89 MJ Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, MJCARENA said: Thanks for your thoughts and help me justify keeping it. I didn't want to be a jerk for keeping it. Did the guy say why he backed out of the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Personally I'm glad it's not going from dry Arizona to rusty Michigan. Maybe it's a higher power telling you to keep it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 41 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: Did the guy say why he backed out of the deal? His wife was with him looking at it and she didn't look to thrilled that he was going to buy it, enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 hours ago, MJCARENA said: His wife was with him looking at it and she didn't look to thrilled that he was going to buy it, enough said. Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Well now it really is gone. I told him to sign up here and post pics so I can see it again. Last pics of it before it drove away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Where is its new home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 5 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: Where is its new home? Here in Arizona. Around 20 miles away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 43 minutes ago, MJCARENA said: Here in Arizona. Around 20 miles away does the new owner know about cc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 6 hours ago, MJCARENA said: Here in Arizona. Around 20 miles away don't know if that's better or worse. If I'm parting ways with my beloved, I kinda want her to be far, far away. on the other hand, it's not Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 That is good and bad you might see it driving around which would be good and bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCARENA Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Yes, I told him about this awesome site. He said he was going to keep it stock and then later talked about lifting it. 31 minutes ago, JMO413 said: That is good and bad you might see it driving around which would be good and bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 another one bites the dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fryedaddy Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Regardless, it will make it another ten years. That was a very nice truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverhawk1991 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Resurrecting this topic as my new maintenance thread :) Sorry @MJCARENA for your loss of this beauty, but I promise to keep her clean. I bought it from a young guy here in the Tri-Cities, Washington. He said he wanted a rust-free Comanche, so he drove down to AZ and bought this one and drove it back up. He only had it about a year. I'm so damn thankful he didn't touch it. He wanted to lift it and rock crawl it, but (luckily for me) he needed the money and let it go to me for $9,000 with 185k miles on the odo (but looks like it was rebuilt around 35k miles ago) I thought at the time I had overpaid a little, but after seeing all the love that went into this truck, I think I got a deal. And for anyone worried, this is the dry side of Washington state. She'll be garage parked and washed weekly, and I'll watch for rust. I'd be happy to hear any tips for maintenance for a new owner! Only thing I can't get to work are the Marchal driving lights with the switch inside, so that'll be my first project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Well glad to see you here. Welcome and good to have you. You indeed got a great deal and a great MJ and look forward to them poser shots. I wanna say you have a owners manual in the glove box that would have the maintenance routine. If not, then you sould peek around on the sticky threads at the top of MJ tech, and their will be good info to help you with that and much more. My tip is keep the salt off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 yeah, of course he wanted to rock crawl it. more money than brains I guess. but it's good to see she's found a better home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddude Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 8:09 PM, Silverhawk1991 said: Resurrecting this topic as my new maintenance thread :) Sorry @MJCARENA for your loss of this beauty, but I promise to keep her clean. I bought it from a young guy here in the Tri-Cities, Washington. He said he wanted a rust-free Comanche, so he drove down to AZ and bought this one and drove it back up. He only had it about a year. I'm so damn thankful he didn't touch it. He wanted to lift it and rock crawl it, but (luckily for me) he needed the money and let it go to me for $9,000 with 185k miles on the odo (but looks like it was rebuilt around 35k miles ago) I thought at the time I had overpaid a little, but after seeing all the love that went into this truck, I think I got a deal. And for anyone worried, this is the dry side of Washington state. She'll be garage parked and washed weekly, and I'll watch for rust. I'd be happy to hear any tips for maintenance for a new owner! Only thing I can't get to work are the Marchal driving lights with the switch inside, so that'll be my first project. Great looking truck, glad you got before it was destroyed. I very familiar with the dry side of Washington, my step-son and family live in Walla Walla. Enjoy the truck and welcome to the addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverhawk1991 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Took first place in the 1981-1999 Trucks category at my local car show. I haven’t done too much to the truck since I acquired except for some paint touch up on the trim, new A/C compressor, and new radiator. New tires are coming in the next few weeks. Hopefully adding a leveling kit to the front coils to even it out. I’m REALLY tempted to lift it and throw 33”s on, but damn it looks good at stock height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Man I miss this MJ. I’m glad I got to enjoy being near it when it was here. Nice to see it is still stealing the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Congrats, as I’ve said before one of my favorite MJs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverhawk1991 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Anyone know where I can find a shortbed Sport Bar? I'm in the PNW, but willing to pay for shipping. I really like an original Comanche sport bar, but I'm also looking at this: https://realtruck.com/p/go-rhino-bed-bars/v/jeep/comanche/1988/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Jeep owner literally wins award, immediately wants to mess with it. lol. factory bars are rare as heck and pricey when you find one. the aftermarket will still look period correct so it all depends on your patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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