Tonight I looked at a 2.7 L automatic, '97 with 4WD, no locker. Manual windows. Everything worked. But it is from Quebec and pretty rusted underneath. The frame has completely rusted through in one area beside the gas tank. Everywhere else underneath is rusty but it doesn't look rotted through.
Interior is pretty nice. For some reason the body is almost pristine, not sure why. Rocker panels are good. Maybe because they undercoated the underside with rust"proof" coating which just makes it rust even worse because it traps the moisture and salt in there forever... (which is why I stay away from monstaliner and bedliner type coatings)
Here is the ad:
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/...623954838.html
170,000 km which is like 100,00 miles.
The transfer case is slowly dripping oil, looks like through the driveshaft seal, not sure.
The coolant reservoir was empty, the radiator was almost full with disgusting brown gunk. Added water, took it for a drive up a hill and it didn't overheat.
Pulls to the right, probably just needs an alignment. Brakes don't seem very grabby, they will need some work.
The reason I want it is for the nice rear lift gate, the same colour and year as my mom's that is rusting at the wiper mount for some reason. A tricky place to repair, so I could instead just swap it out. Here is a pic of my mom's where you can see the rust at the wiper mount. That location is a bear to get to and the metal has rusted pretty thin there.
What I could do with this one is weld up the rotten part of the frame and fix a few issues and sell it for what I buy it for, or more.
Nice steering wheel I could swap out.
Is $2000 too much? Seems a bit steep considering the likely cooling system problems. Maybe I should offer $1500.
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