WahooSteeler Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Well, today marks the day I have crossed the line to addiction or insanity. Why? Because as of @330pm, I now own my second Manche in less than 4 months. How, because of rockhardz Craiglist thread that I clicked through starting JUST LAST NIGHT! I have an 88 Laredo w/burgundy buckets and I've been searching high and low for a replacement bottom seat cover for my driver side bucket, in the mass produced (NOT!) color of burgundy/maroon. Now, I've messaged or called probably 50 salvage yards off of car-parts.com, posted several WTB's here and on Jeepforum, all to no avail, whether for the whole seat or just the covers. (Sorry Masscrawler, you told me over a month ago you had some from the PreRunner but I couldn't wait any longer for your pics.........but I'd still like to see them! ha!) I have also desparately looked for a factory chrome rear and some trim pieces. So last night I see on our Craiglist link an 87 Laredo with the exact buckets I need........less than 20 mins from where I live..........$750 asking price for the whole truck. I email and voicemail with anticipation last night, get the call today, go see it at 2pm. Well, what I find is a two-tone maroon and gray (uh, like mine) 87 Laredo, 2WD, 230k 4cyl, 5spd Blewzho, D35, full electric pkg, full gauge pkg, a/c, bucketed full consoled 99.7% RUST FREE trizzuck, and oh yeah, 5 spoke alloys. Now the pics here are with my cell phone, it was an overcast day spitting snow, and I did not make any adjustments to the camera. But hopefully you can see this truck truly almost NO rust. The magnet test passed everywhere except the last 1 1/2"s of the driver side floor board right under the pedal area, and somebody had already hit the inside with that heavy black sealer. There was a little bubbling along the bottom edge of the left rear rocker behind the rear wheel. That's it! Now the engine's got issues, either burnt valves or something bad because it runs really rough, stalls a lot, and blows black smoke, but I didn't buy it for the engine. So check it out, tell me what you think. After I collect some parts for myself I am not sure whether to part this truck, because there are a ton of good ones, like the bed!, get a donor motor and sell it, or just sell it as is. It will still be very intact, and at this point I'd hate to part it because it's just in too good of shape to chop up. As for price, well I'll say that I got a very good deal IMO, definitely under the asking price. Sorry the pics are so bad. I just previewed them and obviously my settings were way off from the last time I took pics w/my phone. Go to to check out a lot more pics. Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 holy crap, hornbrod's gonna be all over that thing with all the chrome on it :D Your tranny is an AX5, not a puke-goat, if that makes you feel any better. You seem a bit, ummm.....excited :cheers: We can fix the 2WD issue in a hot minute. Merry Christmas, to you! Nice find. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 So what years and what drivetrain combo's did the puke-goats come in again? I thought for sure the AX5 didn't come along until later. That is a relief! Yeah, I'm stoked because I just never seem to come across deals like this. :D :banana: :jump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 87 to mid 89 XJ/MJ's, with 4.0L ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 forgot to mention all the interior trim, carpet, headliner, console etc. are in the bed. they were covered up with a bunch of door trim material (guy is remodeling his house), but from what i saw it was all in very good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 ok, thought that's what it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhardzj Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Glad I could be of assistance. Makes me happy every time someone tells me their success story. I've added more lists for other Jeeps too, and I can make lists for just about any kind of thing you can possibly imagine on craigslist. I can also change it for other types of websites as well, similar to craigslist, so long as they have an RSS feed available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 holy crap, hornbrod's gonna be all over that thing with all the chrome on it :D Your tranny is an AX5, not a puke-goat, if that makes you feel any better. You seem a bit, ummm.....excited :cheers: We can fix the 2WD issue in a hot minute. Merry Christmas, to you! Nice find. Jeff Yes, Christmas comes early for some. :mad: Seriously, super find Wahoosteeler, and congrats. That is a real Laredo, much more rare than the Eliminators. The tweed-looking bucket and door panel upholstery was only used in the Laredo. LWB, right? I'd be interested in the body side moldings if you're not going to use them. I got my MJ way back when in your neck of the woods in Brookneal, VA from the original owners daughter. He kept it in a barn for it's entire life and it was perfect. Wasn't a Laredo though........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 sell it whole please. IDC who to, but that thing is a gem and too rare to chop up (even for offroading) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 sell it whole please. IDC who to, but that thing is a gem and too rare to chop up (even for offroading) Forgot to add that - exactly right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 hell, if I had the money right now I'd be driving down there to pick it up from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansheemanche Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Awesome! I heart long boxes. Great color combo also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1awind Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 wow... its a shame you don't need a burgundy bench seat...we could talk trade that way... i have a near perfect one in my good running MJ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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