1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport Xj 4wd 6 Cylinder, Auto, Np231 California Car on 2040-cars
Petaluma, California, United States
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This Jeep XJ Cherokee Sport is a California Car. It has the most desirable drive-train: the multi-port fuel injected 4.0 L six cylinder motor, the Aisin-Warner AW-4 4-speed automatic transmission, along with the New Process NP231 Command-Trac, transfer case. Both 2WD and 4WD work great and it tows just fine behind my motorhome. This is a solid platform for an awesome build up. Make it into a great daily driver, a dependable RV toad, an overland vehicle or a rock crawler. These are cheap, dependable vehicles but the best thing about the Cherokee XJ is that you can find parts at almost any auto parts store in North America, South America, Europe and China. Aftermarket support is great with an amazing selection of bumpers, lift kits, and suspension components. Unlike most of those XJs in the YouTube videos, this one has a clean undercarriage so you won't have to use a torch to loosen up all the corroded and rusted suspension components.
This Cherokee is very basic and the only options are the most important: A/C and cruise control. The A/C blows ice cold! It runs good as-is but is really a great candidate for a little re-freshening. A lift kit that includes new leaf springs and shocks would be a great solution. The previous owner was a surfer and got saltwater from his surfboard on the roof so there's some light rust up there (see pictures). I cleaned up some of the bad rust up front, but I apparently needed to do a little more work on the back side as you can see in the photos. The interior is in very good condition. It's has a current certificate of planned non-operation (PNO) in California. I will smog and register it if the winner of this auction plans to operate it in California. If the winner plans to ship this vehicle out of the state of California, then I won't bother with smog and registration. New parts installed in the last year:
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