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<blockquote data-quote="vanclanmike" data-source="post: 455262" data-attributes="member: 24555"><p>Just got my first social security check and went out and bought a jeep. So I am a jeeper for life. Had a brother a jeeper and a son in law. Been putzing with mechanics most my life but made my living at HP for 30 years. Anyhow I jumped in and went on the hunt for a used jeep. Sure alot of them out there, 4 doors aplenty. Lots for $10k or so, mostly just beat to crap. Had to learn a few lessons here. Yes the 3.8l is a dog (arf arf). Glad I was told this and then tested it in real life. Next lesson was it could have 150k miles of 70k miles, it did not matter. Lower miles did not indicate a better used jeep. I was amazed how some folks just trash a jeep and then sell it. Dents and rust everywhere usually covered with car lot rattle can black. Upon driving them I became aware that some are just too dangerous. I hit the brakes on one and it pitched me into the next lane. Just because it has big tires or a lift don't mean crap, drive it first. Drove at least a dozen and settled on a few points. I wanted the 3.6l, not year 2011. Any after market stuff would be great, but I will deal with it. I just need a clean vehicle and I can deal with the rest over time. After 300 miles of driving and seeing just some crap vehicles I finally picked up a 2013 120k miles, after market tires/rims bumpers....$18k. Here we go....</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]123588[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vanclanmike, post: 455262, member: 24555"] Just got my first social security check and went out and bought a jeep. So I am a jeeper for life. Had a brother a jeeper and a son in law. Been putzing with mechanics most my life but made my living at HP for 30 years. Anyhow I jumped in and went on the hunt for a used jeep. Sure alot of them out there, 4 doors aplenty. Lots for $10k or so, mostly just beat to crap. Had to learn a few lessons here. Yes the 3.8l is a dog (arf arf). Glad I was told this and then tested it in real life. Next lesson was it could have 150k miles of 70k miles, it did not matter. Lower miles did not indicate a better used jeep. I was amazed how some folks just trash a jeep and then sell it. Dents and rust everywhere usually covered with car lot rattle can black. Upon driving them I became aware that some are just too dangerous. I hit the brakes on one and it pitched me into the next lane. Just because it has big tires or a lift don't mean crap, drive it first. Drove at least a dozen and settled on a few points. I wanted the 3.6l, not year 2011. Any after market stuff would be great, but I will deal with it. I just need a clean vehicle and I can deal with the rest over time. After 300 miles of driving and seeing just some crap vehicles I finally picked up a 2013 120k miles, after market tires/rims bumpers....$18k. Here we go.... [ATTACH=full]123588[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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