http://lasvegas.crai...3119019548.html

Price don't seem too out of line to me and it looks in decent shape. I would much rather have a cj than a wrangler but that's just me

Only interested in CJ7.

Right on... cj's rule

i'm thinking about buying a Jeep for off road fun... no rock crawling... not to hijack the thread but why are CJ's better than a Wranger??

DirtRiderDad, on 24 July 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:

It's a purist thing, at least til you get to the TJ...then a CJ can be considered superior due to cheaper lift costs.  Lifting that 4-link coil setup is more expensive and involved.

Although through some of the years of Wranglers, the running gear components were "less tough" than in previous models, especially for taking abuse.

DirtRiderDad, on 24 July 2012 - 12:11 PM, said:

I may be way wrong on this , but the YJ and TJ wranglers are the first Jeeps of the Chrysler era maybe?  and not true  "Jeeps" in the purist's sense?

I have a '00 Wrangler (TJ model - coil springs- inline 6 chrysler engine ) and use it as a second car/weekend ride --- its fun and has more off road capability than i need,  but its nowhere near what i would consider "hardcore" like an old school CJ  ---- friends refer to it as my "frat boy jeep" and laugh   - i have the last laugh in the spring and fall , cruising around with the top off jammin' some Jack Johnson though while they are stuck inside their trucks

Looks like a decent Jeep BB ,  price on Jeeps in my area seems to be whatever someone else will pay --- when people ask 17k for 10 year old Wranglers with a 4" lift, or 20k for 6 year old Rubicons -- seems to be a seller's market (or these seller's are all on dope) ---   $4500 doesnt seem bad

Edited by DMC707, 25 July 2012 - 09:16 AM.

Never understood how Wranglers aren't the purist's Jeep. They have straight axles and are almost as crude as any CJ out there.

Great thing about the TJ coil spring setup besides a better ride that the YJ or CJ is the fact that the suspension allows 2 more inches of wheel travel than the older models.

I pound my TJ off-road daily and it has stood up remarkably well. It helps that I put an Aussie locker up front, really handles mud and snow like a tank.

$3800 with a hard top good buy