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I bought my TJ last fall for $5000. Plain Jane 97 SE with 104,000 miles.
I will say that similar vehicles listed locally at the same time were more in the 6-6500 range, usually with more miles.
For various reasons, I unexpectedly want/need a more interstate friendly 4.0, so the time to swap 'em out has come much sooner than anticipated.
I wouldn't have put nearly as much time and $$$ in it if I knew I would only have it for 8 months.
Since October, I have added a new Bestop Sailcloth replace-a-top ($600), new goodyear wrangler tires ($350), replaced the stock steelies with some craigslist Canyons ($100), traded the half doors for full doors, ($500) new speakers ($75) and some Bestop seat covers for the buckets ($100). Odometer is at 106,9xx.
So, I figure I'm in it for around $6,750.
Local car dealers are selling similar wranglers for 9 grand and up, with absolute junk listed at 6-7000 for 200,000 milers.
Local CL has similars listed from 4500 up to 10-12 thousand. (Crazy people)
Local KBB value in "good" condition is $6,900
NADA Local retail: $7,200
Completed EBay listings for similar features and less than 125,000 miles: $4500-9500 with most in the 6500-8000 range.
So I figure I'll ask $6800 and wiggle down to 6,500 or so.
About right? Too greedy? Not greedy enough?
I will say that similar vehicles listed locally at the same time were more in the 6-6500 range, usually with more miles.
For various reasons, I unexpectedly want/need a more interstate friendly 4.0, so the time to swap 'em out has come much sooner than anticipated.
I wouldn't have put nearly as much time and $$$ in it if I knew I would only have it for 8 months.
Since October, I have added a new Bestop Sailcloth replace-a-top ($600), new goodyear wrangler tires ($350), replaced the stock steelies with some craigslist Canyons ($100), traded the half doors for full doors, ($500) new speakers ($75) and some Bestop seat covers for the buckets ($100). Odometer is at 106,9xx.
So, I figure I'm in it for around $6,750.
Local car dealers are selling similar wranglers for 9 grand and up, with absolute junk listed at 6-7000 for 200,000 milers.
Local CL has similars listed from 4500 up to 10-12 thousand. (Crazy people)
Local KBB value in "good" condition is $6,900
NADA Local retail: $7,200
Completed EBay listings for similar features and less than 125,000 miles: $4500-9500 with most in the 6500-8000 range.
So I figure I'll ask $6800 and wiggle down to 6,500 or so.
About right? Too greedy? Not greedy enough?