I'm going to be in Wisconsin for the summer and am in the market for a car with some utility to throw camping gear ect in and go and have fun with. I've always liked cherokees and have a budget of 3000. I found a 1998 Cherokee with 126000 miles on it with a clean interior/exterior and a strong motor. The problems, and I'm not trying to pick apart a 12 year old truck.....

1. front and rear axels leak
2. 4x4 transfer case leak
3. valve cover gasked leak
4. needs new tires.

I'm not a mechanic but I have the time right now and would like to learn something about cars. 3 and 4 I'm not worried about but I'm worried about 1 and 2. I have a buddy who's a farmer and he's offered me to bring it over for a weekend and fix it up. I just thought I'd ask you guys for your opinion. No rust by the way which is unusual for a Wisconsin car. I'm thinking of offering 2200 for it which is blue book for fair condition. Any thoughts? I know Cherokee's are pretty reliable but has anyone had any experience with these things? Also what are some other things that I should look out for on Cherokee's? Thanks in advance

C

 

for the axles you are gonna wanna change the oil thats in them anyways, so that will get fixed when you do that, and the t case im not to sure on but you might have to pull it and split it depending on where it is leaking from, the other two are cake walks