What about finding one with low miles that has accident damage and just swapping engines. The auto wreckers usually have a decent selection for a reasonable price. Renting an engine hoist and swapping engines isn't that big a job. Just tag and label every connection you take apart.

Selling it with a blown engine usually doesn't get you a very good price.

 

I don't really have the time or location to take it on myself, the only options I'm really considering are selling it as is or paying someone to replace engine. I realize I will take a hit on sales price, but if someone's looking to make a mud truck, or off roader, they may want to upgrade to 350 anyway... Just want to see if anyone has suggestions on what I should ask, I'm thinking $1,500 or $2,000, but realize that may be asking too much... Just not sure

 

Miles?

If you put it up for $1500-$2000 it will be gone within 5 hours. The people looking to buy something like this are going to swap in a used engine for under $750. Once repaired, decent 6 cylinder TJ will go for $5000 all day long so I wouldn't take anything less than $2500.

Also you don't bargain with anyone on the first day you have a vehicle listed. If someone offers you less you say, "No, just listed it. I'll call you in a week if it's still here." They will then proceed to pay your asking price. You start bargaining after a week.

 

Ok, so my wife vented on Facebook about the jeep blowin up, and 2 old friends came out of the woodwork and said they'd buy it. Threw an offer of $2,700 and one responded in 30 seconds that he'd take it. Maybe shoulda gone up to $3,200, but oh we'll... Going on Friday to pick up a 2012 Tundra fully loaded for my new daily driver and then will start searching for a new wrangler already set up for muddin.... The new jeep will get to live like a king getting trailered to the trails and just live to tear it up.

 

Tundra... hope you have deep pockets for gas!

 

Yeah, gas is costly, but the MPG for the Tundra is rated higher than my TJ... I expect my gas will be about the same, but we will see... Either way I'll miss my jeep, I've enjoyed driving her over the last 13 years, lots of memories with it... There is something special with jeeps, the only strangers who wave to others in south Florida are jeep owners driving past each other... I suppose I'll confuse them when I instinctively wave from my truck...

 

All the reviews and forums I have seen drivers with the Tundra are around 11-12 MPG or so. I'd love one but my F150 treats me right, even though its MPG is not great either, but at half the price and better MPG I cant complain.

 

Tundra... hope you have deep pockets for gas!

I had 2 new Tundras, a 2008 and 2012. I used to think they were gas guzzlers until I purchased my current Ram with hemi.

 

What mpg are you getting with your Wrangler? Most of my driving is highway and I only get 13 at best... Which is why my 13 year old jeep only had 120k miles, used the wife's car as family car and jeep was for me to get to work and play around..