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Old 11-25-2013, 06:41 PM
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I'm looking to sell my Jeep and was looking for some input before putting it up. I have an 01 xj with 128XXX, but it has an oil leak (like many do). My mechanic said I could go on driving it and it would be just fine without getting it taken care of, but do you guys think it would be better to just sell without fixing it or is it worth the value to have it fixed?

Also do you think 4k is a decent price? I just bought it a few months ago for 4500 and havent put even 3000 miles on it yet so I feel that's got to be a pretty reasonable price. Tell me if I'm wrong.

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For me, it'd have to be in REALLY good shape for that price. Why are you selling it so soon? There's got to be something wrong with it then.
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It depends on how clean it is... Hard to judge without any pics. I paid $4000 for my '01 with 123k but it was extremely clean and rust free so I paid a little more than I was planning. I'd say $3500 to $4000 would be a fair price to ask. Unless there is something major wrong with it.. I wouldn't worry about an oil leak.
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Depends where the oil leak is.
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For me, it'd have to be in REALLY good shape for that price. Why are you selling it so soon? There's got to be something wrong with it then.
Yeah it has an oil leak. That's what's wrong. The reason I'm getting rid of it is I lost my job and can't afford 2 cars right now
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Originally Posted by scottmphoto
For me, it'd have to be in REALLY good shape for that price. Why are you selling it so soon? There's got to be something wrong with it then.
Yeah it has an oil leak. That's what's wrong. The reason I'm getting rid of it is I lost my job and can't afford 2 cars right now
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rear main?

valve cover?

oil filter housing?

or all the above?
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$4000 sounds a bit high. But it really depends on your location. It would have to be in great shape for me to pay that much and without the oil leaks. I picked up my 98 about 6 years ago now from a used car lot. They were asking $3800 for it. After I went through everything and pointed out the faults I walked out with it for Just under $2800 and it only had 82,000 original miles on it and I got them to give me a 6 month warranty on top of it.
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They came leaking oil from the factory lol- post some pics! That's high for my areas but they still sell
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Looks like it was the valve cover. Got a buyer lined up for 3600 so that's not too bad I don't think based on what everyone has been saying
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