Jeep Advice

[jimhelm]

It's amazing how much those old wranglers still pull. You won't see them for less than $3500 even if they're all beat the hell up. In 1996, they changed (among other things) to coil springs in the rear, and round headlights.... they tagged them as 1997 Model year, but they came out in 96....anyway... they're much easier to live with. the top/ window zippers alone are a reason to get one made post 97. Also, if you like your kidneys, the ride is SO much better.


How do you feel about the Cherokee? That seems to be a much easier Jeep to find cheap. You should be able to get a late 90's early 00's XJ for a reasonable amount, and there is just as much aftermarket stuff available for them.....

What are you planning on doing with it, PW? is this just a project car, or a daily rider?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by jimhelm

How do you feel about the Cherokee? That seems to be a much easier Jeep to find cheap. You should be able to get a late 90's early 00's XJ for a reasonable amount, and there is just as much aftermarket stuff available for them.....

What are you planning on doing with it, PW? is this just a project car, or a daily rider?

I don't really like the Cherokees, mostly because they are so damn common. At least they are around here.

It would be for learning about car and driving to local trail runs, which can be out in some pretty rough/remote places. A very slight reason is I also want to learn to drive a manual transmission. I already had to get the suspension and alignment on my Rondo fixed because of the places I tried to take it.

I definitely like the hard-tops best.

I found this site after googling S123's CJ-7 mention. Lots of lovely Jeeps there, but none in the "for fun" price range.