In accordance with the vendor of at present’s Good Value or No Cube Jeep, just about all the pieces that may be changed has been. There’s nonetheless some work to be completed, and we’ll should determine if which means the worth additionally wants fixing.
The 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL 4.5 we checked out final Friday was harking back to a type of Octoberfest barmaids who, amazingly, can carry six large beer steins in every hand—sturdy, succesful, and oddly intriguing. Sadly, the Benz’s $39,900 asking value proved about as in style as a skunky Schwarzbier. Finally, that went down in an amazing 81 % No Cube loss.
Many individuals equate the start of the SUV and Crossover period—the automotive equal to the zombie apocalypse—with the introduction of the Ford Explorer in 1990. As in style and category-defining as that mannequin could have been, it was, in actuality, a reactionary response to Jeep’s profitable Cherokee line that had debuted seven years earlier. At the moment, outdated Cherokees are nonetheless sought-after or maintained as treasured keepsakes. Alternatively, Previous Explorers are likely to have lengthy been kicked to the curb.
This 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport seems to be a type of long-term relationship vehicles, as the vendor claims within the advert to have owned the two-door 4X4 for 13 years. In accordance with the advert, over the course of that point, it’s had numerous commonplace upkeep and time and use-related refreshes, all of which have allowed the Jeep to succeed in a laudable 188,936 miles whereas nonetheless wanting presentable.
It is a well-kitted truck, too. The specs embrace Jeep’s stout 4.0 straight six, which out the gate provided 193 horsepower and 231 lb-ft of torque. That’s partnered with a five-speed handbook transmission and Command-Trac 4WD. The vendor claims the Jeep has been well-maintained over the span of their possession, and other than some minor rust on the door jamb and rear fender, all of it appears to be like to be in stable form. The inside, too, in fabric and fitted with an aftermarket CD stereo, appears to be like completely as much as the duty.
It’s not all Rubicons and rock-hopping, nonetheless. Most notably, the advert advises that each the clutch and the A/C want work. A clutch job is one thing that could possibly be completed in a weekend by an keen yard wrencher, however A/C work requires costly gear and might be left to the professionals. There are extra points involving a headliner shedding its everlasting battle with gravity and a rear window wiper that doesn’t wish to wipe anymore.
Then there’s the considerably cryptic observe within the advert that the Jeep is “not insured and never licensed.” That’s a ache within the neck if again registration is due or there’s a difficulty with the title. We will pile onto all of that the truth that the photographs within the advert have a date stamp that’s three years outdated. We also needs to deal with no matter weirdness is occurring with the Zip-tied insulating wrap that has been utilized to the consumption.
Taken all collectively, that’s fairly the Yin and Yang of a presentation for this Jeep. After having gone via all that and ruminated on the inherent desirability of the essential mannequin, we now want to contemplate its $7,500 asking value.
What’s your tackle this two-door 4X4 and that $7,500 price ticket, in gentle of the work it wants and the rust it has? Does that stability appear truthful? Or would it not be higher to look elsewhere?
You determine!
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