If someone here is forced to settle for a Jeep with an auto

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
09/20/2020 at 21:31 • Filed to: None

I think I’ve found the Jeep for you. Just look at that interior! It features the standard crap about the AC just needing charged, but if he’s even remotely honest about the lack of rust it’s leap and bounds better than what I looked at for you.

I have no idea what these sell for so can’t comment on the price.

DISCUSSION (41)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:45

$6,500 is worth it just for that headliner alone

MUSASHI66 > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:46

“Needs charged” is a huge pet peeve of mine. “Needs TO BE charged” or “needs charging” are acceptable. “Needs charged” is like nails on chalkboard.

That said, I love the interior. Pretty nice ride.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:47

Mmmmmmmm.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:49

That doesn’t suck.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/20/2020 at 21:51

The headliner and door cards look amazing. I really want to slide into those seats. They look very comfortable.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:51

I like this old school Cherokee too, also in Cincinnati, although obviously the rust is a bummer.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2653770938284694/

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Kiltedpadre > MUSASHI66
09/20/2020 at 21:53

And if the poor bad grammar doesn’t get you there’s also the problem of an AC system never just needing to be recharged.

ranwhenparked > MUSASHI66
09/20/2020 at 21:53

And it’s always way worse than that, since recharging the A/C takes about 5 seconds and maybe $200. Safe to assume that any car for sale that really just “needed a recharge” would have already had that done long before being listed.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 21:56

A very nice blue, wood paneling, and plaid interior pieces are all bonuses on their own; tossing them all into one vehicle gives me funny feelings.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:58

If it’s as advertised, it’s a very good price. FSJs, like every other classic SUV, are going for crazy prices when they’re clean.

You should check it out for yourself. It’s not what I’m looking for, but I’d sure be tempted.

MUSASHI66 > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 21:58

Yup, if that was really true, why wouldn’t you do that and drive around with AC? It only costs like $150.

MUSASHI66 > ranwhenparked
09/20/2020 at 21:58

100% agree.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 21:59

And the rear end sag is concerning too are the springs shot or has the shackle rusted away and it’s just sitting on the axle.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:00

Also discovered this manual XJ . I should have just bit the bullet and bought the one in Illinois.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2653770938284694/

I do like that grille a lot better than the one found on the last years of the XJ.

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Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:01

I think mainly I like those tires. Feels very off-roady.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:07

They are super plush but they’re also deceptively tiny. Whatever seats are in your car these are probably only 90% the size of.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:09

FB is just full of gems right now. This is a particularly weird ad: instead of one C omanche as the title indicates, it’s two FSJs: one pickup and one wagon, with a total of one engine and one grille (a Rhino!) between them.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2653770938284694/

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Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 22:12

Or this beautiful J-20 with a rotted frame.

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Shoop > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:14

It's amazing what detailing a car before listing it can get you.

Kiltedpadre > ranwhenparked
09/20/2020 at 22:17

Or the multitude of some variation of just needs (insert random part that even a shop would install for under $100) to be perfect.

I was interested in one car where a guy claimed it just needed a battery to run. I offered his asking price if I could bring a battery and hear it running before paying. He went from being very responsive to dead silence.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/20/2020 at 22:18

I have little doubt I’d overflow them. I recently sat in an XJ I looked at for Justjeepin and those seats were narrow and didn’t have nearly the bolstering these look like they have.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 22:19

You’d want to take back roads all the way home because I can hear them droning on the highway from the picture alone.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:22

Jeep seats have always been kinda small for some reason. The seatbacks on my WJ only come up to couple inches below my shoulder blades.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 22:24

I like it but already have my truck for what little off road driving I’m doing. That’s really just getting to some hunting spots at my in-laws farm and getting to points where I launch my kayak.

I am jonesing for something different , but if it happens it will replace the Volt. Well, that or I’ll finally buy a scooter like I’ve talked about forever .

ranwhenparked > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:25

Same thing happened to me when a guy assured me that his Beetle just needed a new 1/4 floor pan in the left rear, but the heater channels, luggage tray and rest of the pans were solid. I asked if I could take it to a shop across town and put it up on a lift, radio silence.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 22:26

It’s weird both links you’v e shared have sent me to an ad for a white Jeep Commander.

Kiltedpadre > Shoop
09/20/2020 at 22:27

And using multiple pictures taken in daylight without some awkward attempt to block a license plate resulting in an in focus big toe and out of focus car.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove
09/20/2020 at 22:28

Between the wood paneling and plaid headliner it is far from sucking for sure.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/20/2020 at 22:30

My mom’s best friend had an XJ when I was a kid and sitting in one reminded me that even as a kid it seemed small. I remember the back doors being very awkward too.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 22:33

Damn, if you hadn’t said rotted frame I would’ve been curious about that one.

I actually heard from that guy with the Grumman too. Between me street parking that and the Deville my neighbor parks across from me there wouldn’t have been enough room for anything wider than a Smart car to get through

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 22:44

Yeah, clearly I don’t know how to Facebook. I think the search by default loads the images and description without changing the browser link.

shop-teacher > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 23:00

That headliner! Suddenly I want an XJ!

shop-teacher > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 23:02

When I sold my Roadmaster, the buyer asked me if the AC just needed a charge. To which I replied, “Nope. The compressor is seized, and it doesn’t even have a condenser in it.”

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre
09/20/2020 at 23:07

And I really like the color blue.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/20/2020 at 23:11

I can never get Facebook links to work here. That’s why I stick to screenshots.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > MUSASHI66
09/21/2020 at 01:23

“Needs charged” is a huge pet peeve of mine.

THANK YOU! Sorry for shouting, but I also hate this construction ( needs fixed, needs changed, etc. ) so, so much.

I first encountered it about 15 years ago, and while it’s thankfully not terribly common, it absolutely grates on me now as much as it did that first time.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Kiltedpadre
09/21/2020 at 01:27

those seats were narrow and didn’t have nearly the bolstering these look like they have.

I was 13 when the XJ came out. Those seats seemed small to me as a teenager, and I had much less bolstering then, too.

onlytwowheels > Kiltedpadre
09/21/2020 at 12:12

Crack pipe pricing.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/21/2020 at 23:06

I think this is further from you; I just reached out asking for more photos. My suspicion is that it’s too sketchy, given that mileage.

Teal. Why’d it have to be teal?

I’m actually starting to think more seriously about a Grand Cherokee, if I’m going to have to settle for an auto anyway. There’s one nearby I hope to check out this week, and an Oppo reader (not a contributor) has one in NC that he’s talking to me about.

Kiltedpadre > Just Jeepin'
09/22/2020 at 06:24

I saw that one. I really like the teal. I get concerned when an ad doesn’t include any interior pictures. It might be pristine or their Rottweiler might’ve used the interior as a mixture between a chew toy and a litter box. Typically I assume the litter box until proven otherwise.

Newport is a bit over an hour for me depending on how much of a nightmare getting through Cincy is.

Just Jeepin' > Kiltedpadre
09/22/2020 at 08:22

Yeah, I’m not all that much farther from Newport than you are, in the grand scheme of things. If the seller responds with compelling photos, I’ll try to make the drive later this week.

Thanks. I also just got a response from someone in Colorado, and there are two Overland WJs on my radar now... this is a real pain.