Decisions. I need help.

[TLowery04]

If you had to choose which would you go with?

my current ride is an '89 - stock height, c4x4 front and rear bumpers, rock sliders, an oem front skid and an arb locked d44.

or should i forget about getting a rig with straight sheet metal and focus on getting my '89 back in ship shape?

I could probably swing buying another parts rig if i knew i could part it out for the purchase price like i did with the '92 model i had.

i think I'm rambling.

I have five options.

1. dont do anything. make payments on DD, save up for lift and practice welding to make tube doors. get a new windsheild.

2. Buy a '90 model wagoneer - swap everything over, including power steering and transmission that is out on waggy. have a unique rig with reasonably straight metal and clear title.

3. buy a '99 cherokee. swap in spare transmission. sell the '89 and buy a 4-5" lift and some minor upgrades.

4. buy both. be out of money for 3-4 months. but carry over everything from my cherokee to the waggon, and the spare to the '99 bringing my xj count to assumingly, 2 and a parts donor.

5. screw the XJ and save up money for the neighbors 1957 and 1962 fc-150s, spare 4 cyl f head, 2 ramsey winches.

and still make it to ROM.

 

[SpartyKrunk]

Either #4 or #5.

 

[wheelinscott]

I think number one is the best option. No need to spend money when you dont have to. If anything else maybe #2

 

[x2elite]

I agree..... no need to spend money you don't have. Trust me, a DD that needs a little bit of maintenance here and there, beats having a car payment any day.
Look at it like this, a car payment would probably be at least $300/month, plus full coverage insurance while you have it financed (another 75-100 a month, maybe more). How much could you do to your Cherokee if you took that same 375-400 a month, and put it into your XJ?

 

[magimerlin]

How much could you do to your Cherokee if you took that same 375-400 a month, and put it into your XJ?

Give the cash to me and I will show you......:cheers::cheers:

 

[TLowery04]

current expenditures total about 370/m for my '05 prius and insurance on it and my jeep.

I should probably just stay the course and pay off the prius sooner, work on the xj, save a bit here and there for the neighbors barn rigs.

 

[x2elite]

Oh i was confused. I thought you were thinking about buying a new DD. Didn't realize you already had one.

 

[TLowery04]

well the jeep was my DD until 5 days ago

 

[Swamprat]

ok you have a stock height XJ with skids and armor... hell you know i wished i had a stock jeep with armor, and locked front and rear. my vote is keep it fix the wind shield, and wheel it smartly.

 

[TLowery04]

ok you have a stock height XJ with skids and armor... hell you know i wished i had a stock jeep with armor, and locked front and rear. my vote is keep it fix the wind shield, and wheel it smartly.

i see what you mean, still need a locked front and skids but the only real detriments to the jeep i have is that it seems to skip intermitantly, its a renix with a closed system, and it has some rear drivers side door carnage that has made the door not open and close, not a problem if i go with tube doors, but something to consider as it would preclude me from winter wheeling.

aside from those small things, which i think i could fix given time and money, its a pretty good little jeep.

however i did contact the person about buying the 300$ '99 with the bad transmission today :wierd:

havent heard back yet but i may buy it and fix it up then let my nephew buy it off of me for his first jeep.

hes getting tired of riding shotgun.

 

[x2elite]

a $300 99 model? I would be all over that, even if it were just for a trail rig.

 

[Swamprat]

i see what you mean, still need a locked front and skids but the only real detriments to the jeep i have is that it seems to skip intermitantly, its a renix with a closed system, and it has some rear drivers side door carnage that has made the door not open and close, not a problem if i go with tube doors, but something to consider as it would preclude me from winter wheeling.

aside from those small things, which i think i could fix given time and money, its a pretty good little jeep.

however i did contact the person about buying the 300$ '99 with the bad transmission today :wierd:

havent heard back yet but i may buy it and fix it up then let my nephew buy it off of me for his first jeep.

hes getting tired of riding shotgun.

man my old jeep wasnt pretty, but i still rocked it!

a $300 99 model? I would be all over that, even if it were just for a trail rig.

man i swap that stuff that in the jeep!

 

[TLowery04]

yeah it may have already sold, the lady said it had been parked for a few years and wouldent start, but it ran when parked because the trans was slipping badly, looks like it had a pretty bad blowout on the front pass side, the fender looks tweaked a bit. I was going to go look at it with a can of starting fluid, a battery, and maybe a couple quarts of oil and a bottle of lucas trans treatment (you would be surprised how far you can go on a trans full of lucas)

My "price range" for a parts or project rig is usually under 300 including gas to pick it up. I might pay 4-500 for an MJ with a 4.0 4wd and straight metal. I would really like to have one of those for a work truck. mmm longbed model.

there were two for sale about 20 miles away from me but they sold, one good running truck with a rearended bed and a parts truck to swipe a new bed off of, i think it was 650 for both, couple days too late.