Another New Guy Looking for Help Buying...
Rico80
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- No CJ YET! 2001 Ford Ranger Edge V6 3.0L 4x2
Eagerly hunting for a mostly stock CJ-7!
New to the forums, great site! I know this question gets asked a lot, but I would appreciate any responses.
I'm looking to buy a 1980 CJ7. I thought it would be pretty neat to find one this particular year since it's my birth year. (I've read the 1980-81 was a "bad" year for CJ's) I've kept my search a few hours radius and found a 1980 CJ7, 4 cylinder with 79k miles on Craigslist. He's asking $5,900. I'm hoping to meet, inspect and drive it in a few days. I'll know more then. In the meantime, this is all I have:
- 1980 Jeep CJ7
- 4 cylinder, he doesn't know if it's the Iron Duke. (I thought that's the only 4 banger option in 1980)
- Manual transmission, he's doesn't know what transmission. I'm assuming it's the SR-4.
- 79,000 miles
- Comes with bikini top and half doors only. NO other tops or doors.
- Only owned for two months, bought from California. He's looking for a four door Jeep now.
- Drives on the weekend
- Claims no rust
- Claims four wheel drive works
A few questions for y'all:
1. Is this a fair price? I feel like it's a bit high considering other CJ7 in my area and the no other tops doors and the "Iron Duke" SR-4 combo! I don't want to let this one get away over a couple hundred dollars though. I haven't spoken to him about price since I haven't looked at it yet, but something tells me he wants to sell high to recoupe what he recently paid for it.
2. Do y'all recommend getting a CARFAX or are they pretty useless on older CJs?
3. Does it look lifted?
I guess this would help. I'm really only looking to drive this Jeep around town with the family and to work once a week or when the weather is nice. I know, that's pretty lame for a CJ's existence.
Please let me know what you all think! Thanks for reading!
I'm looking to buy a 1980 CJ7. I thought it would be pretty neat to find one this particular year since it's my birth year. (I've read the 1980-81 was a "bad" year for CJ's) I've kept my search a few hours radius and found a 1980 CJ7, 4 cylinder with 79k miles on Craigslist. He's asking $5,900. I'm hoping to meet, inspect and drive it in a few days. I'll know more then. In the meantime, this is all I have:
- 1980 Jeep CJ7
- 4 cylinder, he doesn't know if it's the Iron Duke. (I thought that's the only 4 banger option in 1980)
- Manual transmission, he's doesn't know what transmission. I'm assuming it's the SR-4.
- 79,000 miles
- Comes with bikini top and half doors only. NO other tops or doors.
- Only owned for two months, bought from California. He's looking for a four door Jeep now.
- Drives on the weekend
- Claims no rust
- Claims four wheel drive works
A few questions for y'all:
1. Is this a fair price? I feel like it's a bit high considering other CJ7 in my area and the no other tops doors and the "Iron Duke" SR-4 combo! I don't want to let this one get away over a couple hundred dollars though. I haven't spoken to him about price since I haven't looked at it yet, but something tells me he wants to sell high to recoupe what he recently paid for it.
2. Do y'all recommend getting a CARFAX or are they pretty useless on older CJs?
3. Does it look lifted?
I guess this would help. I'm really only looking to drive this Jeep around town with the family and to work once a week or when the weather is nice. I know, that's pretty lame for a CJ's existence.
Please let me know what you all think! Thanks for reading!
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