Todays auction report:

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:33 pm

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:57 pm

$2000 for that TJ? No way! Looks like a ripoff to me.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 8:36 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

$2000 for that TJ? No way! Looks like a ripoff to me.

Why do you say that?

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 1:04 am

Too much damage to it and it is 8 yrs old.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 2:53 am

Tokyojoe wrote:

Too much damage to it and it is 8 yrs old.

Right except a wrecker will charge $1100 for the transmission, $1300 for the engine, $200 for a seat, $100 for a radio, $75 for the guage cluster, $125 per wheel.....etc etc.

Keep in mind 90% of these vehicles are going to wreckers who will pay the money for and sell off the parts for years.

Even at $2000 selling it off for parts I could make my money back. Though personally I would not have bid that high on it, I would have stopped around $1500.

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 10:06 am

83 Wagoneer for 250.00 WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!! God I want that jeep.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 11:28 am

WoodysKJ wrote:

83 Wagoneer for 250.00 WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!! God I want that jeep.

Only mechanical damage. No body damage. Smokin' deal!

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 12:38 pm

jeepkj02 wrote:

WoodysKJ wrote:

83 Wagoneer for 250.00 WHAT A DEAL!!!!!!!!! God I want that jeep.

Only mechanical damage. No body damage. Smokin' deal!

All donated vehicles say mechanical damage, even if there is none, so there might not actually be anything wrong with it.

David Jr · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 5:18 pm

Looking at the silver 04 KJ for a moment, reminds me of a 02 silver KJ i got a good close look at 5 years ago. a big rig got out of control on rt-130 in Burlington, NJ and hit the KJ head on, both vehicles were doing 50 MPH at the time. That is what it looked like after the accident. The front end was smashed but the passenger compartment was intact. It was stored at the Burlington Twp Police station for a while. I was there picking up the recycling dumpsters so i was able to get close to it.

BTW, that purple (?) TJ makes me wonder what the owner was smoking. :roll:

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 10:22 pm

Sir Sam wrote:

Tokyojoe wrote:

Too much damage to it and it is 8 yrs old.

Right except a wrecker will charge $1100 for the transmission, $1300 for the engine, $200 for a seat, $100 for a radio, $75 for the guage cluster, $125 per wheel.....etc etc.

Keep in mind 90% of these vehicles are going to wreckers who will pay the money for and sell off the parts for years.

Even at $2000 selling it off for parts I could make my money back. Though personally I would not have bid that high on it, I would have stopped around $1500.

$1100 and $1300 for a 97k mile engine and trans is a bit high but NO doubt you would easily double your $2k investment just parting it out.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 10:48 pm

myjeepwalks wrote:

Sir Sam wrote:

Tokyojoe wrote:

Too much damage to it and it is 8 yrs old.

Right except a wrecker will charge $1100 for the transmission, $1300 for the engine, $200 for a seat, $100 for a radio, $75 for the guage cluster, $125 per wheel.....etc etc.

Keep in mind 90% of these vehicles are going to wreckers who will pay the money for and sell off the parts for years.

Even at $2000 selling it off for parts I could make my money back. Though personally I would not have bid that high on it, I would have stopped around $1500.

$1100 and $1300 for a 97k mile engine and trans is a bit high but NO doubt you would easily double your $2k investment just parting it out.

I agree thats high, but thats what most yards will charge.
(it is not what I would charge, because I would want to get my money back, and it's also not what I would pay, because it's too high)

Plus, the NV3550 is a pretty popular transmission, it's going to cost me at least $1000 for one from any wrecker. And maybe $500 if I get lucky and find one somewhere else.

There are many junkyards that don't mind sitting on parts for 2-3 years before they sell. Eventually someone comes along and needs that motor, and they have it.

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