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Post by freeride on Apr 21, 2015 8:44:13 GMT -4
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Post by Nightpath on Apr 21, 2015 17:06:18 GMT -4
Problem with XJ's is that their cancer spreads like wildfire. When you go take a good flashlight and a screw driver, don't be afraid to dig in where panels meet to see if the screwdriver goes through.
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GOAT
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Post by GOAT on Apr 21, 2015 17:25:27 GMT -4
Last guy to try to poke a hole in my ride got a poke in the nose and he was doing a safety check........
You can use a finger and eye sight but trying to poke a hole in something that isn't yours isn't cool.
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dan
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Post by dan on Apr 21, 2015 17:36:15 GMT -4
Last guy to try to poke a hole in my ride got a poke in the nose and he was doing a safety check........ You can use a finger and eye sight but trying to poke a hole in something that isn't yours isn't cool. As unfair as it may seem to the buyer, I have to agree, I would probabLy stab a fella with a screwdriver if he stabbed a rig and I was trying to sell. |
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Post by Nightpath on Apr 21, 2015 20:19:06 GMT -4
Screw driver is to poke/lift the carpet to see if it's rotted underneath (easier to sink it in than a finger), not to ream places like a pry bar. I've done it myself, and let people do it to vehicles I sell to show it's not hiding a load of rot. To each their own.
A good magnet wrapped in cloth will let you know if it's full of filler or rust chunks as well.
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eastcoastcam
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Post by eastcoastcam on Apr 21, 2015 22:11:04 GMT -4
It has been mildly flogged upon offroad, like any other nodded XJ. The owner is a former member of Backcountry. I have wheeled with AJ a number of times. He wasn't overly hard on it, but not easy on it either. It was a good working Jeep up til he parked it a while ago. I can't tell you the overall condition of the floors and frame though, as I was never in it, nor helped in building it at all. I will say the winch worked well  ... |
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Post by freeride on Apr 22, 2015 8:15:44 GMT -4
It has been mildly flogged upon offroad, like any other nodded XJ. The owner is a former member of Backcountry. I have wheeled with AJ a number of times. He wasn't overly hard on it, but not easy on it either. It was a good working Jeep up til he parked it a while ago. I can't tell you the overall condition of the floors and frame though, as I was never in it, nor helped in building it at all. I will say the winch worked well ... Floor was replaced with galvanized steel from firewall to beneath rear seats so that shouldn't be an issue. Frame needs some repairing in the rear, but didn't sound like it was too bad. it doesn't have carpet so it will be easy to inspect the condition of the floor. It being parked since september (driven once a week to keep things moving) concerns me a bit, since it doesn't seem to take long for things to start seizing, etc when a vehicle spends most of its time parked. I do expect that it had been well used offroad, since it was built for that purpose, but am hoping that it was not overly abused and still have some years ahead of it. Planning on going to look it over on the weekend and figured some of the fine folks here may know some history on it...or suggest what to look for and avoid. Thanks for all the input guys! |
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