Hello all. New member here from West Palm Beach.
My neighbor is a big Jeep enthusiast and I’ve watched him rebuild CJs from my teenage years. I’ve decided a few months back that I would like to build my own TJ from a stock one, so I’ve been on the hunt since December.
I’m looking for more of an adventure vehicle for the weekends. Light off roading, going to the beach, loading my spear fishing gear in the etc. Never a daily driver, unless my Volkswagen dies.
That being said, most that I’ve been seeing are either too nice or not stock. I don’t trust anyone to do proper work. For example, I looked at a 97 wrangler yesterday with a 4 inch rough country lift on a 4 banger. Asked him if he regeared it and he had no idea what I meant. This is why I want stock or as close to it.
Across the street from my office is one of those buy here pay here lots. They have a 2000 TJ with 197k miles. There’s a lot wrong cosmetically, but I pulledmy own Carfax and the Jeep had 4 owners and it never left Arizona and Louisiana. Frame looksperfect. Engine looks great and sounds great. Everything else is nit picky.
I used to sell cars so I know how those lots work. They cater to people with less than desirable credit scores and can’t haggle. They wanted 7995 for the Jeep, so after hours I went and meticulously wrote out every single defect. The main one I could use to my advantage was the tires were absolutely unsafely bald.
Other things besides dings and dents was the bikini top was screwed on to the roll bar/window frame with drywall screws. Rear seat bracket is broken so the seat is just sliding around. Center console lock was cut out. There’s a big gouge in the drivers window which caused scrapes. Seats torn. Steering wheel was covered in electrical tape. You name it, it was wrong. Growing up around Jeeps, I know that didn’t matter. The frame was rust free. The 6 cyl engine wasn’t knocking. No leaks.
I offered 5k for the Jeep. They countered 6995 and I left. 3 days go by and they call with 5995. I was in the advantage because any normal car buyer looking at this Jeep would think it was a piece of trash.
I finally countered at 5500 and they accepted. My question is, is it really worth 5500 with all that cosmetic stuff to be fixed and 197k miles? I’ve been pricing dash units and center consoles. Not going to paint it. Want a 2.5 lift and some 33s. Nothing crazy.
Here is the link http://buyerszoneinc.com/2000-Jeep-...mBeach-FL/10681559/BuyHerePayHereDetails.aspx
If someone wouldn’t mind taking a look. I gave them 100 bucks to hold it over the weekend while I slept on it.
Thanks guys and gals. Ready to join to the community.
My neighbor is a big Jeep enthusiast and I’ve watched him rebuild CJs from my teenage years. I’ve decided a few months back that I would like to build my own TJ from a stock one, so I’ve been on the hunt since December.
I’m looking for more of an adventure vehicle for the weekends. Light off roading, going to the beach, loading my spear fishing gear in the etc. Never a daily driver, unless my Volkswagen dies.
That being said, most that I’ve been seeing are either too nice or not stock. I don’t trust anyone to do proper work. For example, I looked at a 97 wrangler yesterday with a 4 inch rough country lift on a 4 banger. Asked him if he regeared it and he had no idea what I meant. This is why I want stock or as close to it.
Across the street from my office is one of those buy here pay here lots. They have a 2000 TJ with 197k miles. There’s a lot wrong cosmetically, but I pulledmy own Carfax and the Jeep had 4 owners and it never left Arizona and Louisiana. Frame looksperfect. Engine looks great and sounds great. Everything else is nit picky.
I used to sell cars so I know how those lots work. They cater to people with less than desirable credit scores and can’t haggle. They wanted 7995 for the Jeep, so after hours I went and meticulously wrote out every single defect. The main one I could use to my advantage was the tires were absolutely unsafely bald.
Other things besides dings and dents was the bikini top was screwed on to the roll bar/window frame with drywall screws. Rear seat bracket is broken so the seat is just sliding around. Center console lock was cut out. There’s a big gouge in the drivers window which caused scrapes. Seats torn. Steering wheel was covered in electrical tape. You name it, it was wrong. Growing up around Jeeps, I know that didn’t matter. The frame was rust free. The 6 cyl engine wasn’t knocking. No leaks.
I offered 5k for the Jeep. They countered 6995 and I left. 3 days go by and they call with 5995. I was in the advantage because any normal car buyer looking at this Jeep would think it was a piece of trash.
I finally countered at 5500 and they accepted. My question is, is it really worth 5500 with all that cosmetic stuff to be fixed and 197k miles? I’ve been pricing dash units and center consoles. Not going to paint it. Want a 2.5 lift and some 33s. Nothing crazy.
Here is the link http://buyerszoneinc.com/2000-Jeep-...mBeach-FL/10681559/BuyHerePayHereDetails.aspx
If someone wouldn’t mind taking a look. I gave them 100 bucks to hold it over the weekend while I slept on it.
Thanks guys and gals. Ready to join to the community.
