Hey guys, first time in posting in this forum. Figured it would help to ask some people who own Jeeps before I go and buy my own. I’m looking at a few but one has caught my eye. It’s a 2000 Jeep cherokee sport. The thing looks clean other than a small hole on the front bumper where rust has done its job and a nice spot of rust under the doors. The catch is the jeep has 106,000 miles and he says it runs great and is inspected till September 2018.. he replaced a ton of stuff aswell. He’s asking 2400 for it. Wondering if he’s hiding something? Or maybe he’s legit. Anything I should look out for? And I guess I should add the ac doesn’t work and the front speakers don’t either

 

pictures help a lot man haha

 

 

The rust issue would personally concern me a bit. There are places you can't see that might be just as bad or worse... I would look around real good underneath it.

 

I agree. Not that I go around staring at XJs everyday, but I’ve never seen one rust up front like that. I would definitely check behind the rear bumper end caps where the drain plug is on the lower rear quarter panel. That is a hotspot for rust.

 

Although the price doesn't seem to be too bad if it runs well... His time and trouble to repair all the bad spots is going to raise the true cost substantially, like you say especially if it is rotted underneath like Floorboards, frame channels, etc. Time and labor are worth something also.

And it will be a 10k Jeep if you pay someone else to do this work...

 

I would be scared of buying a 00-01 unless it has had the head replaced on it.That rust on the fender is in one odd place and makes me think where else is the rust at on it.And it has the wrong year rims on it those are late 80s early 90s rims.

 

I’ve seen that rust spot on a number of them in my area

 

They called the law on me one day so I had to stop…
OK, back on topic for me:

A lot of what immediately came to mind has been said in the thread already so I'll sound like a copycat broken record. Just take it as additional witness: the 00-01 XJs have poorer cast heads that are prone to cracking, I'd be wary if that hasn't been done. It hasn't daunted other forum members, though. I personally wanted to avoid it altogether and found a '98.

If you're in the rust belt, particularly, check the inner lower rear quarter panels (that's been mentioned already) for rust and rot. There are also places in the newer body style that have sound-dampening "bags" of what look like carpet padding that only really absorb moisture and rot parts of the body from the inside out.

If your state has safety inspections, check all the exhaust line hangers, because they'll ding you for that.

Give 'er a drive and test for death wobble, too. Try to get close to freeway speeds 45–65 is where you'll feel it typically.

Make sure you've set aside funds to take care of stuff you miss. I always miss something on the first time I go see it, so I take a buddy with me who knows a bit, even if it's not jeep-centric, and they can fill in the gaps of the rig's condition.

 

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