matsch18

hey guys im matt,
I'm going to buy a jeep cherokee today, heres the link to it tell me what you think for $1000.
http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/1546487803.html

i also have a 1998 montero sport on 31'' that im trying to build as a trail rig too.

hope to see ya guys on the trails soon

Cherokee

hmm, need more info before i'd give a real opinion on it. honestly price sounds a little high unless there isnt any rust and the transmission and engine are in pretty good condition.

How do the colors/smells/textures look on the:

coolant
oil
transmission fluid


is there rust on the floorboards (probably, but how bad is the question...)?

matsch18

the motor has 210,000 on it and when he cranked it, it took a second ot two to turn over but when it did it sounded great. ni sputtering or hesitation and no smoking. fluids i havent chewcked but those are items i can change myself (used to be an auto lube tech). body is ok the clear coat is peeling and there is a small dent in the doors, and the rear hatch next to the top left hinge is cracked. but i didnt see any rust anywhere, i believe the struck has lived in oregon or at least the northwest all its life. he said its going to need an alignment and its leaking a little oil from somewhere but he has a pan and rear main gasket set as well. and new rear shocks. i also told him id give him 1000 not 1150

Cherokee

eh, make him go lower. i mean 1000 isnt that bad but if it needs a lot of stuff done to it, then ask for lower.

x91j

i bought my 91 for 800$ it had 154,00 when i bought it and just needed a hermonic balancer. so just a comparison

matsch18

just found this a few miles down the road but the guy says it has spped wabbles around 35 mph?

sale-p64hu-1540610123@craigslist.org

any better of a rig?

or i found this in washington but they didnt pick up the phone?

sale-guhb4-1546309168@craigslist.org

Cherokee

thats not a link.

matsch18

my bad, ill just tell ya, i found a 95 thats the same as the 90 i oreginally posted but has a 3.5'' lift but the owner says it has deather wables at 35mph but he only wants 100. but i think im just gunna get the 1990 and build it, im just not to excited about a manual tranny. lol thanks for the help though. im going over to his house again tonight to check for a few more items, like you said rust and fluids ect...

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/1540610123.html
this is the link

Cherokee

yeah go for the 90. less likely that it has bigger problems, as the lifted 95 could have had some issues if its been offroaded too hard, plus youd have to fix that wobble.

whats wrong with a 5 speed? mine's awesome.

EUGENE the JEEP

dude do the 90 mine has 205 .that looks like mine 2 haha

matsch18

isnt it hard for you guys to crawl with sticks? id think if you were ona steep incline and tried to go up slowly A itd be a ^$%#& and B if you let out the clutch youll roll down backwards lol, nothing is wrong besides that lol

91 limited owner

Welcome, from Wisconsin. I'd try talking him down in price. Or get him to fix the leak, and shocks............................................ .............................................JMO

1jeepman

If you could buy both that would be sweet. $800 each for the two and use what you could from the 95 to help build the 90 and then finish parting out the 95. Just an idea, i have a 94 5spd and i love it. It is all in what you are comfy with and you are right it is a pain on the trail sometimes. BTW welcome to the forum from Ky.