Buying cheap TJ's
RichP said:
As for the 'went nuts on the price' thing, had that happen when we bought our 97TJ off auto trader, they listed it for $3500 then found it was worth a lot more but we had first dibs and paid cash.....
Where were YOU when *I* was lookin' for a TJ? ;-)
I found myself at three separate dealers during the course of a month or so (this is back in '98... when TJ's were still relatively new, and BEFORE I bought the XJ)...
Each of these used-car dealers had a TJ "proudly displayed" on the front-line of their lot.
I remember one in particular. (a reality-based dramatization follows)
Me: I see you want $16,999 for this Jeep?
Salesdroid (SD): Yep. It's a pretty nice Jeep.
Me: So... what's on it? It looks pretty basic?
SD: Yeah, it's a 4-cylinder SE, manual tranny, not a lot of options, but the
girls dig 'em, if ya know what I mean! (*wink wink, nudge nudge*)
Me: So it's basically the same Jeep I could buy NEW for $15,500?
SD: But the girls REALLY dig 'em. You'll get laid for sure!
Me: Well, maybe YOU should buy it, then... you seem fixated on that idea.
I don't think this thing is worth more than maybe $12-13k!!
SD: Think whatever you want. We'll get the $17k from somebody.
Me: I'm sure you will. (Bastard!)
Den