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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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I have wanted one of these for years. Decades actually. I rented one in about 1991 and have taken my sweet time about finally getting one.

I have plenty of "nice" vehicles but love the sterile, almost anti-social look of a plain white fleet equipped box. It is as un-fancy as possible. I guess I have a thing for square vehicles, I used to have a Scion xB and still have a 76 Ford Bronco and a VW Thing.

I just bought this at an auction and haven't even paid for or picked it up yet.

It's a 1997 with 115k miles. It's absolutely straight with perfect cloth and carpet interior. Has Cold A/C and Automatic. No power equipment, though.
No antenna holes, peeling paint or rode-hard and put-up-wet usage. Check engine and ABS lights are on.

Other than working out the bugs I plan on leaving it alone. Maybe a 1.5-2 inch lift and bigger (30x9.50??) tires on the stock wheels.

Feel free to let me know what you think of it and maybe guess what I paid. I promise to follow up and tell you.
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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Looks pretty good. Let's see...at auction, '97 fleet truck, 115K miles, no options, clean body & int. no rust, check engine & ABS lights on, my guess is: $1,800 because of the CEL & ABS issues, and no options. Otherwise, I'd say $3,000. Clean XJ's can bring good prices.

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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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I'll let the guesses go for a while but I promise I'll close the loop. There were a few others sold and I'll include that info too.
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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Yeaaah another white xj! welcome
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Welcom to the forum from southern AZ.
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Old Jan 31, 2012 | 06:23 PM
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Hey, you're lucky! You probably wont get to see your XJ rust before your eyes, like I do here in WI. Don't take it for granted!
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DTK'96XJ
Hey, you're lucky! You probably wont get to see your XJ rust before your eyes, like I do here in WI. Don't take it for granted!
We do take it for granted.
There is no rust on it whatsoever, anywhere.
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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I should post a picture of my underbody, you might gag. I would be embarrassed if I brought it southwest, the rust will spread like a disease!
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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I picked it up today. It's great.
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Welcome from Northern AZ
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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Welcome! If I took pictures of the underside of my XJ I'm sure the northerners would not be very happy. Got to love FL cars
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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You saltless bastards! Welcome and congratulations
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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Welcome to the forum from Southern Arizona!!!

Mark Inskeep
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ98sport
Yeaaah another white xj! welcome
haha white xjs unite!!!!
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