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Going to go look at a '99 Jeep Cherokee tomorrow. Not a Wrangler, I know, but have always liked the boxy look. Have to drive 2 hours to see it, but it looks to be a good deal. Just got off the phone with the guy.
A no go. Drove 3 hours for nothing basically. 'Twas junky. Actually, the body and interior were in very good shape. However, he told me that in ran great, and the only things he knew of that it needed a was new exhaust, and the radio didn't work sometimes. Haha, that's a goodin'. Try, none of the instrumentation worked. He claimed it worked "sometimes". He said it had 101,000 on it, which isn't bad for a '99, but if the instrumentation doesn't work, how the hell would he know? He claimed that when he first turns the vehicle on, it works, then just quits for whatever reason. The light bar on top didn't work, that tailgate would open....eventually. I took it for a ride, and it didn't run horribly, but you can tell it has way more miles than what he claims. My '97 F-150 has 222, 000 on it, and it runs and handles 10 times better. The belts would squeal the entire time you had the a/c on. He said the tires were in good shape, but they were not. I tried the 4 wheel drive in the parking lot. It engaged okay, but when you made a left hand turn, it was grinding and making a clicking noise. Oh well, don't know until you try I guess.