Donkey Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 When i first started looking for a comanche i went and looked at a 6cyl 5 speed short bed 2 wheel drive. The interior was in great shape but the previous owner made some changes. They cut the jeep out of the tailgate and put louvers in it. Put a hood scoop which isnt functional and a windshield visor on it, iv never seen one from the factory but by the install it looks like someone installed it afterwards. The rear bumper was removed and a roll pan installed. To top it off someone had etched in to the glass a locomotive train :nuts:. It run good but had an overheating issue, it was clear water had boiled out of the over flow tank. Because i noticed that after test driving it i left it running and sure enough the temp climbed well above 210. It had been repainted from its original red and was a fading powdery blue. The guy was asking 1k with out the igniton switch fixed or 1200 with it fixed. I offered him 700 he didnt take and at the time was kinda glad he didnt take my offer, now knowing what i do if he had taken 700 i think i wouldnt have been to bad off but am still happy with the one i got. Yesterday my friend calls and ask me to go look at one that was paint camo. Turns out where the comanche was located was not 2 miles from my place. He picks me up to go look at it and thats when he shows me the craigslist ad. You have got to be kidding me its the same MJ i looked at 3 months ago just painted camo. Since it was close we went and looked at it anyway, no denying it was the same one. He says its an eliminator which the first guy made no mention of so i took down the vin to check it out and add the mj to the registry. The guy is now asking 1800 for it. I just deleted the picture i took of it the first time not more then a week ago. I went ahead and took a picture of this time and will post it in a few. This jeep is not a bad comanche just needs a little love, the body seemed to be rust free and not to many flaws. The biggest turn offs for me was the tailgate, the roll pan, the back window, and the overheating. When i first looked at it i had planned to put a new hood on it and remove the windshielf visor, i did not realise the tailgate and window before i went and looked at it. It would be great to see it get in the hands of a cc member and fix her up properly. here's a link to the craigslist ad http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/2483107225.html Also does anyone know how to check what trim package the comanche came with i have the vin if you know how to check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 What is the VIN? Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 1J7FT66L7KL534939 i just went to decodethis.com and it says it is an eliminator here's a link to the registry http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopi ... 33&t=31139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990 Pioneer 4x4 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Not a fan of the louvers, but i think i may actually like that scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 wow that looks like @$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 should have seen it before it was painted it, believe it or not it was even worse. Its fixable but needs some work for sure starting with a tailgate and back window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleag89 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Someone sure put a lot of effort in making it look horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Did they actually cut louvers into a halfway decent tailgate??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Did they actually cut louvers into a halfway decent tailgate??? Tailgate was pretty decent, when i first saw it, and i was interested in buying it i was really dissapointed. One of the biggest things i like about the comanche is the jeep in the tailgate being a jeep guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Did they actually cut louvers into a halfway decent tailgate??? One of the biggest things i like about the comanche is the jeep in the tailgate being a jeep guy. amen brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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