"Presents" from previous owners
CF Veteran
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,575
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From: Florida
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.6 Re-Built Golen, 68-200-4 Comp Cam
I'm glad I bought a clean 2WD from a dealer in Tampa now. I didn't know how to convert to 4WD, but I learned and didn't have to worry about small jackasseries along the way.
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
From: Manassas, VA
Model: Cherokee
bought mine as wholesale from a new car dealer... promptly found out the heater core was broken... and then I discovered the front seat bolts for the passenger seat were BROKEN!! Looks like it was rust...
Seasoned Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
From: High Desert, CA
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
Broken steering column, busted ignition and driver door lock, locked gas cap with no key, motor mounts with no rubber only stuffed rags to support engine, no muffler, stiff door locks on all doors to the point they didn't function, broken fog with a cover over it to hide it, power steering leak, valve cover leak, head leak, rear main seal leak, trans pan leak, smashed down pipe with an aluminum can and hose clamp repair, loose windshield, cigarette butts EVERYWHERE, all vacuum lines either disconnected or connected to the improper place, missing charcoal canister, missing egr valve, missfire, bad TPS, broken sway bar link in front, moldy carpet, air filter covered in nasty oil, bad hatch struts, completely loose tack bar relocation braket, m12 track bar ball joint with standard castle nut threaded on to all of 2ft lbs, insane death wobble due to previously mentioned track bar issues, and one hell of a ride home...
CF Veteran
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 5
From: WNY
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High Output
Broken steering column, busted ignition and driver door lock, locked gas cap with no key, motor mounts with no rubber only stuffed rags to support engine, no muffler, stiff door locks on all doors to the point they didn't function, broken fog with a cover over it to hide it, power steering leak, valve cover leak, head leak, rear main seal leak, trans pan leak, smashed down pipe with an aluminum can and hose clamp repair, loose windshield, cigarette butts EVERYWHERE, all vacuum lines either disconnected or connected to the improper place, missing charcoal canister, missing egr valve, missfire, bad TPS, broken sway bar link in front, moldy carpet, air filter covered in nasty oil, bad hatch struts, completely loose tack bar relocation braket, m12 track bar ball joint with standard castle nut threaded on to all of 2ft lbs, insane death wobble due to previously mentioned track bar issues, and one hell of a ride home...
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 858
Likes: 0
From: parker, co
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Originally Posted by JeepDeep
Broken steering column, busted ignition and driver door lock, locked gas cap with no key, motor mounts with no rubber only stuffed rags to support engine, no muffler, stiff door locks on all doors to the point they didn't function, broken fog with a cover over it to hide it, power steering leak, valve cover leak, head leak, rear main seal leak, trans pan leak, smashed down pipe with an aluminum can and hose clamp repair, loose windshield, cigarette butts EVERYWHERE, all vacuum lines either disconnected or connected to the improper place, missing charcoal canister, missing egr valve, missfire, bad TPS, broken sway bar link in front, moldy carpet, air filter covered in nasty oil, bad hatch struts, completely loose tack bar relocation braket, m12 track bar ball joint with standard castle nut threaded on to all of 2ft lbs, insane death wobble due to previously mentioned track bar issues, and one hell of a ride home...
Seasoned Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
From: High Desert, CA
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
I hope that XJ was free or you got ripped off...
I've seen junkyard XJs in better shape than that, damn.
I dubbed her "Ol Moletso" cause she's old and she's definitely been molested.
CF Veteran
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 5
From: WNY
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High Output
LOL Ya, technically it was free. Bought it with an insurance cash out when I was hit in my Liberty on the freeway. Paid $900 and I hope karma pays the PO's back! So far all I have left to fix is the motor mounts and the misfire.
I dubbed her "Ol Moletso" cause she's old and she's definitely been molested.
I dubbed her "Ol Moletso" cause she's old and she's definitely been molested.
Seasoned Member
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
From: High Desert, CA
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
$900....ouch...How much did you put in it? I hope you got a ton for your liberty...
CF Veteran
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,971
Likes: 5
From: WNY
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High Output
Got $2000 for the cash out to repair the rear damage not a total. Straightened the exhaust at home and replaced one rear strut. Good as new. Honda went under the rear bumper. $900 went to the XJ and I've been JY scavenging ever since. Under $100 bucks so far in the repairs. Between the shop at work and friends with spare parts I've been fairly lucky as to what I've actually needed to buy.
CF Veteran
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,613
Likes: 0
From: Summerville, South Carolina
Year: 99
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
A brand new cord to connect iPod to radio, original papers and adds still from purchase in 1989, air freshener (still fresh!) , 2 pennies, sub wires already run, and a rap CD that I broke in half and threw away! Hate rap...
Newbie
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Lets see:
Rear upper shock mounts were welded (fixed that)
About 14 cigarette cartons under the rear seat
Vice Grips
Random rusted and new parts for the Jeep
Ice scraper
10yr old first aid kit
Granola bar in the wrapper still
Touch up paint
Original window sticker
About 50 maps
Rear upper shock mounts were welded (fixed that)
About 14 cigarette cartons under the rear seat
Vice Grips
Random rusted and new parts for the Jeep
Ice scraper
10yr old first aid kit
Granola bar in the wrapper still
Touch up paint
Original window sticker
About 50 maps