MrMikeyG
SILVER Star
Hello. Let me just say that the lengths some of you go to just to acquire your Cruisers is really something (as I'm about to whine about driving a little over an hour to look at one).
I've always loved these rigs, yet until now, there have only been 2 other times in my life where it could have made sense; once back in 95-96 (what would A '91 have cost then)? and around 2002 when I was single and in the Army (they were pretty steady at about 10-13k if I remember).
I'm looking for a rig to take me up into the woods and backcountry here in Washington state. I've given up on finding a triple locked version already (rare and expensive out here it seems), and now I'm just trying to figure out how much of a project i'm willing to under take. (there's a non-running boat and a partially rebuilt trailer taking up 2 parking spots at my house right now).
This will not be a daily driver. It will be for short errands, and fun.
I've been looking at the "rougher" samples that have been for sale around here. Simply put, my ceiling is 5k for the truck.
There are 2 Dark green 94's in the 3500-4k range. I went and looked at one; cloth interior, newer Falken rocky mountain somethings, new belts, oil change, some other common maintenance stuff, expired tabs, hasn't been driven regularly in a while, all lights worked, started fine, had some Latte looking stuff in filler cap, but undercarriage was a mess, grease and oil everywhere. oh, 185k on the clock.
I haven't gone south to look at the other same year/color, etc but 300k
just looked at a white '96 tonight;
exterior a bit rough, interior pretty good actually; less leather cracking than what I usually see, 96 is obdII so I have aftermarket scanner things available (this is correct right?) already had some aftermarket speakers, headunit, backup cam (it did not turn on however), some newer Mickey Thompson tires which were more quiet on the road than I was expecting, but probably not what I would buy. The white one is at a small car lot, so I may not be able to haggle as much as private party. oh, 246k on the odo.
So, the question;
what would be a deal breaker for some of you when looking at these? I've read a lot of forums, and I just want one that I can make it to the parts store in. I'm comfortable turning wrenches, and I fully expect to need to fix some things. what might seem the craziest thing about me getting an 80 is that I don't have a garage it will fit in.
Can someone confirm; There was no factory center diff lock switch, it was an aftermarket thing some folks added, but the center diff locks when put in 4lo?
Sorry for the long winded first post. This is a great forum.
Mike.
I've always loved these rigs, yet until now, there have only been 2 other times in my life where it could have made sense; once back in 95-96 (what would A '91 have cost then)? and around 2002 when I was single and in the Army (they were pretty steady at about 10-13k if I remember).
I'm looking for a rig to take me up into the woods and backcountry here in Washington state. I've given up on finding a triple locked version already (rare and expensive out here it seems), and now I'm just trying to figure out how much of a project i'm willing to under take. (there's a non-running boat and a partially rebuilt trailer taking up 2 parking spots at my house right now).
This will not be a daily driver. It will be for short errands, and fun.
I've been looking at the "rougher" samples that have been for sale around here. Simply put, my ceiling is 5k for the truck.
There are 2 Dark green 94's in the 3500-4k range. I went and looked at one; cloth interior, newer Falken rocky mountain somethings, new belts, oil change, some other common maintenance stuff, expired tabs, hasn't been driven regularly in a while, all lights worked, started fine, had some Latte looking stuff in filler cap, but undercarriage was a mess, grease and oil everywhere. oh, 185k on the clock.
I haven't gone south to look at the other same year/color, etc but 300k
just looked at a white '96 tonight;
exterior a bit rough, interior pretty good actually; less leather cracking than what I usually see, 96 is obdII so I have aftermarket scanner things available (this is correct right?) already had some aftermarket speakers, headunit, backup cam (it did not turn on however), some newer Mickey Thompson tires which were more quiet on the road than I was expecting, but probably not what I would buy. The white one is at a small car lot, so I may not be able to haggle as much as private party. oh, 246k on the odo.
So, the question;
what would be a deal breaker for some of you when looking at these? I've read a lot of forums, and I just want one that I can make it to the parts store in. I'm comfortable turning wrenches, and I fully expect to need to fix some things. what might seem the craziest thing about me getting an 80 is that I don't have a garage it will fit in.
Can someone confirm; There was no factory center diff lock switch, it was an aftermarket thing some folks added, but the center diff locks when put in 4lo?
Sorry for the long winded first post. This is a great forum.
Mike.
