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Title: '99 TJ
Post by: hippiejesse on June 05, 2009, 09:47:12 AM

Hello All,
I finally found a great jeep, and am going to try to buy it in the next couple days.

Here are the details:

1999 Wrangler Sahara
6 Cylinder(Are they Welcome Here?)  With 48,000 MI
Hard Top and full doors
Otherwise Stock as far as I know.

Any Input?

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: jcsanders79 on June 05, 2009, 11:45:43 AM

Sounds nice. 

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: neale_rs on June 05, 2009, 12:30:43 PM

Check it thoroughly for rust.

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: smashcoast on June 06, 2009, 08:31:40 AM

How Much $ ?

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: hippiejesse on June 06, 2009, 08:36:28 AM

Asking Price At Dealer= $8,400
Seems low to me (Other identical jeeps, same features etc... with 140,000 mi. going for over $9500  :eek:

What you think?

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: sbspence on June 06, 2009, 04:54:56 PM

 You can buy a new one for like $16,900-$17,900 advertised special without any haggling.

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: jfrabat on June 06, 2009, 05:06:58 PM

Quote from: hippiejesse on June 06, 2009, 08:36:28 AM

Asking Price At Dealer= $8,400
Seems low to me (Other identical jeeps, same features etc... with 140,000 mi. going for over $9500  :eek:

What you think?

Kelly Blue Book lists the Sahara (99) at $9,800, but it does seem a bit steep to me...  To be honest, I bought my wife a Honda Odissey a couple of months ago, and we traded in a Hyundai Sonata.  According to KBB, the trade-in value of the Sonata was $8,400, and the retail price of the odissey was $26,400.  Well, I offered them the Sonata + 10,000 and we closed (out the door) the deal at 12,000 + the Sonata, so I got about $6K under kbb value...  In other words, the economy is down the crapper; now is the time to haggle and not accept the sticker price...

Title: Re: '99 TJ
Post by: bidi on June 06, 2009, 05:42:16 PM

KBB prices don't mean squat with the way the used car market is going.  It's almost as cheap to buy a brand new car as it is to buy a used 2-3 year old one (according to KBB).  I just sold my 99 4-banger for $6000... granted originally the Sahara was quite a bit more at the time it was new.  It's a definitely a buyer's market now,