My Mechanic wants 4,500 for his personal Jeep,93,000 miles.
Hes putting in a new motor.
Is this a good deal,how many miles per gallon,ballpark figure.
PS-Jeep looks good?

 

Sounds a bit high but need a bit more info. 2wd, 4wd, auto, power anything?

 

welcome to the forum,well a new motor should get around 16-18mpg in city and 20-23 mpg on highway,i get about 25mpg in city due to takin out my front drive shaft

 

I have a 00 with 120k, and I get 17 highway. It is full stock 4wd 4.o auto. And it sounds like a good price for a jeep with under 100k.

 

power steering,brakes,windows,doors,4x4

 

With that info blue book on it here is $3200 in good condition and that's about 500 or so more than I'd pay for it. Just curious why he's replacing the motor and is the motor rebuilt or a jy motor with unknown mileage.

 

Thats a good price around me. they go for 5000+ around here. but i would ask why it needs a new motor.

 

+1

 

Engine went bad,he has to put a new one in.
Thanks for comments.

 

I'm with XJMarc on this one. The dude is a mechanic, this is his personal vehicle and he was only able to get 93k out of the original motor? If you change the fluids occaisionally and keep the temps under 240 these motors will go 300k+. What else has been neglected from a maintenance perspective?

 

The old saying is plumbers have leaky faucets, I guess mechanics have @#$%ty motors.

 

Late '99 and up 4.0L have a tendency to crack heads for no real reason other than a bad design. It's very easy for this problem to hide from even the seasoned mechanic until it's too late.

Find out the specifics on the new motor. Still sounds like a good price to me if the condition of the rest of the vehicle is good ( shiny paint/clean interior) and if you're serious about buying tell him you want input on the motor, such as asking him to replace gaskets (rear main), new fluids, plugs/wires and such. And if he is a good mechanic and actually doing all these things ask him to warranty his work for 90 days.