Goodbye Ol' girl. - Page 2

wheelbender6 · 03-16-2019, 12:58 PM

Sorry about the jeep. We get very attached to them.
-To me, anything with air conditioning is a luxury vehicle. The Versa looks like the right tool for the job.

Megadan · 03-16-2019, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

Sorry about the jeep. We get very attached to them.
-To me, anything with air conditioning is a luxury vehicle. The Versa looks like the right tool for the job.

I have been debating just tucking it away somewhere to come back to it later. It needs a lot of love. I have to decide if I want a project vehicle or not is what it really boils down to. If I do keep it, I am going to do an engine swap and axle upgrades, among other things, and turn it into an overlander rig.

roundhouse · 03-16-2019, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Megadan

Problems with the transmission or the car?

Just the CVT

Pathfinders · 03-16-2019, 04:22 PM

^^^ With a rack on the back for a Hawk?

Megadan · 03-28-2019, 09:13 PM

Took a while to get up here from Wichita, but here it is. The unfaithful one in the background.

Megadan · 04-04-2019, 08:25 AM

How desireable is a 4.0L 5spd 4x4 Comanche? I posted it for sale at 1AM for $1500 with partial cash trades and a project bike. By 5AM I have 7 people with 7 different offers.

One is a guy who had one as his first car and wants one to restore. He made an actual cash offer close enough to what I was asking that I accepted and he is coming to pick it up today.

Another guy wants to trade me for an 88 KLR650 that looks pretty nice in the pictures.

Next guy has a 79 KM-100 and offered some cash on top.

Another has an XR400 of unspecified year, looks a bit beat up but he says it runs good (tempting).
Two guys that didn't make an offer and just asked the stupid question of "what is the least you will take?" I hate these guys, but I have always had a great answer for them - whatever the best offer is or otherwise the asking price. Never heard back from them.

The latest guy is one of the "you are asking too much" types offering me $600, even though my Comanche is already the lowest price in the area (By more than $500), the only manual trans 4.0L and the only 4x4 4.0L within a 200 mile radius.

A part of me is sad to see it go. Then I remember the headaches, frustration, and many busted knuckles. In another life with unlimited funds and a proper sized garage I may have fixed it up, but I would rather see it go to somebody that has more time and ambition than I do.

Bruces · 04-04-2019, 05:46 PM

There is quite a following for them ,more if it’s an eliminator but you would be surprised what people will pay for a Jeep like yours .I just write in my adds only offers in person ,or no internet offers ,it helps a little yet there is always a few fools just the same .

Azhule · 04-07-2019, 11:53 AM

Hell, I could have come up with that 1,500 buckaroos you were asking for a Jeep badged Truck... I even have a spare 4.0l Jeep engine sitting around I could have tossed right in

I figured it would have been priced like other Trucks in my area... out here you are looking at 3k or more for a "non running rust bucket, 4x4 Truck"...

Megadan · 04-07-2019, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Azhule

I figured it would have been priced like other Trucks in my area... out here you are looking at 3k or more for a "non running rust bucket, 4x4 Truck"...

Here in Nebraska, trucks are a dime a dozen. You can get a solid, decently running, complete older truck at the drop of a hat for fairly cheap.

wheelbender6 · 04-07-2019, 11:59 PM

I did not realize that it was a @#$%in Comanche! This part of Texas has a lot of Jeep fanatics. It may be worth it to advertise the Comanche on craigslist in Houston.

Megadan · 04-08-2019, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

I did not realize that it was a @#$%in Comanche! This part of Texas has a lot of Jeep fanatics. It may be worth it to advertise the Comanche on craigslist in Houston.

Tons of jeepers here too. It sold in less than half a day.

In the end I essentially broke even. I bought it back in 2009 for $400. Rebuilt the head, replaced the water pump and radiator, new fuel pump and had the injectors rebuilt, fixed the CPS and a bunch of wiring issues and then found, rebuilt, and swapped in an ax15 and NP231 from the junkyard. Recently put in a new alternator and rebuilt the steering box when it was removed to repair the frame where it was mounted. If I added all of that up, it would probably be right at about $1500.

Could I have sold it for more? Maybe. I just wanted it gone, so I priced it low, but fair.

Kenstogie · 04-08-2019, 04:29 PM

I just gotta say I have a cvt transmission in my 10 Altima and so far been great.... I have 100k on it and runs like a top..... but they have bad reps.... i did a complete fluid swap on it and drive very conservatively because it’s cheaper 😉👍 and it helps cars be more reliable to... I like the idea of a sedan that’s full manual.... +1 on that

03-16-2019, 12:58 PM	#16
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Sorry about the jeep. We get very attached to them. -To me, anything with air conditioning is a luxury vehicle. The Versa looks like the right tool for the job. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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04-04-2019, 08:25 AM	#21
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,034	How desireable is a 4.0L 5spd 4x4 Comanche? I posted it for sale at 1AM for $1500 with partial cash trades and a project bike. By 5AM I have 7 people with 7 different offers. One is a guy who had one as his first car and wants one to restore. He made an actual cash offer close enough to what I was asking that I accepted and he is coming to pick it up today. Another guy wants to trade me for an 88 KLR650 that looks pretty nice in the pictures. Next guy has a 79 KM-100 and offered some cash on top. Another has an XR400 of unspecified year, looks a bit beat up but he says it runs good (tempting). Two guys that didn't make an offer and just asked the stupid question of "what is the least you will take?" I hate these guys, but I have always had a great answer for them - whatever the best offer is or otherwise the asking price. Never heard back from them. The latest guy is one of the "you are asking too much" types offering me $600, even though my Comanche is already the lowest price in the area (By more than $500), the only manual trans 4.0L and the only 4x4 4.0L within a 200 mile radius. A part of me is sad to see it go. Then I remember the headaches, frustration, and many busted knuckles. In another life with unlimited funds and a proper sized garage I may have fixed it up, but I would rather see it go to somebody that has more time and ambition than I do. __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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04-07-2019, 11:53 AM	#23
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	Hell, I could have come up with that 1,500 buckaroos you were asking for a Jeep badged Truck... I even have a spare 4.0l Jeep engine sitting around I could have tossed right in I figured it would have been priced like other Trucks in my area... out here you are looking at 3k or more for a "non running rust bucket, 4x4 Truck"... __________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	I did not realize that it was a @#$%in Comanche! This part of Texas has a lot of Jeep fanatics. It may be worth it to advertise the Comanche on craigslist in Houston. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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Pathfinders Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 129	^^^ With a rack on the back for a Hawk?
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04-04-2019, 05:46 PM	#22
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,588	There is quite a following for them ,more if it’s an eliminator but you would be surprised what people will pay for a Jeep like yours .I just write in my adds only offers in person ,or no internet offers ,it helps a little yet there is always a few fools just the same .
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04-08-2019, 04:29 PM	#27
Kenstogie Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 336	I just gotta say I have a cvt transmission in my 10 Altima and so far been great.... I have 100k on it and runs like a top..... but they have bad reps.... i did a complete fluid swap on it and drive very conservatively because it’s cheaper 😉👍 and it helps cars be more reliable to... I like the idea of a sedan that’s full manual.... +1 on that
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