move it a few feet. If it
doesn't start or move, I wouldn't panic at that price. Once you start
working on it at home, the vehicle will attract other Jeeps and you
might get a good deal on the parts you need. A guy came by several
weeks ago and told my wife he had 4 good alloy wheels with tires for
his XJ that got wrecked and were taking up space in his shed. A week
later he dropped them off in the yard. Very nice, now I have 4 full
size matching alloy spares with excellent tires for my 91 at no cost.

I suspect this vehicle hasn't been well maintained so you may need to
replace a few parts to pass safety and emissions tests. But $300 is a
good buy for a complete vehicle. If you have second thoughts about the
vehicle next week, you can recover your investment easily. Go for it!

You can come back to this group for lots of help. And you can get a
factory build sheet to tell you exactly what you have. Then you can
also find out where to get a factory service manual.

If you know a high school shop teacher, you may be able to get some
repairs done for the price of the parts. And you might get a not bad
paint job for the price of the paint and sandpaper.

Good luck

Merrill

On Jun 8, 5:19 pm, Aaron Meck <arm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed that after I made my post as I was looking up the jeep
> online. It has square lights so I'm thinking it is at newest, a 1995.
>
> I appreciate the input so far guys. I am going to take some pics of
> it this weekend and post them up so ya'll can tell me if you think it
> is a complete POS or a good fixer upper.
>
> As for reinforcing it for offroading - I just plan to use it as a
> "fun" vehicle to zip around town in or some very light dirt road
> travel out to the hunting lodge. No serious rock or trail action.

Re: Should I get it?
 

Hi Aaron

Sounds like a good deal. Take a battery, several litres of oil, some
water and your brother and go start it and move it a few feet. If it
doesn't start or move, I wouldn't panic at that price. Once you start
working on it at home, the vehicle will attract other Jeeps and you
might get a good deal on the parts you need. A guy came by several
weeks ago and told my wife he had 4 good alloy wheels with tires for
his XJ that got wrecked and were taking up space in his shed. A week
later he dropped them off in the yard. Very nice, now I have 4 full
size matching alloy spares with excellent tires for my 91 at no cost.

I suspect this vehicle hasn't been well maintained so you may need to
replace a few parts to pass safety and emissions tests. But $300 is a
good buy for a complete vehicle. If you have second thoughts about the
vehicle next week, you can recover your investment easily. Go for it!

You can come back to this group for lots of help. And you can get a
factory build sheet to tell you exactly what you have. Then you can
also find out where to get a factory service manual.

If you know a high school shop teacher, you may be able to get some
repairs done for the price of the parts. And you might get a not bad
paint job for the price of the paint and sandpaper.

Good luck

Merrill

On Jun 8, 5:19 pm, Aaron Meck <arm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed that after I made my post as I was looking up the jeep
> online. It has square lights so I'm thinking it is at newest, a 1995.
>
> I appreciate the input so far guys. I am going to take some pics of
> it this weekend and post them up so ya'll can tell me if you think it
> is a complete POS or a good fixer upper.
>
> As for reinforcing it for offroading - I just plan to use it as a
> "fun" vehicle to zip around town in or some very light dirt road
> travel out to the hunting lodge. No serious rock or trail action.

Re: Should I get it?
 

Hi Aaron

Sounds like a good deal. Take a battery, several litres of oil, some
water and your brother and go start it and move it a few feet. If it
doesn't start or move, I wouldn't panic at that price. Once you start
working on it at home, the vehicle will attract other Jeeps and you
might get a good deal on the parts you need. A guy came by several
weeks ago and told my wife he had 4 good alloy wheels with tires for
his XJ that got wrecked and were taking up space in his shed. A week
later he dropped them off in the yard. Very nice, now I have 4 full
size matching alloy spares with excellent tires for my 91 at no cost.

I suspect this vehicle hasn't been well maintained so you may need to
replace a few parts to pass safety and emissions tests. But $300 is a
good buy for a complete vehicle. If you have second thoughts about the
vehicle next week, you can recover your investment easily. Go for it!

You can come back to this group for lots of help. And you can get a
factory build sheet to tell you exactly what you have. Then you can
also find out where to get a factory service manual.

If you know a high school shop teacher, you may be able to get some
repairs done for the price of the parts. And you might get a not bad
paint job for the price of the paint and sandpaper.

Good luck

Merrill

On Jun 8, 5:19 pm, Aaron Meck <arm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed that after I made my post as I was looking up the jeep
> online. It has square lights so I'm thinking it is at newest, a 1995.
>
> I appreciate the input so far guys. I am going to take some pics of
> it this weekend and post them up so ya'll can tell me if you think it
> is a complete POS or a good fixer upper.
>
> As for reinforcing it for offroading - I just plan to use it as a
> "fun" vehicle to zip around town in or some very light dirt road
> travel out to the hunting lodge. No serious rock or trail action.

Re: Should I get it?
 

Hi Aaron

Sounds like a good deal. Take a battery, several litres of oil, some
water and your brother and go start it and move it a few feet. If it
doesn't start or move, I wouldn't panic at that price. Once you start
working on it at home, the vehicle will attract other Jeeps and you
might get a good deal on the parts you need. A guy came by several
weeks ago and told my wife he had 4 good alloy wheels with tires for
his XJ that got wrecked and were taking up space in his shed. A week
later he dropped them off in the yard. Very nice, now I have 4 full
size matching alloy spares with excellent tires for my 91 at no cost.

I suspect this vehicle hasn't been well maintained so you may need to
replace a few parts to pass safety and emissions tests. But $300 is a
good buy for a complete vehicle. If you have second thoughts about the
vehicle next week, you can recover your investment easily. Go for it!

You can come back to this group for lots of help. And you can get a
factory build sheet to tell you exactly what you have. Then you can
also find out where to get a factory service manual.

If you know a high school shop teacher, you may be able to get some
repairs done for the price of the parts. And you might get a not bad
paint job for the price of the paint and sandpaper.

Good luck

Merrill

On Jun 8, 5:19 pm, Aaron Meck <arm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed that after I made my post as I was looking up the jeep
> online. It has square lights so I'm thinking it is at newest, a 1995.
>
> I appreciate the input so far guys. I am going to take some pics of
> it this weekend and post them up so ya'll can tell me if you think it
> is a complete POS or a good fixer upper.
>
> As for reinforcing it for offroading - I just plan to use it as a
> "fun" vehicle to zip around town in or some very light dirt road
> travel out to the hunting lodge. No serious rock or trail action.

Re: Should I get it?
 

Here are some photos I snapped this morning. Turns out it is a 1991,
but teh mileage is correct at about 86k.

http://picasaweb.google.com/armeck/OldJeep

Re: Should I get it?
 

Here are some photos I snapped this morning. Turns out it is a 1991,
but teh mileage is correct at about 86k.

http://picasaweb.google.com/armeck/OldJeep

Re: Should I get it?
 

Here are some photos I snapped this morning. Turns out it is a 1991,
but teh mileage is correct at about 86k.

http://picasaweb.google.com/armeck/OldJeep

Re: Should I get it?
 

Here are some photos I snapped this morning. Turns out it is a 1991,
but teh mileage is correct at about 86k.

http://picasaweb.google.com/armeck/OldJeep

Re: Should I get it?
 

Aaron Meck wrote:
> Here are some photos I snapped this morning. Turns out it is a 1991,
> but teh mileage is correct at about 86k.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/armeck/OldJeep
>

What a piece of crap! NO WAY that is worth $300.00!! Please email me the
owner's name, address, and phone number so I can chastise him for trying
to rip off one of our NG members! Also, if you could post his zipcode
for curiosity sake only. Some people! Sheeesh!

tw

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