Sir Sam Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Picked this guy up today, $2000, 2000 with 188k on it. Needs a thorough cleaning inside and out, kinda needs the roof repainted. Needs brakes, valve cover gasket, pass Ujoint etc etc. Hopefully I can get something like $3700-4000 out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMJ Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Don't see why you couldn't make some bucks. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 This one looks too easy for you. Guess you need a break every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 This one looks too easy for you. Guess you need a break every once in a while. Too easy my @$$, I wish I could find stuff like this everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Lol. I don't see any dents. No caved in roof. Price seems decent. Hope you can get 3700 out of it. Would give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside that my 01 with 185k on it is still worth something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Lol. I don't see any dents. No caved in roof. Price seems decent. Hope you can get 3700 out of it. Would give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside that my 01 with 185k on it is still worth something... I sold my wrecked and repaired(but clean title) 165k mile 2000 white freedom for $3600 back in February(in 9 days). I sold my basic 96 Sport with 145k and a 48k engine back in october for $2600 in 11 hours, I had people beating down my door for that one. I sold my green 2000 sport back in august for $3700 in 9 days. The mileage may be a little higher on this one than those others but it hasn't been wrecked and will look amazing by the time I am done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I don't see all that much bad about it now but I'm sure it will be even nicer when your done with it :wrench: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 As you can see its dirty and it needs a little love, I'll end up repainting the roof on it I'm pretty sure, it just wouldn't be something I flip if it didn't need some paint I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 As you can see its dirty and it needs a little love, I'll end up repainting the roof on it I'm pretty sure, it just wouldn't be something I flip if it didn't need some paint I suppose. Jeesh, what caused that Sam? Acid rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 As you can see its dirty and it needs a little love, I'll end up repainting the roof on it I'm pretty sure, it just wouldn't be something I flip if it didn't need some paint I suppose. Jeesh, what caused that Sam? Acid rain? Man I still dunno what caused that. and I don't know why its only on the roof and not anywhere else. My only thought is that stuff from a tree landed on it, and the rest of the vehicle got washed but that stuff didn't get cleaned off the roof. I'm not sure what else to think, its pretty odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Spent some time today and I think I got the brakes all sorted out, will do a final adjustment on the rear drums tomorrow and then move onto the cooling system. I don't understand how people let stuff get this bad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 painted a set of wheels I will put on it with new(er) tires, found a paint chip that matched my silverstars paint dead on, I went the cheaper route on paint and it doesn't match like the more expensive diamont likely would have. In any case, it's still a pretty good wheel paint choice, it looks awesome in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 now thats a vented rotor :rotfl2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaquaro Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 :clapping: Now that looks like 4k with out a doubt :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 thanks, thats what i am shooting for!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice work with the rims. I've always liked the newer style XJ's with the Ecco rims...well any stock alloy rim that they came with make them look so much better than the cheap steelies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Did the roof rack look like it had been used much? I could see some skis / snowboards chipping the paint like that but not denting the roof if they were just thrown up there and tied down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I've seen other late model XJs that had rust issues on the roof but nowhere else. I'm starting to think it was a factory defect issue (like the paint on my 00 dakota). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice work with the rims. I've always liked the newer style XJ's with the Ecco rims...well any stock alloy rim that they came with make them look so much better than the cheap steelies. I agree better than the steelies, but those steelies don't look bad when painted with fresh silver. And I tell you this, the stock steelies look a helluva lot better than those damm soft 8s /cragars everyone is always putting on. IMO those look about 1000x times worse than a stock steel silver wheel. Did the roof rack look like it had been used much? I could see some skis / snowboards chipping the paint like that but not denting the roof if they were just thrown up there and tied down. No not really, they had a rooftop carrier up there which cause other issues but no other signs of use up high. I've seen other late model XJs that had rust issues on the roof but nowhere else. I'm starting to think it was a factory defect issue (like the paint on my 00 dakota). This is the first time I have ever seen this problem on an XJ of this vintage, I've seen it on older chryslers from back aroudn 90-95 where the paint flaked off and left the bare body, but never on anything this new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice work with the rims. I've always liked the newer style XJ's with the Ecco rims...well any stock alloy rim that they came with make them look so much better than the cheap steelies. I agree better than the steelies, but those steelies don't look bad when painted with fresh silver. And I tell you this, the stock steelies look a helluva lot better than those damm soft 8s /cragars everyone is always putting on. IMO those look about 1000x times worse than a stock steel silver wheel. No kidding. I saw a lifted XJ SE with the base steel rims that came on those. Probably had 31's or 32's on it and I thought that combo looked great...very utilitarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice work with the rims. I've always liked the newer style XJ's with the Ecco rims...well any stock alloy rim that they came with make them look so much better than the cheap steelies. I agree better than the steelies, but those steelies don't look bad when painted with fresh silver. And I tell you this, the stock steelies look a helluva lot better than those damm soft 8s /cragars everyone is always putting on. IMO those look about 1000x times worse than a stock steel silver wheel. No kidding. I saw a lifted XJ SE with the base steel rims that came on those. Probably had 31's or 32's on it and I thought that combo looked great...very utilitarian. Ya I like utilitarian looking wheels, but those cragars just look terrible to me. I had a white 00 SE about 3 years ago that I flipped, It had those base steel wheels, they were ugly as hell when I first got it, but I sprayed them with some rattle ran silver and then repainted the hubcaps black, clean it up very nicely, by the time I repainted the fender flares black and did the end caps and bumpers in black it looked really sharp for being a base model. For the record, even though we both know the wheels we are talking about, I am referring to these: And these are the regular base model wheels, which I think look nice with a fresh coat of paint: Of course all of that and more is available in the Jeep Wheels Guide located here: http://colorado4wheel.com/images/jeepwh ... index.html But I'm really starting to like the look of these charger steelies, very utilitarian looking IMO: Image Not Found Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I remember that XJ with the Charger steelies...I think it was in the running for a rig of the month kind of deal. First time I've seen the Charger steelies, but I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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