Which Used SUV to Buy

I want to buy a short wheel based vehicle similar to a Bronco II. I want
something that allows me to sit up in it, rather than crouching down to get in
and out of a bucket seat. And, my garage is not deep. It is less than 15 feet
deep. So I decided I might get a Blazer or Jeep or Bronco 2. I want something
used, maybe in the era of 88 to 95, and maybe spend less than $4,000 grand to
buy it.

I don't care what the thing looks like, I would like to reasonably comfortable,
it would be nice to have power steering, air conditioning, and standard shift.
I really don't even care if it has four-wheel drive or not. So, whatever is the
most reliable and for which parts and repair are least expensive.

What would folks recommend, and what should I avoid? Thanks!

Jeep YJ's are in your price range.

They are pretty reliable, easy to get parts for and work on and are a
lot of fun to drive. Up to 91 they had a 6 cyl carb engine, they went
injected after that. Both engines are strong like a rock.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

ArtBelIFan wrote:
>
> I want to buy a short wheel based vehicle similar to a Bronco II. I want
> something that allows me to sit up in it, rather than crouching down to get in
> and out of a bucket seat. And, my garage is not deep. It is less than 15 feet
> deep. So I decided I might get a Blazer or Jeep or Bronco 2. I want something
> used, maybe in the era of 88 to 95, and maybe spend less than $4,000 grand to
> buy it.
>
> I don't care what the thing looks like, I would like to reasonably comfortable,
> it would be nice to have power steering, air conditioning, and standard shift.
> I really don't even care if it has four-wheel drive or not. So, whatever is the
> most reliable and for which parts and repair are least expensive.
>
> What would folks recommend, and what should I avoid? Thanks!

Hello,

I am going to assume that since you don't want to pay alot for this
SUV, you don't want to spend weekends working on it either. The
following link is a great resource to help you check a vehicle's
reliability.

http://autos.msn.com/home/reliability_ratings.aspx

I don't know what to suggest, but the ratings for the two vehicles and
the models years you mentioned did not fair too well.

Hope this helps.

[email protected] (ArtBelIFan) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I want to buy a short wheel based vehicle similar to a Bronco II. I want
> something that allows me to sit up in it, rather than crouching down to get in
> and out of a bucket seat. And, my garage is not deep. It is less than 15 feet
> deep. So I decided I might get a Blazer or Jeep or Bronco 2. I want something
> used, maybe in the era of 88 to 95, and maybe spend less than $4,000 grand to
> buy it.
>
> I don't care what the thing looks like, I would like to reasonably comfortable,
> it would be nice to have power steering, air conditioning, and standard shift.
> I really don't even care if it has four-wheel drive or not. So, whatever is the
> most reliable and for which parts and repair are least expensive.
>
> What would folks recommend, and what should I avoid? Thanks!

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"James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I am going to assume that since you don't want to pay alot for this
> SUV, you don't want to spend weekends working on it either. The
> following link is a great resource to help you check a vehicle's
> reliability.
>
> http://autos.msn.com/home/reliability_ratings.aspx
>
> I don't know what to suggest, but the ratings for the two vehicles and
> the models years you mentioned did not fair too well.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> [email protected] (ArtBelIFan) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > I want to buy a short wheel based vehicle similar to a Bronco II. I want
> > something that allows me to sit up in it, rather than crouching down to
get in
> > and out of a bucket seat. And, my garage is not deep. It is less than 15
feet
> > deep. So I decided I might get a Blazer or Jeep or Bronco 2. I want
something
> > used, maybe in the era of 88 to 95, and maybe spend less than $4,000
grand to
> > buy it.
> >
> > I don't care what the thing looks like, I would like to reasonably
comfortable,
> > it would be nice to have power steering, air conditioning, and standard
shift.
> > I really don't even care if it has four-wheel drive or not. So, whatever
is the
> > most reliable and for which parts and repair are least expensive.
> >
> > What would folks recommend, and what should I avoid? Thanks!