Looking at buying a '98 XJ Sport

anything in particular I should pay attention to or look for? i've owned an '87 for 2 years so i'm pretty familiar with checking the leaking oil filter elbow, back of the head/valve cover gasket for oil leaks, etc.

the one i'm looking at is 4-door, 4wd (NP231), corporate rearend. this will be a daily driver, and will see little if any mods (yeah RIGHT!! :roll: )

it's the seller's daily driver, but he's getting a company car and doesn't have room for 2 cars- that's the reason he's selling.

I took it for a spin last friday and didn't notice any weird noises and the AC blew nice & cold, it tracked straight, shifted nicely, power accessories worked fine (mirrors, windows, locks) only thing I noticed was the driver's seat (the butt part, not the back) was a little wobbly- couldn't figure out of there was maybe a loose mounting bolt, or if a bracket is broken. I can weld it back if that's the case. anyone else run into this problem and have any insights?

thanks!
Chuck

Only issues with the 98's were:
Gauge cluster connectors, airbag light comes on, spedo and gauges go to dead, no tripodometer. Remove cluster and clean them, tweak the pins a hair , dielectric grease and plug it back in.
Fuel pump, wacky painted on sender on the pump, gas gauge will wave at ya.
Seat back weld *in* the seat, had mine fixed, $50 and he restuffed the seat for me too
Front rotors, composite, factory recall, see if it was done, you could get free rotors out of if not.
Recall on the master cylinder, just a check, mine was good.
Airbag controller relocation, they move it from under the seat and put it under the center console.
PIA things: Plastic push button on the emergency brake handle. Might pop out and take off against the dash. $80 for a new handle and cables installed at the dealer. Save the old one and carve a replacement out of 1"x2" aluminum stock, drill a hole then epoxy it back in as a spare, the plastic button splits and breaks. Steering stablizer, REAL PIA to remove and replace the factory OEM one.
Thats about all I can think of, love mine...

thanks for the reply Rich... too bad the guy sold it out from under me yesterday

i guess he sold it to someone with cash in hand, whereas i was going through my credit union. them's the breaks