used jeep : The sweet spot in the price/perforamnce/reliability curve is the'91 to '95 4.0 liter (6 cyl) with a 5 speed. Good engine, goodtranny, good performance, reasonable miles.Prices run in the$5000 to $8000 range. Mid '89 and '90 are good on the low end butyou get the infamous Carter BBD carb (works ok when it works!)'97 is ok if you can get a good price on it. 4cyl are usuallymuch cheaper and all YJ's and TJ have the FI so not too muchreson to pick a specific year. Stay away from a 4cyl with eitheran auto or A/C (wimpy!) Beware of anything under around $3000 ifyou are not a mechanic. Good deals can be had but you can be hadalso.Conditon is everything. Check out the 4wd stuff (transfer case,front axle, disconnects,etc) as well as the tranny and clutch.Jeep stands for 'Just Empty Every Pocket', the 4wd components areexpensive to fix. Other than that, the standard used car stuff:crash damage, interior, miles, price, clean title, solid engine,tires, brakes. If you aren't a mechanic, this is one vehicle thatI would DEFINATELY take to an expert before you buy. I talked toone guy who spent $90 three times!
used jeep : To get a good idea of what's out there try , key inJeep, Wrangler, 250 miles, and your zip code. You should get aThe "new" suspension you refer to is actually very old AMC design (1984 XJ,I believe). The square headlights were absolutely perfect with AMC'sbrilliant redesign of the CJ. Chrysler's re-do looks like a frightened doe.Roy Jenson wrote in message...My '81 CJ5 is an AMC product, so you can't say the YJ is the first designedand built AMC Jeep.You are correct in that the aluminum case used for the YJ tranny is a littleon the weak side. The reason for this weakness is an offshoot of FederalCAFE requirements, so I would hesitate to pin all the blame on AMC.I think he meant to say that the first YJs were designed and built by AMC....before DC took over operations...I re read my response and if you read it carefully three timesand sort for fractured syntax, it DOES say that. Just don't readit fast!! Duh!!!I have an '87 YJ that was built in '86 by AMC. Wrangler designswere done in '84 and '85 by AMC I seem to remember that the design of the yj was in response to thethreat of regulation by the government because of bad publicity of a fewrollovers in CJ's and threatened lawsuits.AMC designed the YJ to bewider and lower to supposedly be saferthan the CJ,This resulted in avehicle that lost much of its off-road capability while being onlyslightly better on road.Don't knock the YJ for doing exactly what it wasdesigned for,to be safer than a CJ.I own a very modified YJ and havebeen very happy with it for 13 years.On the other hand my brother in lawhas a TJ stock with the 30 in tires and dana 44 options.Out of the boxit is much better than my YJ was stock.However for him to reach theability of my modified YJ,he will end up spending much more money thanI've spent. Of course if I had the money I would now probably look at anew TJ. My point is that each of the modelsCJ,YJ or TJ weredesigned and built for a reason at that time.All are JEEPS and I respectany one that drives a JEEP.nb
used jeep : I *thought* the CJs were lengthened (axels widened too?) in the 70s inresponse to the rollover flack (and to fit bigger engines). The CJ5 wasdropped due to the rollover BS.I also *thought* the major design goal of the YJ was specifically to get abetter on-road experience.I was not a Jeep enthusiast back then and so I hope the Old-Timers wake uphere.Jeep NG FAQ - Harley NG FAQ - home.earthlink.net/~mildness/yoInformix DB tuning FAQ - The previous poster is correct, sorta. And, you are correct sorta.The CJ7 got widened to combat the roll over thing, and the YJ got lowered.The CJ5 got discontinued.The YJ also got lighter as a result of CAFE requirements. This wasaccomplished mainly by going to aluminum cases on the tranny and Tcase. Ithink that; the axles also got some kind of treatment (made smaller) to makethem lighter, but I am not sure on that one. Oh yeah, the YJ brought us thechain drive Tcase which should also be lighter than its gear drivencounterparts.Okay, I'm new here, but I am an old Jeeper or rather I had a '77 CJ-5 when I wasyoung and am now old. But I've been four wheeling for the last 16 years in aToy. My Jeep was equipped with an I-6 258 and was okay until I started to hopit up and then it just became a money pit. I should have left it the way itwas. I am in the Houston area and although it's flat around here, there isplenty of mud. I never had any problems with roll over because I never letpeople stand up in it while we were moving. A couple of football playersstanding up substantially increases the center of gravity and they roll over,which as I recall was what was happening. The problem I have seen with the CJ'sthat are of that era is that the floor boards are rusting out. The reason Ididn't buy another Jeep when I bought my Toyota was AMC was cheaping out onframe paint and under body finishing. In short, new, they were alreadyrusting. If you can find somebody that has kept the vehicle in a garage and hascleaned it thoroughly after each mud bath, then you can start looking at themechanics. I would crawl under it with a flash light and if it looks bad underthere, you can bet the owner didn't care much for it mechanically either. ACJ-7 is a little more stable and more roomier up front. I'm getting ready torestore an older '65? with a V-6 and it is great shape considering its age.
used jeep : Hi all.......can some people here tell me what to mainly look for when buying aused Jeep Wrangler (YJ)?????For info...I am looking for an automatic transmission (just in case you hadanything to add for that...)I'd like to buy a used Jeep (not Cherokee, etc.) in good condition foroccasional weekend four wheeling fun in the Houston Gulf Coast area (I know,I can hear the laughing from here.... it's pretty flat around here). Wehave zero 4X4 experience but the kids loved a test drive we did a couple ofmonths ago and I thought it would be fun to have a weekend toy to play withonce a month or so...Question is, where is the sweet spot for used jeeps? Combination ofquality, orig. manufacture and depreciated value - based of course ofresponsible prior ownership.My thinking is; I'm trying to avoid transition periods like when AMC wassliding downhill, the merger days and first or second year models in newmodels. Just looking for a solid, reliable, year model that's old enough topick up at a good price.Any year/model/config/pricing suggestions would be greatly appreciated.I like '82 - '86 CJ-7s. Don't care much for YJs of any year, and have heardthat the price on '97 TJs is becoming reasonable. (although that model isprobably considered a "transition" year).
used jeep : GRRRR AMC never slid downhill! They were innnovators but the rest of the worldwas behind! ok enough of my preaching. just avoid the two years that renault wasdoing jeeps and your ok! (86/87 i think..)You have it all wrong. Jeeps were just fine when AMC was in charge.Chrysler engineers must have been jealous, because they started changingthings - not to make them better, but just to make them cheaper...and justfor the sake of saying they made a change. Chrysler has never understoodwhat a Jeep is supposed to be, and therefore, they have diluted Jeeps andbastardized them. AMC designers and engineers have won more off-road and4-wheel drive awards than any other design team. And that is true eventoday. AMC is very much alive even now, but is growing rapidly weaker asChrysler makes Jeeps more and more car-like. Ugh.dlagrone wrote in message...On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:10:32 GMT, "attnews" <john .n. wrote:AMC is gone, get over it. Jeep was just fine before AMC came alongand about the best thing that can be said for them is they didn't domuch to make them worse. Probably the best thing AMC ever came upwith on their own is the Cherokee.
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