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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
What to avoid when buying a JK?
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<blockquote data-quote="svipul" data-source="post: 456481" data-attributes="member: 24845"><p>Thank you for the welcome!</p><p>I am aware of the 3.8 issues, or the lack of. I remember when they came out, lots of disappointment and claims about reliability from the owners, actually still to this days. But after working on a few, i realized that issues revolve around defective parts or bad assembly, otherwise it is a solid engine that does what it does.</p><p>Mac have you replaced upper manifold gasket? Two that i was fixing up for my friends had burning oil issues that were resolved with new gasket. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I cant find a reasonable TJ for a reasonable price. </p><p>It cost me around $10k to properly set up my last TJ for trails and overlanding that i do. With todays parts shortage and price hikes, add another 2k to that.</p><p>So when i search local marketplace, and i see a rusty TJ with almost 200000 miles on the odometer for $10k, i cant help but to feel foolish to invest into it when there is a 2017 model with 70000 on the odometer sells for $23k.</p><p>And as far as repairs, discontinued quality parts are slowly but surely starting to apply pressure.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, on paper 2dr JK dimensions are in a sweet spot for me, between a TJ and LJ. </p><p>When i travel and explore, LJ is a bit too long for my linking and in TJ i always wish for a little bit more space in the back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svipul, post: 456481, member: 24845"] Thank you for the welcome! I am aware of the 3.8 issues, or the lack of. I remember when they came out, lots of disappointment and claims about reliability from the owners, actually still to this days. But after working on a few, i realized that issues revolve around defective parts or bad assembly, otherwise it is a solid engine that does what it does. Mac have you replaced upper manifold gasket? Two that i was fixing up for my friends had burning oil issues that were resolved with new gasket. I cant find a reasonable TJ for a reasonable price. It cost me around $10k to properly set up my last TJ for trails and overlanding that i do. With todays parts shortage and price hikes, add another 2k to that. So when i search local marketplace, and i see a rusty TJ with almost 200000 miles on the odometer for $10k, i cant help but to feel foolish to invest into it when there is a 2017 model with 70000 on the odometer sells for $23k. And as far as repairs, discontinued quality parts are slowly but surely starting to apply pressure. Additionally, on paper 2dr JK dimensions are in a sweet spot for me, between a TJ and LJ. When i travel and explore, LJ is a bit too long for my linking and in TJ i always wish for a little bit more space in the back. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
What to avoid when buying a JK?
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