I really don’t want to sell my 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee but I just don’t have room for it any longer.

• 4.0 with 200,xxx miles on it. I was the second owner and purchased it when it had around 80,000.
• 4X4 Selec-Trac with 2WD, 4 Part Time, 4 Full Time, Neutral and 4 Low
• Black power seats
• Grey interior.
• Aftermarket MP3 stereo and Kenwood speakers.
• Flowmaster stainless steel exhaust.
• 2″ budget lift.
• New Rancho 5000RS shocks all the way around. Backs replaced 200 miles ago. New fronts still in the box. Older high mileage Edlebrock IAS Currently on the front.
• Class ? either 3 or 5 Trailer hitch.
• Transmission replaced around 170,000 miles.
• 30 x 9.50 R15 LT ” BFG mud tires plus an additional set of FIVE OEM 15″ alloy rims and BFG AT tires.
• New front rotors and brake pads.
• New front hubs.
• New front axle shafts and I’ll throw in the old ones as spares.
• New Interstate Megatron II Battery
• Paint = fair
• Interior = good except for the torn driver seat.
• Additional stuff:  New Grey cloth factory seat covers that have never been used.
• Front rubber floor mats and rear cargo area rubber mat.

Know Issues:

• There is a phantom electrical load that will drain the battery if you don’t drive it at least a few times a week. As a solution I put a kill switch on the new Interstate Megatron II battery and turn it off if I know it is going to sit more than a few days without use.
• The engine sounds fine when it runs but every now and then will stall out for no reason.  I drove it all spring and it ran fine then it acted up for a month in the beginning of the summer after that it ran strong all summer then it acted up a bit more this fall. More than likely it is a TPS or other sensor issue.
• Small hole under the passenger side door lock where the car was broken into on a vacation to Portland Oregon. I never repaired it and it has been this way for almost 5 years. Most people don’t notice it. It’s less than a quarter inch wide.
• Drivers seat has a rip in the side.
• Interior is pretty good, carpets are clean, no kids ever rode in the back seat, non smoker, dash is clean.
• Glove Box was removed because there was an issue with the hinge. I still have it and will include it in the sale.
• Paint is only fair, there are some light scuffs on the sides and hood from contact with bushes while off road.

PRICE: $2400

• I realize the engine has 200,000 miles on it and will more than likely need to be replaced in the next 2000 – 20,000 miles but you never know, you could get lucky and get another 100,000 out of it, some of these 4.0 engines can get half a million miles on them. The engine was never abused and the oil was always changed every 3000 miles.  Both axles are in good condition, the transfer case works great, the transmission was rebuilt back around 170,000 miles, the frame is straight and the jeep was never in an accident, the frame is 95% rust free because the Jeep has always been in Delaware with almost no snow or salt on the roads.

You can buy a very nice re-manufactured 4.0 Jeep engine from Titan Engines for $1500 or go with a 4.6 Jeep Stroker Engine for just under $2500. Titan builds a lot of engines for JeepSpeed off road rally Jeeps.

My plans for this 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee were to build something similar to a JeepSpeed Racer with a stroker engine,  taller lift, roll cage, ford 8.8 rear differential  and 35″ tires. I’m moving to a new house without a garage and just won’t be able to do any of this work or have a place to store it.

The Jeep is in Southern Delaware and available to be test driven seven days a week.

Please send me an e-mail with any questions to mike.bwbeach@gmail.com