I used to not care for the 2 door Cherokees but the more I watch these videos I'm starting to see how unique and badass they are. Excellent specimen. Thanks for posting.
Hubba Hubba Hubba ! ! ! I am the second owner of a 97 white 4 door Jeep Cherokee sport 71,000 original miles perfectly straight no dents no damage excellent paint not a speck of rust. I put a 4in lift on it with some nice mud tires and locking front and rear axles w/ARB and I re-geared it to 4:11 front and rear. 32 inch tires. Such a perfect ride. BDS Long arm lift kit. I love mine.
Very cool Jeep, my friend. I'm glad there's a growing group of us guys who love to keep these as close to original as possible. Great find. Happy for you.
Love the XJ, keep it how it is. I have a 93 I'm the 2nd owner my mom was the first, it has 301k miles on it original engine with an ax-15 as-well (4 door). I was young and dumb and beat on it like every other Cherokee owner did now that I'm older I fell bad all the things I did to it so I've been restoring it believe it or not it is still in good shape but I've been putting lots of work into it and doing it correctly.
My 92 two door looked like this about 8 years ago now 8 years later long arm front and rear sitting on 37’s with a 9 inch lift and a shit ton of other stuff done and I wish I never touched it
A buddy of mine had one here in Illinois it was rotting out behind the wheel wells if you look inside the tail light housings down inside their there will be a absorbent pad try to get that out of there or replace it with a new one because that's where his started rusting look inside the tail light housings down towards the wheel well
I had a 99 TJ a couple a years then switched to an XJ i had 2 kids and dogs. Didn't regret it road great and durable. That is a sweet time capsule you got.
I have a 1989 2 door 5 speed 4.0L 4x4 XJ myself but not nearly this nice! That thing is gorgeous and makes me want to pretty up my beat up old project. Hell of a find, fellow Californian!
I bought a 97 XJ back in june of this year. One owner, 4 door, never been off the road, . It has 26000 miles on it but it needs a lot of new parts, fuel pump, alternator, muffler, 4 tires, 4 shocks, brakes on the front, I put a 2"lift on it. I drive it everywhere Oh I stole it for a $1000. I love it.
I like the Club! 🤣 I had a red one that I used for my '86 XJ, '98 XJ, & '01 WJ. It was the "Members Only" of anti-theft devices in the '90s. I think that is the holy grail XJ.....everything you mentioned; especially the manual trans. IMO, '95 & '96 were their best years.
I have owned 4, one saved my life by crumpling as it was designed. I love them but I had two issues, first was the Wrangler tires, they have no grip on wet streets and the hydraulic clutch linkage sucks, it will fail with no warning. The english Gurling hydraulics are junk. But, great looking Jeep, my 2nd was the same color and I could give kids in their little beemers fits, stop light to stop light. Good find and worth the money, thanks for sharing.
Oh yeah, that one is a cream puff. I like the 2-doors as the B-pillar is then further back. Nice for tall people. Many years ago my Dad had a red 2-door 4x4 4.0L new. Except it was right hand drive and he delivered mail with it out in the rural countryside.
Great looking Jeep. I have almost a twin of this. Bone stock 97 4 door 4x4 4.0 5 speed same exact color configuration as yours, green with the tan interior and I love it. I recently put some brand new grabber ATX tires on it. Every single thing on the Jeep is factory including the radio and the rare fog lights. It’s a really great car and I love driving it compared to my 4Runner.
Really nice. That's the one thing I'll miss if I leave CA, is the lack of rust. My mom has one of these up in the salt belt. I haven't looked at it, but I'm sure the bottom of it probably looks like the titanic.
I just bought a 1995 2 door manual, Clutch, Jeep Cherokee 6.0, 5 peed, last June. Never driven a Manual. It originally came from Florida, so it had sand rust on the rims and was sold here in ohio. I bought it for $1750. No rust anywhere else. Just need a new Hazzard button and driver door pull handle. I'd like to get peddle extensions since I'm 4'10 1/2. I used diablo wheel spray and it removed the rim rust. Same color green. Mine came with fender flares. Mine could use being buffed ... but I've never buffed a vehicle before
Just bought a 99 two door 4.0 five speed 4x4 Power mirrors and manual windows. Keyless entry. Has a little rust but the interior is great. 235 on the clock with a rebuild at 165k Got a pretty good deal on it. 3500 and the guy threw in a aluminum utility trailer. My new camping and fishing ride. It's my first Jeep and i love it
That is a holy grail! I’m trying to find one of these but I live in Canada so they’re mostly rust buckets or more than I can afford. That is a beautiful truck and I hope to own one just like it some day!
Yeah dude. Nailed it. i have a 98 Limited in Moss Green (best color IMO - and relatively rare in XJ's) , it's a 4 door automatic and in amazing condition. Needs a new hood or a repaint. Paid 3500 with 180k miles, had several delivery drivers, ups guy etc offer me as much as 5k just seeing in the driveway. Has 220k miles now though. I like to drive it! Congrats, super super cool jeep bud.
I have a 97 in this color.. I've always wondered what the actual name of it was. My key tag says "hunter green" but, I guess it's moss!! Mine is super clean also, but I would love to have the paint gone over by a detail shop and bring the clear coat back to life. Mine has the factory CD and cassette player as well as the NP 242 transfer case. (Extra 4x4 setting for on the road)
Absolutely envious. Owner of a 1999 Classic, 4.0 auto 4X4 in Canada. My friend has a red 1996. I agree, the older body style is nicer. I WISH I had a manual 2 door, don't even car which gen, but as clean as yours. Amazing man. Hope you still own it!
I have that same xj it’s identical just a country edition and it’s a gray interior with 85k!! She has a little rust but other than that it’s clean the rockers are all intact! I picked it from a field for 600 bucks is hasn’t been on the road in 18 years I checked fluids threw a battery’s her and she started right up!!
Great find. Back in February I picked up a 1995 2 door 4x4, 5spd, 4.0L, Black with grey interior, plus the vent windows on the rear glass. I got it off Craigslist for $2,000 cash from the 3rd owner, so I'm #4 now. It's stock height with those 90's rims as well with a beefy set of 235 75r 15's on them. I'm not planning on lifting it stupidly either knowing how rare these are. I added a quadratech brushguard and an Amazon roof rack for functionality for driving it here in Wyoming.
I found a 95 all stock with a 5 speed. Green like yours! 94,000 when I picked it up for $1700. It's in excellent condition, but not to the level that yours is. But for the price, I couldn't pass it up. But then again, that 1,700 bucks was in Tennessee dollars. With what they pay here, I probably ended up with a $40,000 Jeep ☹️
Awesome car! My best friend has a 1996 4 door with a factory 5 speed but his has over 250k miles and it's beat to piss. Still runs like a champ tho considering these are tough to kill. Yours looks to be near perfect, a true time capsule
These are the Best and beast! Go forever! JEEP XJ 4.0L had 2 over seas Saudi Arabia good as Toyota and much much better than a Land Rover junk! Overheats! In the Arab desert! And 2nd in England popular over there, right hand drive great easy vehicles and lots of power Go Jeep
I have one of these as well. But the paint is gone I put a life and bumpers on it and its been to some sweet trails in Moab it and New Mexico. Mine also has the little wing windows on the rear windows.
Nice jeep bro I have a 96 2 door sport 4.0 4x4 5speed with fold out side windows in the back it's the first one I've ever seen with the fold out windows it's in decent shape not beat up just needs a few things I'm the 3rd owner she has 174xxx I gave 2500
I got a little less lucky, payed 1k less for an auto 4-door '96, opposite collor, too. still love it to death. I bought a '96 somewhat by mistake, it just happened to be available and the right price. Couldn't be happier!! like you said, all the electronics and functionality (minus the safety) of the 97+ but retains the classic looking interior and the original exterior , definitive of the mid-80s design ideals. keep on trucnkin' on. :)
I have one of the white ones he was talking about 2dr I consider myself lucky to have found it it's only two wheel drive. But in a few years there will be a lot less of these Jeeps because the value of them aren't very much and people are talking them off road and destroying them. Once I had a 71 Dodge Charger paid $800. for it that same car would be worth about $50,000. Now
Looks great! I have nice stock 96- 5 sp.--great condition-- in Dallas. I did upgrade my wheels to 5 spoke Jeep wheels and mild tire upgrade to 235/75. It made huge difference and better stance. Updated look. I love old XJ's!
I’ve actually have to change the oil on my 96 this week, only thing that keeps the 4.0 liter happy 3,000 mile oil changes (and zinc, don’t want to wipe out cam lobes)
I also lucked out a year ago and was able to get a 95 with the same two-door specs and color for 7 grand with only 89,000 miles. I'm a delivery driver and with it being a 25-year-old car, the only thing that has gone out was the starter and water pump. Awesome to see another one of these.
I have a 1989 jeep Cherokee Laredo 2 door 4x4 and I stole it for 1500 it wasn't in this good of shape because I got it in California and it pretty much had no clear coat so I decided to put some money into making it an off-road vehicle but still has no dents or dings for now at least.
Same! Had almost this exact XJ but black and rusty in my early 20’s, had a lot of fun beating the crap out of but 15 years later wanted another in mint condition. Posted a more recent video of this one!
Gorgeous XJ I picked up a ‘pristine 96 2dr 4.0 4wd all original and garage kept not but a couple months back. Had the skid plate package as well. Previous owner put on a conservative 3” lift kit on 31s Should join XJ Preservation Society on Facebook, guys there will love your unicorn
So I have been collecting Jeep XJs, ZJs, WJs for about 5 years now. I have owned over 400 in that time and have done extensive research into the rare options and models. "Holly Grail" your is not, but an extremely clean example of a fairly high production base model sport package. But, when compared editions such as Pioneer Olympic Edition, Wagoneer and Wagoneer Limted(Significant because they had 4 headlights and a horizontal 7 continents grill), Laredo, Briarwood, Country, Orvis (One of the rarest), Freedom and 2001 60th Anniversary, just doesn't have the rarity. The 2 door model accounted for about 17 percent of the run of about 3 million, if you discount the Cherokees used by Fed Gov and local Gov. or about 510,000 sold to the public. Yours being a 2 owner does put in a very desirable class of Jeeps, but the miles while low for the year are not as low as a number on the market today. Your is a Base model which was obviously the vast majority of these Jeeps as they had a low entry price for the Jeep model line-up. People came in seeing the 1994 Grand Cherokee 5.2 V8 Limited Orvis Edition 4x4, saw the sticker of over $15K , nearly a price of a Cadillac, they were shown the Cherokee 4X4. The reason most of these have now disappeared is because they were not "Tank dipped" for rust proofing and the weather ate them away. Your does have the alloy Sport wheel package giving it an advantage over others since the wheel package was not available until 1995 to 1999. In 1998 when Jeep decided to end the Cherokee and designed the replacement in the line up, the 2002 Jeep Liberty, Jeep kind of stopped innovations to the Cherokee. As for being worth $10K, you could be right, it is a vehicle that has a following, therefore can demand a lot for a very high production model like yours. It's like asking how much are my glasses worth? Whatever I can sell them for! All this aside, I love seeing people like your self who love Cherokee. By the way the proper plural for Cherokee is in fact Cherokee...fun fact I learned after meeting a guy who was on the design team for the XJ. We actually have 2 XJs we race in off road events as well as 2 ZJs. Here is one of ours in the Gambler 500 in the Florida forests. ruclips.net/video/fUG7-M538U4/видео.html , P.S. not trying to hate on your really nice video, just thought some of those who actually read these comments might want to know some cool facts about these old Jeeps.
Thanks for the info!, definitely my holy grail as to what I was personally seeking out, also the upcountry package it has from the dealer with the larger fuel tank, skid plate in front and on fuel tank, tow hooks and 1.5 inch lift I heard wasn’t very common but that could definitely be wrong. They are super fun vehicles.
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 The manual transmission 2 door is one of my favorite Cherokee and your looks immaculate! I think you are a true Jeep person as we are here at Florida Jeep Connection. Check out Matt's Off Road Recovery channel he is a fan of Jeps and has made his very famous.
Also to touch on your first comment the rarity is not in reference to factory production runs and distribution or trim levels etc. Simple base models like this have been most desired for decades to become rock crawlers, turned into pickup trucks, just beaten to death etc thus in my opinion is now harder to find in nice condition than a high trim level model which often may have been taken better care of. I definitely haven’t owned as many as you, I have two now and owned around 9 however every Jeep guy I’ve met seeks models without all the factory bells and whistles. A two door manual 4x4 4.0 with absolutely zero ZERO rust is extremely rare in my opinion, I have not seen it before until this one, generally always find rust or worn interior. The condition is what the rare is in reference to.
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 I agree with what you said. Everyone is not hunting the "Low production" Jeep XJ, most would rather have a more affordable version so they can customize to their liking. I was more commenting on the use of "Holy Grail", not realizing it is YOUR holy grail Jeep and for that I apologize. I am a collector of rare and semi rare vehicles, buying and selling them all over, so I tend to look at vehicles through my narrow lens. Anyway, I knew you couldn't be all bad....LOVE THE NOVA IN YOUR GARAGE!!! Do a video on that, PLEASE!
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I used to not care for the 2 door Cherokees but the more I watch these videos I'm starting to see how unique and badass they are. Excellent specimen. Thanks for posting.
Fr love mine, gut a great deal at an auction, now it’s just one upgrade at a time, cant wait
Nice jeep bro but how nobody is talking about the amazing views from your driveway, those mountains look beautiful.
Lucky man.......
Agreed I love it, central coast of California super nice here, gets much greener than southern CA
Gorgeous! Your right man. Hard to find a 2 door 5 speed in 4x4. I'm on the east coast and get slaughtered by rust. Enjoy it brother 👊
Thanks man!
I just sold a 1984 first year model 2 door, 2.5 4 cylinder w/4 speed manual. Semi mint condition. They are truly amazing
That’s a great looking XJ.
another aspect that makes that jeep perfect is the two tone interior. sick find please take care of this bad boy.
4.0 4 wheel drive 2 door this is a unicorn beautiful leave it exactly how it is don’t get rid of it👍🏻
Beautiful man, every 2 door should be kept like yours. I own a 2 door Chilly pepper red 98 and little by little she is looking like new again.
Cheers!
This is what wet dreams are made of!! I have a 96 Sport 4x4 4dr, same color! When I restore it I can only dream of it looking this phenomenal!
So glad your keeping it clean and not wrecking it. My heart hurts when I see them bet up, love the colour!
Hubba Hubba Hubba ! ! !
I am the second owner of a 97 white 4 door Jeep Cherokee sport 71,000 original miles perfectly straight no dents no damage excellent paint not a speck of rust. I put a 4in lift on it with some nice mud tires and locking front and rear axles w/ARB and I re-geared it to 4:11 front and rear. 32 inch tires. Such a perfect ride. BDS Long arm lift kit. I love mine.
Nice!!!! Sounds purdy!
Very cool Jeep, my friend. I'm glad there's a growing group of us guys who love to keep these as close to original as possible. Great find. Happy for you.
Love the XJ, keep it how it is. I have a 93 I'm the 2nd owner my mom was the first, it has 301k miles on it original engine with an ax-15 as-well (4 door). I was young and dumb and beat on it like every other Cherokee owner did now that I'm older I fell bad all the things I did to it so I've been restoring it believe it or not it is still in good shape but I've been putting lots of work into it and doing it correctly.
What a beautiful XJ! That paint looks just about perfect and the fact that it’s a five speed makes it that much cooler.
YDOC Productions thanks! I agree, always was my favorite color option too
I just inherited a 2wd 96 2 door of the same color. Needs some work but I’m gonna take care of that
My 92 two door looked like this about 8 years ago now 8 years later long arm front and rear sitting on 37’s with a 9 inch lift and a shit ton of other stuff done and I wish I never touched it
A buddy of mine had one here in Illinois it was rotting out behind the wheel wells if you look inside the tail light housings down inside their there will be a absorbent pad try to get that out of there or replace it with a new one because that's where his started rusting look inside the tail light housings down towards the wheel well
I had a 99 TJ a couple a years then switched to an XJ i had 2 kids and dogs. Didn't regret it road great and durable. That is a sweet time capsule you got.
I have a 95 2dr sport 4x4 Cherokee and I LOVE it…
Beautiful XJ! I have a 2 door 2.5L petrol with 4wd from 1994, love these cars.
I have a 1989 2 door 5 speed 4.0L 4x4 XJ myself but not nearly this nice! That thing is gorgeous and makes me want to pretty up my beat up old project. Hell of a find, fellow Californian!
I bought a 97 XJ back in june of this year. One owner, 4 door, never been off the road, . It has 26000 miles on it but it needs a lot of new parts, fuel pump, alternator, muffler, 4 tires, 4 shocks, brakes on the front, I put a 2"lift on it. I drive it everywhere Oh I stole it for a $1000. I love it.
Got mine for $600 that only needed a fuel pump and battery.
92 limited with 80k miles on it. Got it for 1k. Great vehicles.
lucky!
Just got a 1990 2 door white 5 speed manual 4.0
I had a red 96 5 speed 2 door right out of college. Great little jeep. One car I wish I hadn’t sold.
I have a 96 4 door , over 250.000 miles , and finally started knocking . Going to put new motor in all stock.truly a time capsule!!
Amazing find! congrats. The only other option would be the Country trim level.
I like the Club! 🤣 I had a red one that I used for my '86 XJ, '98 XJ, & '01 WJ. It was the "Members Only" of anti-theft devices in the '90s.
I think that is the holy grail XJ.....everything you mentioned; especially the manual trans. IMO, '95 & '96 were their best years.
"holy grail dog" lol, I can appreciate that. Nice XJ, great spec and condition.
@@Creating_Space thanks, sold a year ago or so on bring a trailer for nearly 20 grand
I have owned 4, one saved my life by crumpling as it was designed. I love them but I had two issues, first was the Wrangler tires, they have no grip on wet streets and the hydraulic clutch linkage sucks, it will fail with no warning. The english Gurling hydraulics are junk. But, great looking Jeep, my 2nd was the same color and I could give kids in their little beemers fits, stop light to stop light. Good find and worth the money, thanks for sharing.
Clean yes, I have a 96 sport 2 door 5 speed 4x4 with power windows , locks, and keyless entry. It also has all three factory skid plates under it.
Overhead xonsole? what other add ons / options have you noticed? lots of little things were introduced without much advertisement
Fn beautiful so jealous bro you definitely found yourself a holy grail of a Jeep
Oh yeah, that one is a cream puff. I like the 2-doors as the B-pillar is then further back. Nice for tall people.
Many years ago my Dad had a red 2-door 4x4 4.0L new. Except it was right hand drive and he delivered mail with it out in the rural countryside.
Great looking Jeep. I have almost a twin of this. Bone stock 97 4 door 4x4 4.0 5 speed same exact color configuration as yours, green with the tan interior and I love it. I recently put some brand new grabber ATX tires on it. Every single thing on the Jeep is factory including the radio and the rare fog lights. It’s a really great car and I love driving it compared to my 4Runner.
Can you send a picture? Do you have an Instagram about your XJ? Sorry about my write, im Brazilian...
Very Nice. Just bought one XJ Sport 2000 here in Ecuador. Same color as yours, mint condition, automat. Payed $8.000 and I'm happy... :)
Very nice I have a 96 sport two wheel drive bring back to life too I love it. 22200 miles keeping it forward
I'm a Toledo Jeep Assembly retiree and my mouth is drooling...nice XJ
Such a beautiful little suv and a 2 door 4wd is rare keep it clean and running strong man
Actually just sold on Bring a trailer for $19,420
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 $19,420?! wow thats crazy
"holy grail dog" haha that killed me, beautiful looking truck!!
That thing is so awesome, my 2dr 96 is..... dends everywhere, fenders cut, and beat to hell!.......But the stories are endless. LoL
Really nice. That's the one thing I'll miss if I leave CA, is the lack of rust. My mom has one of these up in the salt belt. I haven't looked at it, but I'm sure the bottom of it probably looks like the titanic.
OMG! I love your Jeep Cherokee and the color too.
I just bought a 1995 2 door manual, Clutch, Jeep Cherokee 6.0,
5 peed, last June. Never driven a Manual. It originally came from Florida, so it had sand rust on the rims and was sold here in ohio. I bought it for $1750. No rust anywhere else. Just need a new Hazzard button and driver door pull handle. I'd like to get peddle extensions since I'm 4'10 1/2. I used diablo wheel spray and it removed the rim rust. Same color green. Mine came with fender flares. Mine could use being buffed ... but I've never buffed a vehicle before
Beautiful machine, I'm jealous.
Just bought a 99 two door 4.0 five speed 4x4
Power mirrors and manual windows.
Keyless entry.
Has a little rust but the interior is great.
235 on the clock with a rebuild at 165k Got a pretty good deal on it.
3500 and the guy threw in a aluminum utility trailer. My new camping and fishing ride. It's my first Jeep and i love it
Back in 1998 I had the same color 2 door 5 spd manual, but 1994 model and mine was not a 4 wheel drive, which I could've used in Boston
That is a holy grail! I’m trying to find one of these but I live in Canada so they’re mostly rust buckets or more than I can afford. That is a beautiful truck and I hope to own one just like it some day!
Raymond Glide thanks! I’m super happy with it
Yeah dude. Nailed it. i have a 98 Limited in Moss Green (best color IMO - and relatively rare in XJ's) , it's a 4 door automatic and in amazing condition. Needs a new hood or a repaint. Paid 3500 with 180k miles, had several delivery drivers, ups guy etc offer me as much as 5k just seeing in the driveway. Has 220k miles now though. I like to drive it!
Congrats, super super cool jeep bud.
Matt Voran nice! Thanks man I'm stoked on it
Very nice. My 97 ZJ is a Moss green too. Love the color.
I have a 97 in this color.. I've always wondered what the actual name of it was. My key tag says "hunter green" but, I guess it's moss!! Mine is super clean also, but I would love to have the paint gone over by a detail shop and bring the clear coat back to life. Mine has the factory CD and cassette player as well as the NP 242 transfer case. (Extra 4x4 setting for on the road)
Absolutely envious. Owner of a 1999 Classic, 4.0 auto 4X4 in Canada. My friend has a red 1996. I agree, the older body style is nicer. I WISH I had a manual 2 door, don't even car which gen, but as clean as yours. Amazing man. Hope you still own it!
Thanks!!! Yep posted a more recent vid of me cruising around town
Holy Grail. Thy cup runnith over. Lol!
Boss xj brother
I have that same xj it’s identical just a country edition and it’s a gray interior with 85k!! She has a little rust but other than that it’s clean the rockers are all intact! I picked it from a field for 600 bucks is hasn’t been on the road in 18 years I checked fluids threw a battery’s her and she started right up!!
Great find. Back in February I picked up a 1995 2 door 4x4, 5spd, 4.0L, Black with grey interior, plus the vent windows on the rear glass. I got it off Craigslist for $2,000 cash from the 3rd owner, so I'm #4 now. It's stock height with those 90's rims as well with a beefy set of 235 75r 15's on them. I'm not planning on lifting it stupidly either knowing how rare these are. I added a quadratech brushguard and an Amazon roof rack for functionality for driving it here in Wyoming.
Love it. I have a 92 and it is my favorite to drive. Holy grail!
I found a 95 all stock with a 5 speed. Green like yours! 94,000 when I picked it up for $1700. It's in excellent condition, but not to the level that yours is. But for the price, I couldn't pass it up. But then again, that 1,700 bucks was in Tennessee dollars. With what they pay here, I probably ended up with a $40,000 Jeep ☹️
Great looking Jeep
beautiful xj I recently picked up an xj 4x4 4.0 auto sport burgundy loaded 89k original ca owner for $3,300 .
Stunner - want it!
Nice ride!!!!!! Beautiful😍
Awesome car! My best friend has a 1996 4 door with a factory 5 speed but his has over 250k miles and it's beat to piss. Still runs like a champ tho considering these are tough to kill. Yours looks to be near perfect, a true time capsule
These are the Best and beast! Go forever! JEEP XJ 4.0L had 2 over seas Saudi Arabia good as Toyota and much much better than a Land Rover junk! Overheats! In the Arab desert! And 2nd in England popular over there, right hand drive great easy vehicles and lots of power Go Jeep
I love these mostly then a 4 runner any day!
If it has the Chrysler rear axle you my friend have a clean ass Xj. Cleaner than mine actually. Very nice
nice !
wifes daily still has factory undercoating , in Pa yet !!
I have one of these as well. But the paint is gone I put a life and bumpers on it and its been to some sweet trails in Moab it and New Mexico. Mine also has the little wing windows on the rear windows.
That is truly the holy grail. A gem
Thanks! Just made a much cooler video of it!
Nice jeep bro I have a 96 2 door sport 4.0 4x4 5speed with fold out side windows in the back it's the first one I've ever seen with the fold out windows it's in decent shape not beat up just needs a few things I'm the 3rd owner she has 174xxx I gave 2500
Very nice find!
I got a little less lucky, payed 1k less for an auto 4-door '96, opposite collor, too. still love it to death. I bought a '96 somewhat by mistake, it just happened to be available and the right price. Couldn't be happier!! like you said, all the electronics and functionality (minus the safety) of the 97+ but retains the classic looking interior and the original exterior , definitive of the mid-80s design ideals. keep on trucnkin' on. :)
Beautiful XJ. Recommend installing a hidden fuel pump kill switch to help protect her.
Definitely, I do have a secret battery shut off 🤫 also stays in our garage for safe keeping.
Nice xj! have a bone stok California 2 door 4.0 4x4 88xj with the turbine wheelsI i love it
I have one of the white ones he was talking about 2dr I consider myself lucky to have found it it's only two wheel drive. But in a few years there will be a lot less of these Jeeps because the value of them aren't very much and people are talking them off road and destroying them. Once I had a 71 Dodge Charger paid $800. for it that same car would be worth about $50,000. Now
Nice XJ! It is a unicorn. All of them were hard on door pins, 2 doors more than 4.
Looks great! I have nice stock 96- 5 sp.--great condition-- in Dallas. I did upgrade my wheels to 5 spoke Jeep wheels and mild tire upgrade to 235/75. It made huge difference and better stance. Updated look. I love old XJ's!
Im from SC and recently had a 01 xj 2wd 4.0 automatic, no rust anywhere, inwas surprised
Wow immaculate. I just picked up a 99 2 door 5 speed 4.0 4WD. Not nearly as nice as this but it's a dream to own!
Yeah, east coast here. Dead on. Lol. The repairs aren't the hard part, finding them is.
Only thing its missing is the tilt sunroof but I’m not even sure if that trim level came with it
Nice jeep man I have a 01 auto 4.0 4wd, I wish there was more this nice in Iowa but snow and road salt makes it hard to find
I’ve actually have to change the oil on my 96 this week, only thing that keeps the 4.0 liter happy 3,000 mile oil changes (and zinc, don’t want to wipe out cam lobes)
I have this same model 4.0 automatic the best transfer case they made for them same year 96 as this it’s a homie grail and it has the winglet windows
Very nice jeep
I also lucked out a year ago and was able to get a 95 with the same two-door specs and color for 7 grand with only 89,000 miles. I'm a delivery driver and with it being a 25-year-old car, the only thing that has gone out was the starter and water pump. Awesome to see another one of these.
I have a 1989 jeep Cherokee Laredo 2 door 4x4 and I stole it for 1500 it wasn't in this good of shape because I got it in California and it pretty much had no clear coat so I decided to put some money into making it an off-road vehicle but still has no dents or dings for now at least.
Had to own it when I came across it. Let me know what you think?! Thanks for watching.
Bro. Thats the cleanest xj ive seen in a long time. Those bulletgole rims are choice. Kill an xj? Nope. Good luck.
Very nice and with the Peugeot manual trans.
Up Country package is the most significant part Imo
What a gem!!! Enjoy!!
I have a 96 magenta 4dr 4x4 5 speed xj with the H.O. I love the rare xjs that's for sure.
Owned a 2 door manual as a teenager that was fun as hell, but I was young and didn't realize what I had
Same! Had almost this exact XJ but black and rusty in my early 20’s, had a lot of fun beating the crap out of but 15 years later wanted another in mint condition. Posted a more recent video of this one!
Beautiful jeep.. I myself own a 91 two door pop out window xj. 5speed 4.0 with a dana 44.
Only thing that could make it a little better would be if it optioned the np242 transfer case
I love it. Beautiful Jeep.
I found a 93 grand LTD for $1400. doesn't look as good as yours but it runs great.
Gorgeous XJ
I picked up a ‘pristine 96 2dr 4.0 4wd all original and garage kept not but a couple months back. Had the skid plate package as well. Previous owner put on a conservative 3” lift kit on 31s
Should join XJ Preservation Society on Facebook, guys there will love your unicorn
Thanks, just joined!
I have a 2001 2 door. Only 2 door XJ in my area.
Dark green, 2dr, stick shift, 4.0, 96 (solid passenger side axle shaft, 8.25 rear), clean..... what more could you ask for
So I have been collecting Jeep XJs, ZJs, WJs for about 5 years now. I have owned over 400 in that time and have done extensive research into the rare options and models. "Holly Grail" your is not, but an extremely clean example of a fairly high production base model sport package. But, when compared editions such as Pioneer Olympic Edition, Wagoneer and Wagoneer Limted(Significant because they had 4 headlights and a horizontal 7 continents grill), Laredo, Briarwood, Country, Orvis (One of the rarest), Freedom and 2001 60th Anniversary, just doesn't have the rarity. The 2 door model accounted for about 17 percent of the run of about 3 million, if you discount the Cherokees used by Fed Gov and local Gov. or about 510,000 sold to the public. Yours being a 2 owner does put in a very desirable class of Jeeps, but the miles while low for the year are not as low as a number on the market today. Your is a Base model which was obviously the vast majority of these Jeeps as they had a low entry price for the Jeep model line-up. People came in seeing the 1994 Grand Cherokee 5.2 V8 Limited Orvis Edition 4x4, saw the sticker of over $15K , nearly a price of a Cadillac, they were shown the Cherokee 4X4. The reason most of these have now disappeared is because they were not "Tank dipped" for rust proofing and the weather ate them away. Your does have the alloy Sport wheel package giving it an advantage over others since the wheel package was not available until 1995 to 1999. In 1998 when Jeep decided to end the Cherokee and designed the replacement in the line up, the 2002 Jeep Liberty, Jeep kind of stopped innovations to the Cherokee. As for being worth $10K, you could be right, it is a vehicle that has a following, therefore can demand a lot for a very high production model like yours. It's like asking how much are my glasses worth? Whatever I can sell them for! All this aside, I love seeing people like your self who love Cherokee. By the way the proper plural for Cherokee is in fact Cherokee...fun fact I learned after meeting a guy who was on the design team for the XJ. We actually have 2 XJs we race in off road events as well as 2 ZJs. Here is one of ours in the Gambler 500 in the Florida forests. ruclips.net/video/fUG7-M538U4/видео.html , P.S. not trying to hate on your really nice video, just thought some of those who actually read these comments might want to know some cool facts about these old Jeeps.
Thanks for the info!, definitely my holy grail as to what I was personally seeking out, also the upcountry package it has from the dealer with the larger fuel tank, skid plate in front and on fuel tank, tow hooks and 1.5 inch lift I heard wasn’t very common but that could definitely be wrong. They are super fun vehicles.
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 The manual transmission 2 door is one of my favorite Cherokee and your looks immaculate! I think you are a true Jeep person as we are here at Florida Jeep Connection. Check out Matt's Off Road Recovery channel he is a fan of Jeps and has made his very famous.
@@rctjacksonville yeah love his channel! That little yellow Jeep puts in work!
Also to touch on your first comment the rarity is not in reference to factory production runs and distribution or trim levels etc. Simple base models like this have been most desired for decades to become rock crawlers, turned into pickup trucks, just beaten to death etc thus in my opinion is now harder to find in nice condition than a high trim level model which often may have been taken better care of. I definitely haven’t owned as many as you, I have two now and owned around 9 however every Jeep guy I’ve met seeks models without all the factory bells and whistles. A two door manual 4x4 4.0 with absolutely zero ZERO rust is extremely rare in my opinion, I have not seen it before until this one, generally always find rust or worn interior. The condition is what the rare is in reference to.
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 I agree with what you said. Everyone is not hunting the "Low production" Jeep XJ, most would rather have a more affordable version so they can customize to their liking. I was more commenting on the use of "Holy Grail", not realizing it is YOUR holy grail Jeep and for that I apologize. I am a collector of rare and semi rare vehicles, buying and selling them all over, so I tend to look at vehicles through my narrow lens. Anyway, I knew you couldn't be all bad....LOVE THE NOVA IN YOUR GARAGE!!! Do a video on that, PLEASE!
Love the Jeep, hate the headlights.
It’s for visibility not aesthetics
I have a Stock 97 XJ 2 door 5 speed but not a 4x4
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*L6 4.0L*
My doors aren't electric tho and no windshield wiper in the back.
So u truly have a Rare XJ
my daughter and i just found a good one. look forward to preserving it, but its a 94.
Love it dude great Jeep xj
I wonder what it would take to convert a manual 2WD to 4WD?
Where can 8 buy headlights.
Sweet ride man! Love my 99 2 door with the 5 speed, but mine is pretty beat up compared to yours. Sweet Nova too, Yenko graphics?
Thanks! Nice! Thanks, had it the longest of all my vehicles, Nah just white stripes down the side, has factory body molding I made white.
@@fortifiedwithjamisonstagaa6636 ah I see, sweet rides. Love the Rally rims on the Nova too.