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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: prjohnson on November 18, 2009, 02:41:56 PM
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Finally got my wife a New to us 02 Grand. 1 owner 92k miles, 4.7, leather, heated seats..yadda yadda..Plus all service records for a steal at 3,500! I thought something would be wrong with it, got it checked & came back perfect. I just have to fix the hazing on the lights. Any tips for this?
I'll try to get some pictures up, along with my jeep that nobody has seen.
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{toast} That's cool. I had a WJ with long arms and 32s before some ahole totaled it. I miss it sometimes. There are some write ups on JF on how to fix the hazed headlights with polishing.
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Finally got my wife a New to us 02 Grand. 1 owner 92k miles, 4.7, leather, heated seats..yadda yadda..Plus all service records for a steal at 3,500! I thought something would be wrong with it, got it checked & came back perfect. I just have to fix the hazing on the lights. Any tips for this?
I'll try to get some pictures up, along with my jeep that nobody has seen.
Start with 600 grit - sand it down until it is bright white. Then use 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 and if you can find it 2500 grit. Then do a wet sand with the highest grit you could find. They will look like new.
Walmart also has a kit for $20 that works pretty good. Polishing them will greatly improve the way it looks.
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Just by new ones!
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I'm getting the feeling that we're about to get ripped off! I'll explain whenever I have the details on what's going on..
I'm heading to the dealership to figure this out. It looks like I was lied to...Big time!
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Sorry to hear. Good Luck.
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Ut oh. Was it really a Ranger? :D
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Just by new ones!
WJ lights are a lot more expensive then TJ lights.
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Ut oh. Was it really a Ranger? :D
He just called me it was a JK
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UPDATE????
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It fell through.
Here's what happened.
I found this Jeep on Craigslist & it's close to my house, so I drove by the place to check it out. Everything looked great..(This was on Tuesday) So, yesterday I send my wife there to look at it & the salesman knew she would coming to look at it. She calls me after I told you guys about it & said something about it being 4 wheel drive, but she wanted it anyway. I just assumed that I missed the fact that it was four wheel...She put the deposit on it (100.00) until I got off to get the cash.
Well, she calls me back & I'm asking her more of what she thought about it & she loved it, just didn't like the 4 wheel drive & the fact that it needed tires....
That's when it hit me that they were selling her a different Jeep than the one I saw; I try calling the guy back & he's nowhere to be found & isn't answering his phone.
I leave work & go to the dealership to see what they were trying to sell her & it was a White Grand, with cloth seats, 4.7, no sunroof & 157k miles!!! Clearly not the same one I was looking at.
On top of all of that, I check the oil & there was none showing on the stick! They asked me if I wanted to drive it & I said "No, I want our deposit back & nobody should drive this POS, it has no oil"
Once I got the 100 back, I became very irate until I got kicked off the lot.
I can't stand dishonest people!! My duty is to flag every ad he puts up on there!
So, now I have another guy meeting me up here for lunch today showing me another GC. We'll see how this goes...
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Good catch! 100$...Thats an ass whipping fee! {toast}
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Good catch! 100$...Thats an ass whipping fee! {toast}
x2, $10 bucks will do it for me. ;D Sorry about the fowl up. I HATE WHEN PEOPLE WASTE MY TIME!!!
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Sucks to hear about, but very glad you caught it before it became a HUGE problem. Hope everything works out with this new one.
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Sounds like you went to Five Star Dodge in Macon!
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Well, the new one is exactly what she's looking for & in our price range (Less than 5k). It has 124k miles, I6, Leather, Sunroof 2 wheel
Here's the problems for sure, both very common.
Rear Main & Axle Seal.
Out the door price is 4478.88
What do you guys think? She's not like a lot of us...She's going to want to get the RMS fixed right away.
Good deal, or wait?
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Easy fixes, just time consuming.
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Sounds like you went to Five Star Dodge in Macon!
God ain't that the truth!
Sorry to hear about all that bro, glad you caught before anything was signed!
The new one sounds a little more realistic. As was mentioned, both are fairly easy to fix, just take time and patience.
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fixing a rear main seal in a 4.0L is over rated. unless you are losing a lot of oil. its just not a 4.0L if it doesnt leak some oil somewhere. I have heard stories of people changing the RMS and having it leak 2 weeks later. not something I would fuss with. pinion seal is easy.
nice buy tho!!!
needpics
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Well, the new one is exactly what she's looking for & in our price range (Less than 5k). It has 124k miles, I6, Leather, Sunroof 2 wheel
Here's the problems for sure, both very common.
Rear Main & Axle Seal.
Out the door price is 4478.88
What do you guys think? She's not like a lot of us...She's going to want to get the RMS fixed right away.
Good deal, or wait?
axle seal wouldnt be a problem but that rear main could pose one. how bad does it leak?
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fixing a rear main seal in a 4.0L is over rated. unless you are losing a lot of oil. its just not a 4.0L if it doesnt leak some oil somewhere. I have heard stories of people changing the RMS and having it leak 2 weeks later. not something I would fuss with. pinion seal is easy.
nice buy tho!!!
needpics
Seen one this past weekend and it was a cracked block not the seal. Had never seen that before
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fixing a rear main seal in a 4.0L is over rated. unless you are losing a lot of oil. its just not a 4.0L if it doesnt leak some oil somewhere. I have heard stories of people changing the RMS and having it leak 2 weeks later. not something I would fuss with. pinion seal is easy.
nice buy tho!!!
needpics
Haven't gotten it yet. I'm almost to the point of only looking through independent sellers, so if someone is selling their GC, I have 5k cash, ready to deal!
Well, the new one is exactly what she's looking for & in our price range (Less than 5k). It has 124k miles, I6, Leather, Sunroof 2 wheel
Here's the problems for sure, both very common.
Rear Main & Axle Seal.
Out the door price is 4478.88
What do you guys think? She's not like a lot of us...She's going to want to get the RMS fixed right away.
Good deal, or wait?
axle seal wouldnt be a problem but that rear main could pose one. how bad does it leak?
It's not leaking bad, just splash-back. For the half hour I was checking it out, there wasn't a drop on the ground, but it was leaking.
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I agree on buying from a individual. You can get alot better car for a lot less money. I will hopefully never deal with a dealership again.
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Used car shopping is a job, until you find the right one and then it's all good. Keep looking!
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We've been looking for over a month! Right now, she's driving a friends Wrangler. It's so nice looking in the garage & two are sitting there, Red & White!
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We've been looking for over a month! Right now, she's driving a friends Wrangler. It's so nice looking in the garage & two are sitting there, Red & White!
You could always just play stupid when they ask for it back ;D
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I think we're going to get it. My wife really wants it, so gotta make her happy. Looks like I'll be learning to do a RMS pretty soon.
I just emailed conditions on buying it, so we'll see how that works out.
The condition was that I get a bar & shuffle board table in the basement {toast}
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Nope, we're not...lol...
She keeps going back & forth, It's annoying!
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If you have ANY doubts, get out!
Buyers remorse is awful, and can last 84 months these days!
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http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=444316
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http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=444316
$5,000!!!! thats a deal to me
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Nice find, Jimmy! Next time I buy a car I'm just going to ask on here! Lol
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http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=444316
He has had that ont there for a while. I like it but crystal didnt like the color
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nice find Jimmy... now someone loan me 5k so I can buy it.....
{toast}
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nice find Jimmy... now someone loan me 5k so I can buy it.....
{toast}
You wouldn't like my interest rate. ;D {toast}
PR did you buy one yet, a guy down the road just put one out for sale, not sure on the year or particulars but I can take a look tomorrow if you want.
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nice find Jimmy... now someone loan me 5k so I can buy it.....
{toast}
You wouldn't like my interest rate. ;D {toast}
PR did you buy one yet, a guy down the road just put one out for sale, not sure on the year or particulars but I can take a look tomorrow if you want.
Haven't found one yet. She doesn't care for that color too much....
You can check it out if you want, that would be awesome!