Jmb94

Was that Jeep on Craigslist a while back? I could have sworn I saw one in Columbia just like it while I was searching for mine.

Update:

Since a tech school is repairing it, they want to try to save all of the body parts instead of just swapping new ones on. It will take a little longer, but if they pull it off I'm another $300 to $500 ahead

They also want to fix some of the other dents and dings. Which means, I stand to come out of this with a next to new Jeep and a lot of money in my pocket that will, of course, be put to good use on things like bumpers... headliners... Wet Okole Seat Covers...

Winning.

Jmb94

I would really like too, but for $3500 it's incredibly hard to find one around here that doesn't have a salvage title or 300,000 miles (not that I'm knocking high mileage Jeeps!). I had a budget of $4000 when I bought this one and it took me 2 years to find the right one through a maze of clunky, spraybombed, generally abused vehicles. It's literally impossible to find a vehicle around here without some kind of incident on its record. I feel safer knowing how this one's been maintained and how it's driven for the last 10,000 miles. If it's trashed, so be it. I can scrape the money together to pay off the loan and take out another. Besides, I've built a measure of loyalty for my little Jeep over the past few months. I kinda like it

Jmb94

Dug this thread up just to tell everyone that I'm getting her back today

Lowrange2

Sweet! New paint!

I'd love some new paint on mine!

Jmb94

Yeah, I lucked out there. My dad's buddy owns the local NAPA and he's trying to get into business with LinnTech, so he gave me the paint and materials for like $50. This whole project has been filled with epic win like that.

00jeepXJ

awesome! By the way the Jeep looks amazing!

Jmb94

For First year tech school students, they did a helluva good Job. I got her stuck in the yard last night and then we went riding county roads so she's good and dirty already. We're gonna have a 60 degree day Monday, Can't wait to shine her up for the first time!

peep

Shame about your rig meeting up with a deer. Good to see it's ending well for your XJ with the buy back and all. Tell ya, I run 5 deer whistles on roof of all our jeeps and 3 in the grill of the wifes car. Lots and lots of deer here, see them everywhere, havn't hit one, yet. I swear from their reactions they hear the whistles. Cheap armor investment. Look forward the new future of your rig.

biggblu601

thats awesome....throw some more pics up there when ya get shined back up very nice lookin..

crbnfibr

i probably would have taken some money from the ins and got it mounted : ). Well congrats on getting ur jeep back!