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Should I buy this 2005 Rubicon?

So what y'all are saying is the 30K I paid for my 2006 AndyG limited edition Rubicon with his autograph on the glove box and the 1of 1 decal.

Y'all are saying I over paid, and dang he made me feel like it was a bargain.

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

The rig was only 10k, the other 20k was to make sure he didn’t have enough money to come back to my place. I’d feel safer if I’d charged more now that I think about it.
 
All I can say is look close - show me one rust spot you can see, and I’m banking there is more you can’t. Saw a shocker on what appeared to be a great rig recently.

I’d drop the windshield and check it out myself.
 
All I can say is look close - show me one rust spot you can see, and I’m banking there is more you can’t. Saw a shocker on what appeared to be a great rig recently.

I’d drop the windshield and check it out myself.

Case in point...

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-Mac
 
One thing I notice that is slightly odd - that hard top is from an earlier TJ with the vertical side vents. It won't hurt anything and they fit perfectly, but it's not original. That spare on the other hand looks like the original MTR that came on it - 20 years ago. I'm sure it's been under a tire cover it's whole life. I'm gonna suggest it be replaced with a tire that doesn't crumble the first time you try to roll on it - at sellers expense, or at least negotiate for this. And this is also true of the tire date codes. KO2 has just been replaced by KO3, but the KO2 has been around at least a decade. If those tires are 6 or 7 years old, I'd add that as leverage.

The engine compartment does look clean/stock for an 05/06. If anything was replaced in the collision repair they did a good job returning it to original state. Replacing O2 sensors is a bit of an item for concern as they can be replaced with an incorrect Bosch, but I can't tell from the pigtail/connector I can see here from the white wires behind the power steering pump. They can also be a sign that the pre-cats are failing and a test drive might not indicate there is a problem until you've driven for about 15-20 minutes if the seller is clearing the DTCs right away.

I also have an original rubicon mtr spare in the side yard (date code from 2005). still has the molding flashing on it. If we find two more people we can make a collector set. Pawpaw needed some offroad tires so he bought a set of rubicon take offs from a message board no less.
 
The rig was only 10k, the other 20k was to make sure he didn’t have enough money to come back to my place. I’d feel safer if I’d charged more now that I think about it.

Don't worry about it - any extra cash he may have had on hand got used cleaning the mud out of it after a certain trail run! ;)
 
I also have an original rubicon mtr spare in the side yard (date code from 2005). still has the molding flashing on it. If we find two more people we can make a collector set. Pawpaw needed some offroad tires so he bought a set of rubicon take offs from a message board no less.

My dad did too until a couple weeks ago when he replaced his aged out KO2 tires. I'll bet the shop still has it in their discard pile! Can we find one more?!?

I made sure he told the shop to rotate the best KO2 onto the spare and got rid of that fossilized MTR.
 
I bought it. 02 sensor was just replaced by the owner. I hooked up my scanner with no codes present. Scanner said it had not been cleared recently. Not sure if you can spoof this on these Jeeps or not. He also found a stock bumper and replaced the aftermarket bumper. Not sure about he PCM. I looked into them just in case it dies. I had to pay over 5k for a new Cummins PCM for my 3rd gen. They did not look anywhere near that price. Trouleshooting and working on this stuff is a reason I want vehicles like this.

When I buy used vehicles, I put a lot of weight on the person selling them. The dude I bought my cummins from was a little shady. This gentleman was not at all. He reminded me of myself. We'll see if that trend continues.

I'll post pics once I pick it up this weekend.

Thanks for the inputs. Appreciate them all. You all seem like a good group. Love dudes who can rip on each other.
 
I bought it. 02 sensor was just replaced by the owner. I hooked up my scanner with no codes present. Scanner said it had not been cleared recently. Not sure if you can spoof this on these Jeeps or not. He also found a stock bumper and replaced the aftermarket bumper. Not sure about he PCM. I looked into them just in case it dies. I had to pay over 5k for a new Cummins PCM for my 3rd gen. They did not look anywhere near that price. Trouleshooting and working on this stuff is a reason I want vehicles like this.

When I buy used vehicles, I put a lot of weight on the person selling them. The dude I bought my cummins from was a little shady. This gentleman was not at all. He reminded me of myself. We'll see if that trend continues.

I'll post pics once I pick it up this weekend.

Thanks for the inputs. Appreciate them all. You all seem like a good group. Love dudes who can rip on each other.

Remember you can get a PCM from Mark @Wranglerfix and he is a stand up guy!!!
 
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