Someone keeps flagging my CJ8 CL ad for removal.......
- Thread starter chazman
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They are somewhat under-powered with an Iron Duke, but then a again so are the models with a 258 six cyl in my opinion. I've driven both in a CJ-7 and the Iron Duke is surprisingly not that bad..... the beauty of the Iron Duke model is that it will have some decent gears.
I'd imagine you might consider it speed limited to under 60 mph?
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
This. Doesn't matter what you post, if it's in a classified section with a want ad, it shouldn't be there. If you did it here and I saw it, I'd move it to the correct section.
I would say no, it should do 60, but your not going to get there in 3.6 seconds either! If you were out west in the mountains it would be wheezing at elevation.
- City
- Thatcher
- State
- AZ
That depends on the Jeep. I guess $10-ish or so. More for a nicer one. My problem is, there are lots of beaters for under 5K and lots of nice ones, ( and some not so nice ones), for $18K ++.
Thanks!
- City
- Marysville
- State
- CA
$10k will get you a good drive-able project. That's what I was looking for, and one my main criteria was that I have to be able to drive it home.
I found one for $9k, and I did drive it home... 450 nerve-wracking miles (with a small fire, and a headlight that burned out after dark)!
That said, I've spent that much again on upgrades/mods, and it's nowhere near as nice as what you can buy for $18k.
I'm setting it up for myself though, and in the end, I'll have exactly what I want.
Even if it costs me $25k... it's still half the price of a new one!
If I were looking again, I might look around the $15-18k range, just in case someone had already done the things I want to do, but that might be kind of a needle in a haystack.
I found one for $9k, and I did drive it home... 450 nerve-wracking miles (with a small fire, and a headlight that burned out after dark)!
That said, I've spent that much again on upgrades/mods, and it's nowhere near as nice as what you can buy for $18k.
I'm setting it up for myself though, and in the end, I'll have exactly what I want.
Even if it costs me $25k... it's still half the price of a new one!
If I were looking again, I might look around the $15-18k range, just in case someone had already done the things I want to do, but that might be kind of a needle in a haystack.
$10k will get you a good drive-able project. That's what I was looking for, and one my main criteria was that I have to be able to drive it home.
I found one for $9k, and I did drive it home... 450 nerve-wracking miles (with a small fire, and a headlight that burned out after dark)!
That said, I've spent that much again on upgrades/mods, and it's nowhere near as nice as what you can buy for $18k.
I'm setting it up for myself though, and in the end, I'll have exactly what I want.
Even if it costs me $25k... it's still half the price of a new one!
If I were looking again, I might look around the $15-18k range, just in case someone had already done the things I want to do, but that might be kind of a needle in a haystack.
I always advise people who ask me, to spend and get the best one you can get. But I don't always take my own advice.
A 15-18K one would probably cheaper than a 10K one in the long run. But....what fun is that? I have run across a couple of nice 10-12K ones, for 19K, though.- City
- Richmond
- State
- TX
I always advise people who ask me, to spend and get the best one you can get. But I don't always take my own advice.
I bought mine for about $3k 10 years ago. I am in the process of rebuilding it. I'm guessing I will have $20-30k more in it by the time I'm done. It makes the $20k original ones look like a bargain. But those won't be built like mine will with a big V-8, HD trans, and other custom touches. But I also know that my custom touches will not add value and actually decrease its marketability. In the end, it will be what I want. And that is just fine.