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Another "What's It Worth" Thread - 2004 Jeep Wrangler Columbia Edition

TheGanzman

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The time MAY have come for me to sell my 2004 Jeep Wrangler Columbia Edition. 90,534 miles, clean CarFax, SKIM system, both Full & Half Doors (it came with the Full Doors - I sourced a perfect set of Half Doors when I lived in SoCal, completely stripped the paint and all hardware before having them painted, then reassembled them.), no Half Door windows, original soft top has NEVER been down, new side and rear soft top windows (with a decent spare set of same), no frame rust, uses ZERO oil, the slightest of rear main seal leaks, valve cover and oil pan gaskets replaced, ALL fluids replaced ~2 years ago, absolutely ZERO Death Wobble WHATSOEVER, 1/2 or 3/4" coil spring lift (can't remember which), Cruise Control, Halogen headlights from late model JK, Quadratrec LED rear brake/tail lights, all dash bulbs replaced with LED's, including the heat-A/C bulbs, everything...and I MEAN everything, works. Cold A/C, Hot Heat, fan motor works on all speeds, factory AM/FM/CD radio works perfectly, factory subwoofer works, turn signal multifunction switch replaced with OEM unit, 3.07 TractionLok Rear End, tires have ~3K miles on them; matching spare has never been on the ground, never off-roaded, I replaced the shocks and steering stabilizer with Rancho RS5000's - the smooth riding ones, which I painted the graphite color to match the Columbia (slightly wider) fender flares (which I also had stripped and professionally repainted). Brake pads/shoes replaced at ~70K miles. Some "crazing" to the otherwise excellent black paint, confined to the hood only; ZERO body rust top to bottom; frame looks excellent too. Factory Fog Lights with Factory rock protectors, Factory tow hooks. I replaced all the body mounts with OEM rubber mounts/bolts, and replaced all the fender flare attachment hardware with nutserts and stainless steel fasteners. Rear seat removed after I bought it - it has a full-sized lockable storage "box" in its place. Here's a few pictures, since we all know that a Thread without pictures is worthless:

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Summarizing things that seem to be important to me:

2004 model year
soft top
90,534 miles
3.07:1 gears
manual transmission (from looking at the pictures).

Didn’t see anything about what type of diffs - 35, 44, open, LSD, locker. That may be important to prospective buyers.
 
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Really? With two sets of doors, both with factory mirrors installed; I'd have figgered closer to $14K...

List it for $14,000 FIRM and see what offers you get. If you want $14,000 then wait until the right buyer comes along. I always list mine with a firm price and have never had any issues selling them within a week.
 
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I have a 2004 Columbia edition that I paid 15k for 3 years ago, and I couldn't be happier. Original paint. I'm the third owner. Miles 86k
 
IMO being a Columbia Edition adds very little resale value as it’s only a slight cosmetic upgrade. KBB and Edmunds don’t care either. They don’t even list a Columbia Edition option. Having half doors kicks the value up a bit. What it does have going for it is that it is a rust free vehicle in the Rust Belt. KBB says it’s valued at $12K in excellent condition for a TJ that lived in Pittsburg meaning rust. I’d kick that up $4K or so and see what happens. People will have to pay that much to upgrade a local rust bucket or travel a long distance to find a rust free TJ. It never hurts to start high and go down if it does not sell.
 
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