bmb5589 Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 I bought a 1986 jeep comanche 2.5l 4 cylinder custom edition 4x4 with a long bed from a family that had it on there farm. The truck has only 45,000 origional miles there is barely any rust on the body but there was a fender bender on the back left tail light and the sockets are dry rotted. The engine leaks oil i can see it burning on the exhaust where it comes out of the manifold and i think its possibly leaking transmission fluid. The dash lights don't work but the headlights work and it runs strong. I payed 400 dollars for the truck did i get a good deal? how much is the limit as to what i should put into it to get it inspected
buxmj Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 I think you got a great deal especially with hardly any rust. Congrats and welcome to the madness. I don't know what it will take to pass inspections so I can't give you my opinion on that one. Since it has low mileage I would imagine you may not have to do too much, but you might open up a can of worms with everything you do if the po didn't take care of it. Good luck and put up some pics. Buck.
bmb5589 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Posted October 20, 2012 Thanks alot for the input and i hope that i don't open too big of a can of worms haha i need a vehicle that runs and is inspected! in this photo you can't see the damage to the driverside tail light i just snapped a quick pic the last time i was back home from college.
89Patches Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 Welcome. :waving: I'd say you got a good buy.. But the first thing to do is check your floors for rust.
bmb5589 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Posted October 23, 2012 ok thanks man i hope i got a good buy i just don't wanna have to put alot of money and time into the engine how much do you think the truck is actually worth?
86customanche Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 the truck is worth whatever someone will pay for it :thumbsup: But it reallly depends on rust/mileage/year/location/options. the fact that its a 4 banger makes it less valuable, but if you paid 400 for it, you didnt get ripped off.
bmb5589 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 alright well thats good to know...i wish i had the money to drop a bigger engine in it but idk well see eventually right now i need to get it inspected
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