hey guys, im looking for a jeepster or commando, any year, would be nice if it ran and moved.
reason is, i would like to do a cross country trip next summer or the summer after, i think jeepsters are damn cool, and the extra space in the back (i hope) should be good for sleeping in.
and, of course, its a jeep :)
my budget is pretty low, but let me know if you know of something around here.
feel free to make any suggestions as well (such as the realisticness of my idea, i'd like to go from NH to Vegas and back)
You don't want to drive across the country in a vehicle like you described above. You'll end up dying of starvation in some desert some where when the thing shits out on you. I wouldn't do it in any car that I didn't have extensive personal experience/knowledge of. Just rent a pop up camper trailer and pull behind your jeep. I bet you can get a small one for the price you want to spend on a shoddy jeep.
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bottom line, i want to drive from NH to vegas and back with a freind of mine (in the same rig)
i dont want to spend much $$$
i want something simple, that i know alot about (which instantly says older jeep to me)
so, what would be the weak link? and what should i carry extra of?
if i bought a jeepster, like my original plan, i would pull apart the engine to make sure that it doesnt have any unusual wear. i would change all the fluids, check for any unusual noises anywhere.
i would carry extra coolant, oil, trans fluid, etc, and change it every 1500 miles or so (probably find a juffy lube or something) as well as air filter.
in light of recent experience i have gained, i would also carry a set of axle seals and wheel bearings, as well as a full set of tools (sockets, wrenches screwdrivers, hammers, wheel puller, torque wrench, etc, etc..)
the problems i see are:
overheating
wheel bearings (hopefully i learn how to do these right so they arent an issue)
some internal engine failure (which, of course i would thoroughly inspect beforehand)
transmission (once again, if anything feels or sounds funky, i wont use it or will open it up and check it out)
and, of course, i would like this to be an ADVENTURE. i dont think it would be too much fun to take my dads 99 thunderbird and our pop-up camper cross country, with the sissy A/C and a real bed to sleep on, with no sort of technical challenge at all.
road side repairs dont scare me, as long as its a part i can fix.
now, having said that, what precaustions would i need to take to make an older rig (assuming i thouroughly check all of the above) last the length i need it to. (stop every 2 hours for an hour?, replace fluids more often? stuff liek that)
im planning on taking a few months of test driving and such to make sure that nothing unexpected could happen drivetrain wise.
and, if its unanimous that i am absolutely crazy, ill go anyways and show you guys the pics of what happens :) haha
There is a old willys that has been sitting on 11 North when leaving Radford. Been there for a while, don't know if it is forsale or anything but is always worth asking. Amazin what people will GIVE you just by asking. Looks like a Willys wagon of some sort, all I know about it.
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