Looking to buy salvage title 99 wrangler NEED ADVICE!

gntjeep · 05-17-2009, 08:02 PM

Hello to all here. My wife and I have been looking at getting into Jeeps. I was introduced to this forum by a fellow Turbo Buick website member. Today we drove 100 plus miles one way to look at a 99 Wrangler. It is a V6 5 speed, A/C, aftermarket CD Radio. Its a nice looking Jeep, Gold outside with the tan interior. Soft top, no rips or tears in seats. All around it was a nice Jeep. It has 120,000 miles on it. Top is in really nice shape. Draw back is that it has a salvage title. It was hit in the fron passenger quarter but did not get into the frame. I looked under it, inside it, checked door gaps, whatever I could think of. I could not tell it had been fixed. I am not however a professional body man. The man and his wife that has the Jeep are two of the nicest people you could ever meet. They have had the Jeep for a month, but they knew the previous owner who had the Jeep when it was hit. The previous owner had it fixed. They bought the Jeep for their 16 year old son, but he didnt like it. So they are selling it. Must be nice.
When we arrived he told me first off that he wanted to show me all of the negatives. The wipers and radio will work with the key off. The blower doesnt work for the A/C and heat. And the kicker is the air bags are blown. The steering wheel where the airbag exploded is split, but its closed back up, like a flap. The passenger side dash is the same way. It is closed, but there is no airbag in it. Of course the air bag light is on. The Jeep ran great. It drove straight with no problems at all. The transmission shifted great and the clutch was excellent. The A/C came on but like he said the blower wouldnt work. When we got going the air was ice cold coming out of the vents. He is wanting $5500.00 for it. He said he would take 5200.00 for it. What do you guys that know Jeeps think? I would like to get the air bags fixed if I get it, but I have no idea what that would cost. You think its worth it??

**turtlerace** · 05-17-2009, 08:06 PM

I would walk away personally, you never know how much money something like that can take to make right.
If it has too many bugs for you to fix, you will be in the same boat he is in trying to sell it with a salvage title.

NorcalYJ92 · 05-17-2009, 08:15 PM

you can find a good deal on a better jeep.
i found mine for 3500.
no problems.
dont do it.

**turtlerace** · 05-17-2009, 08:25 PM

I saw a nice one on craigslists the other day by Branson, MO for 4995. It was a 1997 in excellent shape.

RogueSpear2023 · 05-17-2009, 11:04 PM

Walk away, that thing is dangerous with out air bags. I don't know why some one would even buy something like that, if you get in an accident with a friend in the car they could sue you, the people who sold it to you, the guy who fixed and list goes on. You would be lucky if you could even insure it. You should be able to find a TJ for that kind of money. That Jeep is death trap and should be sold for parts only or crushed.

NorcalYJ92 · 05-17-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RogueSpear2023

Walk away, that thing is dangerous with out air bags. I don't know why some one would even buy something like that, if you get in an accident with a friend in the car they could sue you, the people who sold it to you, the guy who fixed and list goes on. You would be lucky if you could even insure it. You should be able to find a TJ for that kind of money. That Jeep is death trap and should be sold for parts only or crushed.

woah.