thinking about buying 1990 jeep
04-04-2012, 12:39 AM
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thinking about buying 1990 jeep
I am looking at picking up a 1990 jeep cherokee inline 6, 5spd, it has about 260000 miles. I am just looking at picking it up for a off road vehicle and sometimes drive around town and to work. It already has a little lift with some wheel and tires along with bumpers. The inside is a little rough looking but not to bad. Anyone have any advice if this would be a good idea and what you think i should pay for this jeep?
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04-04-2012, 01:13 AM
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Year: 93 2 door
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Engine: 4.0
$700 or pass
never trust a 'modified' jeep. you never know the quality of install or how hard it was beat on
and these things do go up high in miles.. but buying one thats already over 250k would be too much for me
never trust a 'modified' jeep. you never know the quality of install or how hard it was beat on
and these things do go up high in miles.. but buying one thats already over 250k would be too much for me
04-04-2012, 01:16 AM
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yeah pictures and lets get some seriously specific specs on those aftermarket parts
how big of tires, axles, brand of suspension, la or sa etc
how big of tires, axles, brand of suspension, la or sa etc
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04-04-2012, 08:45 AM
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I have talked him down to about 2000 and he is getting it smogged as well, the underside like the shocks and couple other things have a little rust but not to much to worry about i dont think, just want to make sure that you guys dont think i am paying to much or have something to worry about when buying something like this.
04-04-2012, 12:14 PM
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If you're looking for a weekend wheeler and considering this one, I think the most important thing to watch for is that the Axles are good. I ended up with a 2001 XJ, Anti Lock Brakes, & D35 rear axle
. It's gonna cost me more money to swap everything out than it would have look harder and longer..... just my $.02. It looks good in the Pics..... 
. It's gonna cost me more money to swap everything out than it would have look harder and longer..... just my $.02. It looks good in the Pics.....
04-04-2012, 01:10 PM
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Year: 1990
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It looks good from the photo, just check it in and out. I love my 90 renix xj. I really like that ****** wagon in the corner lol
04-04-2012, 02:38 PM
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If you're looking for a weekend wheeler and considering this one, I think the most important thing to watch for is that the Axles are good. I ended up with a 2001 XJ, Anti Lock Brakes, & D35 rear axle. It's gonna cost me more money to swap everything out than it would have look harder and longer..... just my $.02. It looks good in the Pics.....
. It's gonna cost me more money to swap everything out than it would have look harder and longer..... just my $.02. It looks good in the Pics.....
04-04-2012, 02:43 PM
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Year: 93 2 door
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as far as buying an already 'built' rig goes,
just keep in mind that no one sells their well-built rig with no problems just because they dont want it anymore. he's selling it for a reason. it's got issues
if reliability is not an issue for you then that's the jeep for you