What am I looking at here?

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
07/30/2020 at 14:27 • Filed to: Jeep, Craigslist

I feel like there’s no reason I shouldn’t jump on this, except for the inconvenience of traveling 2 hours to look at/retrieve a vehicle right now.

But I’m struggling to figure out just what I’m looking at in this photo.

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DISCUSSION (26)

Dr_Watson > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:32

WTF? did the pinch weld come apart?

4kc > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:33

Looks like carpet from the floor falling out?

dogisbadob > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:33

the side of a jeep

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > 4kc
07/30/2020 at 14:34

This is my vote. Flintstones car.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:34

Looks like carpet, maybe they did it to keep something out of there when it was sitting? No idea really.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:35

It’s where Fred puts his feet down to brake.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:37

1/2" pile b eige residential carpet. Approximately $2.00/SF for installation .

Boxer_4 > dogisbadob
07/30/2020 at 14:45

Nah, clearly this is the side of a J ep.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > ClassicDatsunDebate
07/30/2020 at 14:49

Heh. Hilarious. Yabba-dabba-doo !

Kinja'd!!!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > 4kc
07/30/2020 at 14:50

“displace inner hood liner from a series of rollovers...”???

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:56

I wanted to say something helpful but all I have to offer is this J20. $5,800 and room for negotiation with a rusted out bed.

https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/reidville-jeep-20/7168148675.html

Kinja'd!!!

I was looking at Cherokee prices and dang have they shot through the roof. Even just since the winter, it seems like everyone is asking crazy high prices for junkers.

A nice one that isn’t at all what you are looking for and is still stupidly expensive.

https://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/d/madison-1996-jeep-cherokee-sport-2-owner/7166559502.html

I think attrition has really done a number on what people think they have.

https://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/d/lenoir-city-1998-jeep-cherokee-4x4/7156762447.html

This crap 2wd is not much less than what I would expect a crap 4wd to go for. What on earth? And none are manuals.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/d/atlanta-2001-jeep-cherokee/7155009545.html

OK, last one I promise. I actually found a good deal I think.

https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/greenville-1985-jeep-cherokee/7152494425.html

Kinja'd!!!

Jb boin > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 14:57

Kinja'd!!!

Just Jeepin' > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/30/2020 at 15:00

If I wanted a J-series I’d grab this one. Still can’t believe how cheap it is.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/bad-timing-1844539900

I’m almost certainly going to regret not grabbing this manual XJ, but travel is just such a pain right now.

Tripper > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:01

carpet or a REALLY bad rocker repair?

CalzoneGolem > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:02

That looks like a red flag.

XJDano > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:03

I’m going to go with carpet as well. My 93 must have been in a flood or something because it was similar. Carpet sat on muffler after a trip to the badlands and soldered and essentially caught fire. I cut the carpet out and there wasn’t much floorboards left.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:04

For $850, if the unibody isn’t compromised by rust, that is a good deal. You’d want to pour quite a bit into it before relying on it though. It can’t possibly be as deep of a money pit as the LJ.

I saw a really nice rust free J10 for like 4k but that went fast. The middle ground of good drivers are getting really hard to find.

Just Jeepin' > XJDano
07/30/2020 at 15:05

Thanks, I suspected you’d recognize that.

cluelessk > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:06

Carpet to catch the leaks.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:23

The Rare optional ventilated carpet

ranwhenparked > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 15:33

Buy it - good content material.

First Article: going to pick up my rusted out 1993 Cherokee Sport

Second Article: my 1993 Cherokee Sport broke down on the way home

Third Article: here’s everything that’s wrong with my 1993 Cherokee Sport

Fourth Article: disassembling my 1993 Cherokee Sport

Fifth Article: the city wants my 1993 Cherokee Sport off the lawn by the end of the month

Just Jeepin' > ranwhenparked
07/30/2020 at 15:38

For better or worse, I’m no David Tracy. All my content would be on how not to find a reliable tow truck driver/mechanic.

MM54 > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 16:22

Pretty sure that’s the carpet and padding hanging down where the floor was before it returned to earth, looks pretty typical for an XJ around here

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Just Jeepin'
07/30/2020 at 16:49

I see a Jeep Thing you are clearly not understanding...

4kc > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
07/30/2020 at 19:00

So the hood is underneath? Ok

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > 4kc
07/30/2020 at 19:25

Uh, given the chassis’ propensity to roll over and dislodge parts, yes, the “suggestion”, as an attempt at levity, was that the hood insulation pad came loose and ended up under the pile of debris.

Lame, perhaps, but it makes as much sense as why the interior carpet is UNDERNEATH the car.

But maybe “it’s a Jeep thing”, ‘cause I’m a Land Cruiser guy and I don’t understand Jeeple at all.