Somebody "Restored" a 2000 XJ

Kinja'd!!! by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 08/09/2017 at 16:40

Tags: If you throw money at it it's worth more
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By “restored”, I mean, “threw a lot of money at it”. Now wants a stupid amount of money for it...

Light up the crack pipes folks...

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Ad preserved below:

2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport

This Jeeps is literally the nicest XJ you will find. It is a trade in that we originally helped the customer find three years ago after a long search. The customer originally wanted a Cherokee that they could make as perfect as possible and keep for a long time. Plans changed and they had to purchase a car for their teenage driver and decided they no longer needed this third vehicle.

When it was purchased in 2014 it had around 91,000 miles on it. They knew they wanted a good car to start with and we finally found this one. Even though it looked amazing already, they chose to have it repainted and a complete new leather interior. The paint alone was almost $10,000. It was completely stripped and new emblems were replaced, all was done by a high end body shop. Other upgrades were the new head unit, Bilstein shocks, new wheels and tires. We also installed a new exhaust, back up camera, radiator hoses, coolant flush, brake flush, battery, new headliner, new dash pad (original had a small crack), floor mats, new carpet, new windshield, oil change and transmission service. All of this was done at the time they purchased the car. The customer has well over $30,000 invested into this Cherokee. The Jeep now has a little over 110,000 miles and still looks almost perfect.

Below is a list of work that we have completed since 2014-

THERMOSTAT

WATER PUMP

BRAKE PADS

EVAPORATOR

POWER STEERING HOSE

BELTS

BELT TENSIONER

ALTERNATOR

RADIATOR

FAN CLUTCH

LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR

VALVE COVER GASKET

SWAY BAR LINKS

SPARK PLUGS

PCV SYSTEM

FUEL PUMP

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The “customer” did a number of things to preserve this XJ, and I will admit it looks good, but not $15,000 good.

Replies (19)

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
08/09/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 2

The paint alone was almost $10,000

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Kinja'd!!! "Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
08/09/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 1

That’s like restoring a pair of Timberland boots and trying to sell them for $120.

Kinja'd!!! "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/09/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 8

“invested”.

This word is never used right on craigslist.

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/09/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0

Dude, no way.

Kinja'd!!! "bwp240" (bwp240)
08/09/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 3

“invested in *car*”

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Kinja'd!!! "WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/09/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 0

“invested” — in Enron stock.

Kinja'd!!! "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
08/09/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 0

That is the worst deal ever

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/09/2017 at 16:57, STARS: 5

Let’s check in on my used Lexus investment:

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Excellent.

Kinja'd!!! "MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
08/09/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0

100,000 miles for $15k, NEVER going to get insurance to cover that

enjoy your first parking lot ding that totals the car

Kinja'd!!! "Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
08/09/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0

Shit, I’m a born, bred and resident of Toledo, where people damn near worship these things, and that there is the most insane waist of money I’ve seen in a long time. If, and I mean a BIG if, that Cherokee was heavily modified for off-roading, with the right lift kit, wheels and accoutrements, maybe it might be worth that much, but I doubt it. Fuck, for a lot less, I’d pick up this one and just get the drivers seat redone. And as it sits, it’s probably overpriced as well.

https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/d/1998-jeep-cherokee-limited/6221567167.html

Kinja'd!!! "bwp240" (bwp240)
08/09/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 0

If I were to get a winter beater/fun time XJ, it will be a Limited with heated seats. This one would be fantastic.

https://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/d/jeep-cherokee-2001/6249987015.html

Kinja'd!!! "Danger" (dangerray)
08/09/2017 at 17:36, STARS: 1

Ohhhh, I should set up a craigslist search for invested/invest/investment in the car and moto sections. I bet it would be pure non-stop entertainment.

Kinja'd!!! "Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
08/09/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 0

Maybe in 20 years.

Kinja'd!!! "jkm7680" (jkm7680)
08/09/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0

Like, that’s a cool idea but I couldn’t fathom paying that much money for a Jeep unless I was literally going to keep it for like 30 years. Even at that, I’d want one with much lower mileage than that.

Kinja'd!!! "swaptastic" (swaptastic)
08/09/2017 at 18:50, STARS: 1