interested in TJs.

[camarors8992]

I'm going to be shopping for a TJ this spring/summer and I'm just looking for any heads up or information that might be benificial to my decision. Thanks for any help.

[CanMan]

Cheerleaders drive them? :dunno:

:D

Just look for the same thing you would if you bought a XJ.

[GSequoia]

Just look for the same thing you would if you bought a XJ.

Well, don't check too see the leaves are bent. You'll look kinda stupid if you do...

[CanMan]

Well, don't check too see the leaves are bent. You'll look kinda stupid if you do...

:doh:

[YELLAHEEP]

Cheerleaders drive them? :dunno:

:D

Just look for the same thing you would if you bought a XJ.


Yeah...... If he did, he'd understand why he SHOULDN'T buy a TJ..... I think his post is a cry for help. Why else would a guy ask XJ owners to tell him about TJ's. I'm sure there's one or two TJ forums out there......

Kinda like going to a Mustang forum and asking what he should look for in a Camaro...... :twak:

:D

[chelms27]

There should be a combined TJ/Mustang forum so all of the cheerleaders and queers can hang out in one place!!

[Chero-King]

There should be a combined TJ/Mustang forum so all of the cheerleaders and queers can hang out in one place!!

Since when does owning a Mustang make you a queer?
:dunno:
I had no idea about this when I got my Mustang...

[IXNAYXJ]

Found a nice one for you, pretty cheap too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Wheels-Barbi-Jeep-by-Fisher-Price-Like-New_W0QQitemZ230038423473QQihZ013QQcategoryZ11746Q QcmdZViewItem

-----Matt-----

[johnlv6]

It depends on your price range. I've always liked the Sahara myself (00 ish).

[ridge_runnerxj]

ridge_runner agrees with mustang comment, except for old school stangs and a few svt cobras that arent stock. other than that my 4 banger 240 beats most mustangs unless their blown or spraying.

[camarors8992]

Well I had a 89 YJ and loved the damn thing, although the 4.2L sucked. The motor would not run in anything below 40*, it had massive amounts of blowby, the rear main seal leaked buckets of oil. Sometime it would just be a douche and start skipping and I'd have to beat the piss out of it just to get it home. It had character and that's why I liked it, I also loved the freedom of no doors and top along with the 5 speed transmission. I just don't want to deal with the engine problems again so I'm going with a newer tj. My cherokee is a certified POS, the frame is tweeked, the floors are rusted, it creeks, cracks, flexes, leaks, clunks and various other abnormal things.

[camarors8992]

My old YJ.

http://myspace-704.vo.llnwd.net/00652/40/79/652039704_l.jpg

http://myspace-251.vo.llnwd.net/00652/15/29/652039251_l.jpg

[johnlv6]

My $3k beater xj has been pretty good to me...although it did leave me stranded 300 miles from home once :(. I'm still not sure WTF that was about.

[camarors8992]

the only time my XJ left me stranded was when I hydrolocked the engine 1/4 mile down a trail. We had to pull it out with a backhoe. lol Rookie mistake.

[johnlv6]

So....whatcha looking to spend for a TJ?

[chelms27]

Since when does owning a Mustang make you a queer?
:dunno:
I had no idea about this when I got my Mustang...

I am just messing around, all of my buddy's have/or have had a mustang, I just like the ford vs Chevy battle, and where I am from the trend is high school girls or dorks who want to impress high school girls have new wranglers and mustangs. I have had a TJ before also, but I hated it and sold it to buy another cherokee. I will give it to old mustangs, there have been some cool years IMO

[rocklandxjer]

i personally like yjs over tjs. i wouldnt trade my jeep for one, but id love to have one as a side project, or DD...

[johnlv6]

I'd love to pick up a 00+ TJ eventually.

[shimmy]

my neighbor drives a TJ... but he's gay.

[johnlv6]

my neighbor drives a TJ... but he's gay.

Well there ya' go! All you've gotta do is play catcher and he'll probably let you ride shotgun :D.

[RichP]

Couple of things, early 97's, they have a slider type climate control, check to make sure the defrosters work with the fan on hi, there is this little $1.50 part. a pin in the heater box that needs to be replaced, labor is about $600 as the dash has to come out. It was a common problem on up till 99 or so. Need to get it done on my 97.
Other than that just overall condition, I'd give the frame a once over, we have a 95YJ with a shot frame, rusted over the drivers side rear near the shock mount. We also have a donor frame but did not get around to the swap this summer.
SE is base model, X is next up and has a 4.0, sport is next up then sahara. You may find a 97 or 98 SE with the 4.0, thats the reason they came out with the X, people were saving money buying an SE then ordering the 4.0.

[camarors8992]

So....whatcha looking to spend for a TJ?

$6,000-$8,000

[XJ Dreamin']

There should be a combined TJ/Mustang forum so all of the cheerleaders and queers can hang out in one place!!

Hey! Why do the queers get all the cheerleaders!!

[jeepinxj01]

I have an '01 TJ and an '01 XJ. Where one lacks, the other makes up for. Watch for rust on top of the fenders. Water collect there. Frame rust. Get a 4.0l and pay attention and you could probably find one w/ the 44 in the rear. Good luck.

btw, I'm not gay.

[stewie]

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4604/wranglersareforcheerleaderssti.jpg

Hasta

[shimmy]

hahaa, stewie that is great! is that your XJ?

[Geepfreak]

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4604/wranglersareforcheerleaderssti.jpg




I try and drive my Wrangler driving cheerleader atleast 4 times a week..:D

[stewie]

hahaa, stewie that is great! is that your XJ?

yep. its my back window. had it done at a kiosk (sp?) after i went in from mall crawlin. next time im gonna make the text more closely match the Jeep font

[johnlv6]

$6,000-$8,000

You're probably looking at a 97-98 for that much. It would be tough to find a 4.0L (sport or sahara) at 99' or newer for $8k. Bank on spending the $8k (unless you'd be happy with a newer YJ). Spend some time looking through autotrader and the jeep forums to see what the prices look like in your area. It's tough to touch a TJ that i'd want to be caught dead in for under $12k around here. Granted, i'm a pickey bastid :D.

[RichP]

You're probably looking at a 97-98 for that much. It would be tough to find a 4.0L (sport or sahara) at 99' or newer for $8k. Bank on spending the $8k (unless you'd be happy with a newer YJ). Spend some time looking through autotrader and the jeep forums to see what the prices look like in your area. It's tough to touch a TJ that i'd want to be caught dead in for under $12k around here. Granted, i'm a pickey bastid :D.

Yea, I noticed that about down south and out west, up here in the NE the prices are more inline with other vehicles that depreciate just like every other car and truck. For some reason down south, out west and out in PA they figure they are the same price as when new... I paid $3K for one 97TJ two years ago and $4K for another 97 in the same time frame. Granted that both needed new tops, batteries, one needed new seat cover and got wet okolies but otherwise they were in good shape, found both off of autotrader.com, took a while and had to drive 3 hours to pick up one in conn, the other in nj.

[xyjbeaker]

you could always try to furms @ www.bmja.org we're not to far from you... goegraphically anyway...

[camarors8992]

Already a member there. lol

[ridge_runnerxj]

i love the sticer!