Alright, here's the lowdown on the XLT I checked out today:
The engine runs amazing, no rattles or not-supposed-to-be-there-noises. No lifters ticking so I'm happy. It does still have the stock 4.slow engine and sounds great at 197xxx miles. As a matter of fact, it sounds like a v8 when you rev it
But it does have the typical slight oil leak comming from the head.
The tranny kind of works. Like, it drives up to around 50, then revs high and won't shift. The ATF was black and smelled burnt and was wayyy over filled (I'm thinking this is the tranny problem? Would overfilling the tranny make it act like that?)
The driver door pull handle was broke off, but that's no big deal as I can replace the door panel pretty easily. All five doors and rear hatch glass opens great and all four windows go up and down, abiet slowly (I can spray the rails with WD-40 and see if that helps)
The tires all hold air, except for the left rear, which has a couple deep weather cracks. It has a full size spare I can drive around on, which I'm already doing on my current Ex
The interior is great, it just has a few stains that I could see and a lot of dirt on the floor. The two buckets and rear bench look in great shape and would just need a good vaccuuming to look better.
There was snow on the ground and I was cold, so I didn't want to check for exhaust leaks, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a muffler, which would explain why it sounds like a v8
Overall, I am very into this rig and I'm hoping he takes my offer, as I need a new rig for offroading
