I fancy an air / road trip from home in Chicago. I also want to buy another jeep for a reasonable price. Is there a state where market forces cause the Jeeps to be reasonably priced? I really would like another cj5 or cj7 in good condition.
best state in US to by a used jeep
Jul 21, 2004
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Best place to buy a CJ is in Texas or the Southwest. Usually rust-free. As for pricing, they virtually all go strictly on condition. No rust = $. Seems fair.
I've seen allot of good (no Rust) ones come out of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Commiefornia. The Good thing about Jeeps from Commiefornia is they usually have most of the emission stuff intact. It would be easier to pass smog in Chicago.. Rich
Join some of the mailing lists and ask the Jeepers in the rust-free areas to look for a CJ for you. If you buy it old enough then you can get AV plates and don't have to worry about the E-tests. ;-) Some restrictions are on the AV plates though. You can also look on Ebay to get an idea on prices and places.
later, dave AKA vwdoc1
thanks for all the great feedback I'll check out California, pretty good roadtrip I think :-)
Harry
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