Cash for Clunkers- '98 5.9 Limited Jeep Grand Cherokee, killing a rare one, so unnecessary

mint condition vehicle here, it even looks the part. this is probably the most desirable Jeep ZJ out there... interior so clean the leather smells like a Brooks Bros. store. another waste of a perfectly good low mileage Jeep, a rare one at that.

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[silvermach2002]

Fuck Obama

[nomebear]

They destroyed a motor capable of going 600,000 miles. Where's the economy in that?

[UBConquered]

@Dotchetter I'm pretty sure it was an 01, all the problems that happened during the 5 years he owned it was it needed a new clutch, needed 2 new pistons, he had to replace the plenum pan twice, needed new ball joints, reverse quit, and the lifters ticked badly. Plenum pan destruction was a common problem for the magnum motors, and Durango's were famous for eating through ball joints.

[1ownjoo2]

@Dotchetter

Yea for me its not really that bad. Lift the hatch up and you really have to look for the rust, its like peeking out in 2 spots that are maybe half an inch long. I imagine is probably worse inside tho, But its nowhere near bad enough to replace the hatch. Maybe if it starts to show through but i doubt that would happen any time soon.

Other spots you gatta be carefull off are the plastic rockers by the doors that plastic cladding down there can hide a lot of rust

[Dotchetter]

@1ownjoo2 Really? THAT's the cause? I'd never figure that out... but it makes sense, my hatch hasn't got a single paint scratch or dents so the rust has to come from the inside. Well that hatch is long gone.. it looks great now though with my fix, but ill replace it when it rots out completely. Then, I'll do the RTV seal around the sprayer!

[Dotchetter]

@UBConquered Not sure what you mean by that though, the transmission is a lot stronger than the 44RE in the 5.2's and my 5.9 engine is at 200,000 miles now with NO issues at all, great oil pressure and still does 0-60 as it did brand new.. my rusty rear hatch is my only concern, really! =S Which is no biggy, ill get a new hatch for 100 bucks.

[Dotchetter]

@rubbinUright unfortunately they didn't have a choice, this government program forced the employees to completely ruin the cars that were traded in. I don't think the pre-owners knew what they'd do to their Jeep either.. they probably thought they'd sell it or something.

But sure, you can blame them for taking the job but... blame Obama for the lost 5.9'ers =´(

[1ownjoo2]

@Dotchetter

The rust on the hatch is inside the door. My 5.9 has the same problem, paint over it with touchup paint and it comes back. The problem is the rear sprayer nozzle on the top of the hatch. You have to pull it off and seal it up with RTV or something, because the old rubber seal on it is cracked from time and is letting rain water inside.

[Dotchetter]

@Dotchetter

----> - on the rust side of things.. well my rear hatch has some rust in the lower left part of it which I've fixed my self but it keeps coming back.. the hood is rusting too but my fix seems to be working better on the hood. Nevertheless, I'm replacing both the hatch and the hood anyways!

My passenger side rocker panel has some rust which will be replaced soon, I've found a guy that will do the job. Look behind those plastic rocker panel covers - they hide rust!!

[Dotchetter]

@1ownjoo2 Mine's got 200,000 miles on it, no issues what so ever.. tranny shifts fine, doesnt slip, i did a 0-60 test recently (The car's been floored like 3 times since NEW... it' a neck-snapping acceleration just halfway down!) - and it's still doing 0-60 in 6.9 seconds, completely stock except for a steel bumper with a winch, which is in total like 120+ kgs... engine is spry, quick and healthy with plenty of oil pressure and it's running cool too. It's been very good taken care of. ---->

[UBConquered]

@1ownjoo2 Uncle of mine had a 5.9 durango slt, it was full of issues, friend i know has a 99 5.2 grand cherokee, he said it ran strong but i would have to check back in w/ him on that and yeah, they practically are the same motors.

[1ownjoo2]

@ZACK16GRIZZLY

Na hes overblowing that, 600k even on a 4.0 would be pretty hard to believe without some serious repairs... 300k is not un heared of on the magnum engines tho i've seen some while vehicle searching 2 years ago that had 290k miles on them and started right up