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Old 08-03-2012, 02:36 PM
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I am thinking about buying a 1996 Cherokee sport, It's a 4.0L 4wd. The car has about 190k on the engine and it runs a drives fine. My main concern with the car is it has a lot of rust on the bottom and the engine is somewhat covered in oil. However there has been work put into it already, new breaks, new tires, new universal joints, new engine cooler and exhaust. The car drives fine however it sometimes makes a cherpy sound when I hit the gas but I don't think it is the engine. The price is really good and i only need it for a few years and I can afford to repair somethings if I have too. I am new to cars this will be my very first car and I don't really know what I am doing what are some things to look for and what are some serious red flags with this kind of jeep. Thank you any advice will be appreciated!
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It may help to post what youd be paying for it, also i know you posted in GC tech but is it a gc or just a regular xj. Rust is something that scares me away, along with lots of oil leaks.
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