Dearest br/o/s
Do i dare to buy a 97 2.5 td with the vm motori engine, 242 transfer case that had its headgasket and tops renovated some 3000 km ago?
It seems like a very decent, fairly economic suv. I just like to commute in comfort, handle snow and occasionally do a bit of lightweight offroading.
>>13945153
>renovated
lol I'm mastrbating
>>13945188
Ok ok, they were replaced. Fuck my linguistic skills.
>>13945153
diesels are expensive to rebuild. and maintain.
buy the petrol cherokee, and have it swapped over to run straight propane. the AMC straight 6 is better catered for than the VM renault asthmatic diesel.
>>13945153
>It seems like a very decent, fairly economic suv
It's not.
>I just like to commute in comfort, handle snow and occasionally do a bit of lightweight offroading
Sounds like you want a Grand Cherokee then. WJ is in the same general price range, but a WK ups the comfy ante even further.
>>13945153
If it was a three door I'd say go for it.
How is it not economic? At least it gets descent mileage.
I read some about the weak engine, but maybe it will last two or three years as it was rescently renovated?
It think i can haggle the price down to ca 1000 dollars
>>13945409
the VM diesels werent known for reliablity. think about this: why was the top half rebuilt? because it had worn out.
the AMC 6 cylinder will do 400, 000 miles with regular serving before you have to start looking for another engine. decent gas milage? umm nope on that one too. its a big heavy shell and a tiny little engine to push it around. the 6 wasnt that much effort on your wallet.
>>13945153
i had an 88 xj that i bought because it was cheap ($500) and worked for a bit and i needed a car to get to work quickly
I HATED IT for city driving and especially at freeway/highway speeds. i like to drive aggressively and its pretty easy to roll that bitch if your not careful especially since the i6 has a lot of low end pep but fuck that 85mph top off i reached it and and the revs kept on climbing shit i i could see its use in actual off roading and snow fun, but fuck is that i6 bulletproof
eventually flipped it for the 90 240sx im currently trying to get decent
