Well I just joined the forum last night and as I said in my introduction, I am in the market for an XJ. I have been looking for a while in the online classifieds and have found an '89 that seems like a good deal. I would like to hear the good, bad, ugly from your perspectives. It is older than what I was looking for but from some of the things Ive read here, thats not necessarily a bad thing. Well, here's the details:

1989 2 Door 4X4
Straight Body (has a few rock pecks and dings)
Decent Paint
4.0
Automatic
Leather Interior (didn't want)
Electric Windows & Locks (didn't want)
300,000 plus miles
Runs and Drives Good (no smoke)
$900

The the front drivers axle has a bad U-joint and the guy just pulled it out and stuffed a rag in the axle housing. He has not put it in 4wd since and said that it has not leaked differential oil. I dont know if this is a big deal or not. I guess if the differential is not turning it shouldn't have destroyed anything.

So what do you guys think? Its deffinitely a few years older than I had in mind but for a offroad/extra vehicle it just might be the ticket.

 

Personally I would wait.. there are tons of deals out there.

 

Sorry, I put this in the wrong place.