SHTF vehicles for OPERATING locally.

Im going to be buying an older, mid size SUV to rig up as an offroad mud truck, but with a twist; its gonna be /k/ as fuck.
Its gonna have to be a local purchase, (ferries be expensive bro) cheap, and capable. And it seems an older Jeep XJ fits the bill just perfectly.

Ive looked at a few on craigslist, theyre all affordable, but have some problems

>jeep one has rust
>jeep two has a busted radiator and an oil leak near the timing chain cover
>and jeep three has electrical problems and "doesnt run"

So far it looks like jeep two is the best of the lot, I can fix mechanical problems, and the parts are cheap.
Jeep three is a mystery, i know it has electrical issues, possibly even a bad computer, which is bad because I cannot into wiring.

This just in, the /k/ mod is still an inane troll, I got banned for having a Jeep thread on /k/, that doesnt surprise me in the slightest, but the reason stated was global rule #1: Do not upload, post, discuss, request, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law.
>you are now aware that talking about jeeps is a felony.

Admin wrote:This just in, the /k/ mod is still an inane troll, I got banned for having a Jeep thread on /k/, that doesnt surprise me in the slightest, but the reason stated was global rule #1: Do not upload, post, discuss, request, or link to, anything that violates local or United States law.
>you are now aware that talking about jeeps is a felony.

Well duh, a muffler is like a silencer, which are explicitly banned by the United States, whose laws govern niggertits.

Any pics of the Jeep you're looking at, and any more on that?

Jeep one & three have sold, (they also weren't worth it) but Im going to have a look at jeep two tomorrow.
Heres the two pictures from the ad.

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Alright, that didnt go so well. The jeep was in OK shape (for $500) almost no rust, decent paint, excellent engine etc. so I took it for a little test drive around the block, functioned fine. Then came time to test the 4wd and low-high range, those also worked.
As we were turning making a right into the guys driveway the transfer case made a serious of loud bangs (not unlike somebody unloading an M242 onto some africans), the jeep stopped, finished that god-awful noise and continued. Im sitting there going "wtf? how does that shit even happen", when the rad decided to start steaming and hissing. Needless to say I did not end up buying the jeep.
Now heres where it gets interesting, theres a guy with an old white lada niva, a few streets away from me, It turns out he wants to get rid of it. long story short I got a lada for $250.

Figured that I would update on this a bit, I got the old white lada for $250, but it was pretty fucked. So I looked around and found another one, this one being the red one, and picked it up for $400. Its an amazing car to drive, and its essentially a BRDM with a vw hatchback body kit (ok thats exaggerating a bit) but the thing is unstoppable.
When I got them, they both had transmission problems. It turns out that the 5-speed they came with is actually just a modified 4-speed with more, smaller gears, anyways they fucking suck. But I lucked out, when I bought the white one it came with an extra tranny, one of the original 4-speeds. Once I got it all together it became evident that this thing is a fucking tank.
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Admin wrote:Figured that I would update on this a bit, I got the old white lada for $250, but it was pretty fucked. So I looked around and found another one, this one being the red one, and picked it up for $400. Its an amazing car to drive, and its essentially a BRDM with a vw hatchback body kit (ok thats exaggerating a bit) but the thing is unstoppable.
When I got them, they both had transmission problems. It turns out that the 5-speed they came with is actually just a modified 4-speed with more, smaller gears, anyways they fucking suck. But I lucked out, when I bought the white one it came with an extra tranny, one of the original 4-speeds. Once I got it all together it became evident that this thing is a fucking tank.

>No gun rack in the back window
>No scythed-chariot style tires
>No shotgun mounted to the side-view mirror
>No spiked, cheese-grater grill
>No sunroof for an improv turret
>No chains on your tires for safety
4/10 Would consider operating with following certain revisions

Pendrake wrote:

Admin wrote:Figured that I would update on this a bit, I got the old white lada for $250, but it was pretty fucked. So I looked around and found another one, this one being the red one, and picked it up for $400. Its an amazing car to drive, and its essentially a BRDM with a vw hatchback body kit (ok thats exaggerating a bit) but the thing is unstoppable.
When I got them, they both had transmission problems. It turns out that the 5-speed they came with is actually just a modified 4-speed with more, smaller gears, anyways they fucking suck. But I lucked out, when I bought the white one it came with an extra tranny, one of the original 4-speeds. Once I got it all together it became evident that this thing is a fucking tank.

>No gun rack in the back window
>No scythed-chariot style tires
>No shotgun mounted to the side-view mirror
>No spiked, cheese-grater grill
>No sunroof for an improv turret
>No chains on your tires for safety
4/10 Would consider operating with following certain revisions

>scythed-chariot style tires
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It has a little sunroof/moonroof thing but it will soon be covered by a fuckhuge roof rack (one could easily sit on it with a PKM)
>needing chains