robfg67 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 I found someone who is selling a 1986 and the ad says it has a six foot bed. I recall that ALL 1986 models were the longer 7 or 7.5 foot beds. Can someone confirm this?
jeeptruck86 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 All 86's were long beds IIRC. The guy may just be guessing. You could always go check it out. Chances are if it's a short bed, he's wrong about the year.
robfg67 Posted April 3, 2008 Author Posted April 3, 2008 Thanks, jeeptruck86. That's what I thought. I need a 6' bed so hopefully he is wrong about the year.
jeeptruck86 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 I guy I know named "Murphy" says he's probably wrong about the bed. Good luck!
Twisty Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 I guy I know named "Murphy" says he's probably wrong about the bed. Good luck! I hate that guy with a very strong passion. :mad:
CWLONGSHOT Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 I agree, everything I have ever herd was the '86 model was long bed only...BUT...This IS JEEP, and NOTHING can be set in stone!! When it conserns a jeep...never say never!!! So, YES, based on that, it sure is possible that there was a 6' bed in 1986. CW
JeepcoMJ Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 absolutely zero chance of a 86 shortbed. however, it could be an early 87 sent out in 86
Eagle Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 Or the seller could be an idiot. A couple of years ago I went with a friend to look at an MJ he wanted to buy (and did buy). It was advertised as a '92. Once we looked under the hood and saw a Renix setup and a C101 connector on the firewall, we checked the VIN. Sure enough, it was an '88. The owner still tried to maintain it was a '92, until he finally brought out the title and read the little box that says "Year" Not unlike the used car dealer near where I used to work. A friend asked me to check out what sounded like a great deal on a '98 XJ 4.0L 5-speed. I went over after work. The XJ was there and looked pretty nice -- except that it had idiot lights instead of gauges, and it was supposed to be a Sport. The sales drone came out, unlocked it, we popped the hood -- and there sat a nice, clean little 4-cylinder engine. The guy tried to tell me he didn't have any idea what happened, "... it was a 6-cylinder when we drove it in here." He kept looking on the driver's side of the block for the missing spark plugs. I guess he thought it was some new kind of V6 layout -- 4 cylinders on one side and 2 on the other. He never found the other two cylinders, though. Dunno what happened to it. They were asking $6500 for it as a 6-cylinder. I asked him if they'd take $6,000 for it knowing it wasn't what they had advertised it as, and he refused. Oh, well ... The moral is ... don't believe anything you can't verify with your own two eyes.
dragonsfyr Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 UH my '89 XJ SPORT does not have gauges only idiot lights........ Come to think of it my MJ SporTruck only has idiot lights too
Geonovast Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 My sport came with idiot lights. Pioneer still has them. I think they changed that in the later year XJs, my bro's 98 XJ sport has all the fun toys, including the incredibly annoying shift light.
Geonovast Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 But yeah, sellers can be incredibly stupid. I do seem to recall a post on here with a seller who would have taken his little delusion that 88 was the last year for the MJ to the grave. I dunno about you...but my 91s are not only 91 Model years, but were both actually manufactured in 91..
robfg67 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Posted April 4, 2008 I absolutly agree, this owner could be a complete idiot. However, the truck for sale is in upstate NY and I'm in the greator Boston area. I will not drive that distance without KNOWING that the truck has a six foot bed. http://albany.craigslist.org/car/627367737.html
Twisty Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 I absolutly agree, this owner could be a complete idiot. However, the truck for sale is in upstate NY and I'm in the greator Boston area. I will not drive that distance without KNOWING that the truck has a six foot bed. http://albany.craigslist.org/car/627367737.html Can he get pics for you?
maddzz1 Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 It also says 3.8 engine. Did the MJ have a 3.8 engine?
robfg67 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Posted April 4, 2008 I asked for pictures and he said that he didn't have a digital camera. Perhaps I should ask him to put a tape measure on it.
Kenosha Warrior Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 you can tell. Trust me The truck looks sorta goofy as a LWB. Its LONG with a cab. Trick is, if there's about a foot between the gas door and cab its a SWB, LWB is about 1 1/2ft
chicofuentes0224 Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 Good eye Maddzzy. Right, now somebody buy Jeepco a plane ticket and have him fly out there and haggle the price down to $2.37. Eagle got it. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ANOTHER IDIOT! :D
Eagle Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 3.8 is probably a typo. It's probably a 2.8L, which means it's an '86, which means it's a longbed AND a turkey of a motor. I'm a lot closer to Boston than he is. What are you looking for and what price range are you shopping?
JeepcoMJ Posted April 5, 2008 Posted April 5, 2008 It also says 3.8 engine. Did the MJ have a 3.8 engine? mine does :D
robfg67 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Posted April 5, 2008 Eagle, I'm looking for a clean 6' bed. I was close to picking up a whole truck in Johnston, RI this past week for $425. The bed was nice and I would have parted-out the rest of the truck. I already have a truck that I'm happy with-just need a better bed. Do you know of one? I'm willing to drive 3-4 hours for it.
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