Guest md80man Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi everybody! I am a new guy from Pittsburgh and I just bought a 92 SE with 130k miles on it. but on the test drive it seemed to have less power than I expected, it ran smooth, and I have had an 87 XE and a 90 SE before as comparison. The deal is not through yet, so I have 3-4 days to back out if it is something too expensive arises. Thank you very much for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 There are multiple things that can cause that. You need to either look into it more extensively or disregard the vehicle entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Ditto to 88... Motor could be shot, drive train could be shot, tranny could be shot. I take it to a mechanic QUICK with the expectation of backing out of the deal. Not trying to be a joykill, but if you can tell a major difference, something is wrong ! The collary is that it may run just fine for 10 years like that... Check it out. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaritimeMan Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 /\ once again to re-iterarte, what they said. In reality, if there is nothing to hide, there should be no problem taking it to a mechanic. But either way, be prepared to walk away, don't get your heart set. M.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest md80man Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thanks folks! I have an appointment on tuesday and he will go over it with compressionchecks and everything. Boy it's hard not to get your heart set on it. but logic and the wallet will decide. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Wise move ! Good luck and let us know what turns up... Yeah, the old heart can definitely interfere with the brain at times. Depending on the price, it may be worth putting a few $ into it, but then again.... Wait to see what the mech says... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 The best thing about buying vehicles, is that there are so many to choose from http://used-cars.autos.yahoo.com/usedcars/...n&mo=Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest md80man Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 OK folks I had it looked over, and the mech. says buy it! so I did, we did more testdriving and it does not have any less power after all, it runs great. Thank you for all the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgranch Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 There has been some talk on the forum about pathy prices. The west coast guys are paying dearly for WD21s. I have frequently sadi that in Cleveland a pathy is cheap. So being from Pittsburgh anothe rNE city. What is the mileage and the price? I have been looking for a 95 that has not got major frame rot and can not find one. A guy in Erie Pa can not give his 90 away. I have looked at it the only real problem is that it took a rear end hit in a minor accident. The rest of the problems are very minor for someone who knows Pathys and major for someone who doesn't. Currently he has it on Ebay for $275. last time I looked no bids. So what does a good Pathy in Pittsburgh cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCamm Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I'm about 30 Mi. east of Pittsburgh. Bought my 87 SE about 2 months ago. $700. No Rust at all, needed a starter. Manual Trans, 216K, all the bells & whistles & all maintenance receipts included. Interior is in very good shape, just some normal wear. Everything inside & out works. Oh, it also had 4 brand new 31" tires on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Check these out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...3&category=6783 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 You East Coast/Midwest guys seem to forget that while people pay more for Pathy's out here in the west, we also don't see the salt and associated wear and tear that you do. A 10 year old rig could very possibly be in very solid and clean condition. Because of this, we don't sneeze at pushing the mileage above and beyond "normal". I exempt my Pathy from these "normal" conditions as I found out after the fact of purchase that mine came from back there. But in general California/SW/West Coast cars demand the highest prices when considering classic, collectible, and desired cars. We just tend to have cleaner and gentler driving and living conditions than you guys have to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 True. My Pathy has 0% rust and no real problems other than what I've already done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Check these out. Might not be too bad a deal for someone that's not afraid of a little work. Plus, you could post the leftovers back on eBay. The one sitting on the ground was brought up in another thread here just a little while ago. The guy was wanting the buyer to haul it off or strip it there, supposedly he was going to use the frame for a streetrod project if I remember right. Never did figure that one out... There's not one speck of rust on my '87's body or frame either, even though most of it's life was spent in northern Nevada where salt/sand is used on the highways. I think statikuz can attest to the terrible conditions up that way in the winter, I've even seen it snow in June there. Thorough cleaning of the body & undercarriage weekly made sure it never got a start, although I had my doors freeze shut more than once after visiting the local carwash! Helped that the the guy that owned it the first 2 years of it's life was kind of anal (like moi) when it came to cleaning it, too... I'll just state the overtly obvious: Crawl over, under, & through a rig you're looking at. Take it to a competent mechanic for a checkup ~ if the owner/dealer balks, walk/run away. Not sure how you do that off of eBay, though... caveat emptor. :contract: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest md80man Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I paid $ 2,500 for the Finder, it is in very good shape, no rust, original moss green paint (I think it is called that it's greyish green only one year they say) it is an SE with 4 wheel abs, leather. it has good allseason tires, Although too small 235/75/15 What where they thinking. it has 130,635 miles on it but it needs a muffler and tailpipe from the cat and back. if you wish use my zipcode for autotrader search 15215 give it 200 miles and that includes Cleveland and Akron OH, for some reason I found lots of them there very cheap. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 ... original moss green paint (I think it is called that it's greyish green only one year they say)... we always referred to it as "goose-poop green" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Boy Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Oil spray underneath for the salt??? Reuse old engine oil mixed with kerosene in an old spray gun. Thats what i do, they don't use salt over here, but the paint on the chassis gets worn off very quicky due to the 4wheeling, then in the salt air, rusts straight away. Oil spray every few months seems to work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 How long does it take for the oil smell to go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 quickly... with a lit match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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