Influencer II
Least you'd still be in the jeep dam :)
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Wrecked my baby Update:
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Member II
Man, I'm late to this party.....
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
Advocate II
That sucks man. I hope you find another rig you like just as much.
Influencer II
He sent me a TON of pictures of that XJ, I just get a gut feeling something isn't right. He seems to eager to sell it and the fact it is lifted and "trail ready" means he probably has been wheeling it, I don't know how he took care of it or anything so I think that one is out. Good news is a local dealer that happens to be a good customer of mine has a 2001 XJ sport I am going to look at tonight, It is stock and is pretty clean so I feel good about it not being off roaded or abused.
Pathfinder I
Nice! Starting from stock is better for sure. Don't wanna deal with the PO's bad/uninformed decisions re steering, suspension, etc.
Only thing about the 2001 (and 2000) is the 0331 head problem, but if you take care of it, I think that's not a big deal. Mine's a 99. If you have questions, let me know. I've replaced pretty much every vital part on these things
Only thing about the 2001 (and 2000) is the 0331 head problem, but if you take care of it, I think that's not a big deal. Mine's a 99. If you have questions, let me know. I've replaced pretty much every vital part on these things
Influencer II
Yeah I will do some research into that. He also offers warranties pretty reasonable I may buy one for a few months and milk some repairs out of it :)Nice! Starting from stock is better for sure. Don't wanna deal with the PO's bad/uninformed decisions re steering, suspension, etc.
Only thing about the 2001 (and 2000) is the 0331 head problem, but if you take care of it, I think that's not a big deal. Mine's a 99. If you have questions, let me know. I've replaced pretty much every vital part on these things
Advocate II
It might help that you know the dealer but once you start wheeling it the aftermarket warranty companies become real good at denying claims. Not saying don't get one but do your research, they are not all the same.
Influencer II
Had the same warranty on my last Jeep and on my wifes car, used the hell out of on her car, payed for the warranty 4 times over in repairs. Their rule on aftermaket upgrades is a max of 4in lift and no more than a 10% bigger in size tire over stock. But, I probably won't be lifting it for a few months. I just want the warranty so it can cover major things, that I will find if they are present. Then I'll drop the warranty :)
Pathfinder I
Yeah, I guess it just depends on the price of the warranty. Most fixes for XJs are not expensive (cheap parts and they're relatively easy to work on), but of course there are exceptions.
The most expensive fix I've had done (and one of the few repairs I didn't attempt myself) was replacing the heater core. It was about $900 (they replaced the evaporator while they were in there). But I'm glad I had a local place do it who stood behind their work, because a few months later it started leaking again. They replaced it again for free and it's been great ever since. Glad I didn't have to rip out that thing twice.
The most expensive fix I've had done (and one of the few repairs I didn't attempt myself) was replacing the heater core. It was about $900 (they replaced the evaporator while they were in there). But I'm glad I had a local place do it who stood behind their work, because a few months later it started leaking again. They replaced it again for free and it's been great ever since. Glad I didn't have to rip out that thing twice.
Influencer II
Haha...I know all about heater cores. Requires a complete dash removal. Did it on 4 of the 6 S10's iv'e owned. It is a blast. By the time I did the 4th I could remove the entire dash and steering column in under 2hrs. haha
Pathfinder I
Man, I feel for you. I can't stand messing with that plastic interior stuff. Seems like every time I pop a panel off, there's a new rattle for a few days afterwards. I've gone as deep as replacing the stereo and running a few wires through the firewall for installing switches and whatnot, but that's as far as I wanna go.
Let us know what the new one is like after you check it out. Did he say how many miles are on it?
Influencer II
150k. Floors boards on driver side have some rust but other than that it's VERY clean.
Influencer II
Also looking at a 2006 Trailblazer... it is really nice.
Influencer II
This is another option. it is a 2006 Trailblazer.
Advocate II
This is another option. it is a 2006 Trailblazer.
First off sorry about your ride. Second I've owned a 06 trailblazer and enjoyed it. It was only a 2 wheel drive and had a very smooth ride. Happy hunting!
