tsully wrote:
Think I'm going to have to pass on the CRD we went to see last night, but the hunt continues and this info is all extremely helpful.
I did bring along an OBD-ii reader and found 4 codes: P0401, P1252, P0299, and P1263. Best I can tell those break down to the a bad glow plug, bad turbo vane actuator, and a general reminder that the EGR is a terrible system! It does also need struts, but I can say I didn't see any rust issues or oil/coolant leaks. The serpentine belt looked fairly new and I saw wrench marks on the fan nut, but couldn't say for sure if the timing belt had been replaced at 100k.
It is technically a one-owner car, but the current owner is a dealer and has kept it on dealer tags for the last 8 months. He very much appreciates his CRD and isn't too motivated to sell, his bottom line is $6k as that's what keeping it is worth to him. He's put about 16k miles on it since he bought it, don't think it's had an oil change since it was traded in at the last dealership...
For the right price I would have happily taken it off his hands, but $6k felt a little steep to me given what it'd need done pretty soon to catch up on maintenance and preventative.
Your very best option if you can find one, is to buy one from a member of LOST that has already done all the needed upgrades, deleations, timing belt, etc...
They surface every once in a while on here when a member decides to upgrade to a newer model Jeep or truck.
Even having to spend a little more money for a very good used one will provide you with a lot of piece of mind knowing the history of the vehicle and knowing it is in great shape.
Buying one with an unknown history that needs immediate maintenance attention and all the upgrades prior listed can easily cost around 4k to 5k in parts and that is if you do all the labor yourself.
Ask us how we know!
Throw labor charges in and those figures can easily double and then some.
Good luck on your quest!
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