Whilst looking through car ads on Craigslist the other day, I came upon a seemingly gorgeous Jeep Wrangler YJ circa 1990. It's white, has a gorgeous body, and comes with a bikini top - everyone's dream, right? Haha
It's automatic transmission with an inline 6 cylinder engine. Power steering, tilted wheel, power brakes, four wheel drive, a backseat, and even working A/C. Comes with a hard top as well as the bikini top, and a trailer/boat hitch.
It has 132k miles on it though. How bad is that for a Jeep? I did a carfax on it, and it says it has had approximately 7 owners over the years, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and that's not TOO many, considering it's an old car. I'm just concerned that they might have made some changes to the body or to the engine that could have been detrimental to the overall health of the car, so to speak.
The thing is, it was originally listed for 8,900. Which is QUITE a bit. When I saw the listing, it was "reduced" to 7,900. When I spoke to the owner, they did agree to reduce the price to 6,500. From what I've been reading on NADA/Kelley's Blue Book/general Wrangler forums, this is overpriced. The average being around 4,500 or so on the websites and 7,000 as "high retail value," which they consider the car to be.
From looking at this car, I have of course fallen in love with it. But I want a car that will last and be reliable that I am not necessarily getting for a steal, but something that I'm not going to have to steal to pay for.
Any suggestions?
It's automatic transmission with an inline 6 cylinder engine. Power steering, tilted wheel, power brakes, four wheel drive, a backseat, and even working A/C. Comes with a hard top as well as the bikini top, and a trailer/boat hitch.
It has 132k miles on it though. How bad is that for a Jeep? I did a carfax on it, and it says it has had approximately 7 owners over the years, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and that's not TOO many, considering it's an old car. I'm just concerned that they might have made some changes to the body or to the engine that could have been detrimental to the overall health of the car, so to speak.
The thing is, it was originally listed for 8,900. Which is QUITE a bit. When I saw the listing, it was "reduced" to 7,900. When I spoke to the owner, they did agree to reduce the price to 6,500. From what I've been reading on NADA/Kelley's Blue Book/general Wrangler forums, this is overpriced. The average being around 4,500 or so on the websites and 7,000 as "high retail value," which they consider the car to be.
From looking at this car, I have of course fallen in love with it. But I want a car that will last and be reliable that I am not necessarily getting for a steal, but something that I'm not going to have to steal to pay for.
Any suggestions?