jimheem
New Member
First thanks to all that replied to my threads regarding noisy motors and my choice of the 03 or the 04.
It was unanimous to choose the 03 with the lower miles, but unfortunatley, that deal fell through at the dealer, due mostly to the fact that they were unwilling to negotiate some very minor terms of my deal.
"They" always say that when dealing with a car dealer you need to be willing to stand up and walk away, or else you'll get hosed. Well, that's what I did.
So, I went and put my money down on the 2004 model. It's a Sport, with 5 speed manual, sunroof, ABS and Keyless entry. Thats about the extent of the options, but you really don't get much more when you want a stick shift.
This is for my wife, who will be replacing her aging Land Rover Discovery (also a 5 speed manual - thats all we drive..) with this Jeep.
I'll be glad to have another Jeep vehicle in the driveway. This one will make 3, leaving my daily driver Ford F-150 feeling a little left out (hey, if Jeep ever made the Gladiator, I'd have that instead)
I hear you all raving about the Revo's - Thats what I put on the rover about 5,000 miles ago, thankfully in 235/70/16 size - so they should fit on the KJ. I'll have my shop do the swap.
The Rover was sweet, but I won't miss the money pit that it was. $90 for an upper radiator hose (just the part) and any work that needed to be done at a mechanic was at bare minimum $1500.
The only thing that it's too bad we couldnt get on the KJ was the full time 4wd option. This was great for my wife since she doesnt fully understand when it is snowing when it is "safe" to put it in 4wd. Oh well, thats the trade off for getting a manual trans.
No particular questions this time, just wanted to make a post. I'm sure I'll become a regular around here, picking your brains on KJ knowledge.
It was unanimous to choose the 03 with the lower miles, but unfortunatley, that deal fell through at the dealer, due mostly to the fact that they were unwilling to negotiate some very minor terms of my deal.
"They" always say that when dealing with a car dealer you need to be willing to stand up and walk away, or else you'll get hosed. Well, that's what I did.
So, I went and put my money down on the 2004 model. It's a Sport, with 5 speed manual, sunroof, ABS and Keyless entry. Thats about the extent of the options, but you really don't get much more when you want a stick shift.
This is for my wife, who will be replacing her aging Land Rover Discovery (also a 5 speed manual - thats all we drive..) with this Jeep.
I'll be glad to have another Jeep vehicle in the driveway. This one will make 3, leaving my daily driver Ford F-150 feeling a little left out (hey, if Jeep ever made the Gladiator, I'd have that instead)
I hear you all raving about the Revo's - Thats what I put on the rover about 5,000 miles ago, thankfully in 235/70/16 size - so they should fit on the KJ. I'll have my shop do the swap.
The Rover was sweet, but I won't miss the money pit that it was. $90 for an upper radiator hose (just the part) and any work that needed to be done at a mechanic was at bare minimum $1500.
The only thing that it's too bad we couldnt get on the KJ was the full time 4wd option. This was great for my wife since she doesnt fully understand when it is snowing when it is "safe" to put it in 4wd. Oh well, thats the trade off for getting a manual trans.
No particular questions this time, just wanted to make a post. I'm sure I'll become a regular around here, picking your brains on KJ knowledge.