I Need Some Help!

JC,
The krawler is a functional beast.
The economy sucks right now, but you knew that.

Honestly Im shocked it hasn't sold, you would be hard pressed to build it for twice that.
Maybe it needs a V10 and flames and then it would sell
 
looking through the for sale section, looks like the market is flooded with great crawlers right now.

everyone is selling, no one is buying. Like Sky said, the economy still sucks.
 
IMO

It doesn't show well, People will go off the first impression allot of the time. You and I and most of the people on the board that have rigs know that is it is a great well built ride. Most of the people looking to get something are not well educated in what there getting for the money. People see the picture and the price. I think a clean paint job would more than pay for it self, Even if it is just a rattle can job.

Hope this doesn't come off the wrong way.
 
I think it's to much machine for most folks.
 
I feel your pain..Ive not even had a lowball offer on mine. Just one guy who said he would buy it and didnt:mad: The economy is sucken!!
 
John
It's not the Jeep.
Economy
Paint Job would probably help

Take pics with Leslie in it, in one of her slinky outfits(I know, gonna get clobbered for that one!)

It's not what you have a lot of times, it's how you market it.
 
burrellsjeep said:
IMO
It doesn't show well, People will go off the first impression allot of the time. You and I and most of the people on the board that have rigs know that is it is a great well built ride. Most of the people looking to get something are not well educated in what there getting for the money. People see the picture and the price. I think a clean paint job would more than pay for it self, Even if it is just a rattle can job.
Hope this doesn't come off the wrong way.
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I'm going to have to agree here, first thing I would try is a good old fashioned rattle bomb job to get it one solid color. I'd likely go with flat o.d. green so less paint would cover the old green better. But being a solid color would likely help with most folks. Lots of people have a hard time plopping a few grand down on a ride that's green with brown rattle can streaks and spots. No matter how well built and how worth the asking price it is, they just don't want the first reaction to "look what I just got" to be "damn, when you going to paint it?" A $40-50 investment in some spray bomb would get you a long way. Stick with flat, and stay away from black or anything really dark if it has body damage. If the interior happens to be green stay with that, otherwise I'd get close to the interior color.
 
I agree with the others. It's not the rig itself, because it's built to the hilt. It's that first impression people get when they see it. I'd go olive drab or desert tan.
 
#1 The economy sucks
#2 1 in 10 people can't afford their houses, let alone 7 g's for a toy (even if it's a SUPER well built one - and a smokin deal at that)
#3 a lot of people used to use equity in their houses to buy "toys" - those days are GONE.

I had to accept a REALLY lowball offer on my YJ when I sold it. I got less than half of just what I had into it and that was BEFORE the economy tanked. Granted, it was not anywhere near as built as yours, but you may consider parting it out if you want to get any money out of it.
 
I think many are looking into at least a 6cylinder engine. Honestly, I'd buy another vehicle that was identical for more $$$ if it had a 6 cylinder and especially a V8. Paint may help a little too

Many know the parts and work involved to get it where it is, but getting your $$$ out of a project is hard to do unless you find the right buyer that knows what its worth and its exactly what they are looking for
 
I agree, i think most people go by looks rather then even consider the other aspects. The fact that its a true crawler and has the parts the back it up isn't a consideration to most people... The DD (daily driver) questions speaks to that.

I took a ass raping on mine, but I knew I would and that's that. Economy sucks for selling toys right now. (great if your buying) Might try offering to take payments, or hold paper, trade/partial for work or something else your looking for. Might get someone who's interested but just can't swing it all at once...
 
I have too agree with most of the people who posted on here .
Get it one solid color I would also add some more pic's .
Get some good shots of the front ,both sides and rear some of the interior and engine bay as well .
I wold also put in a obro in the title .
 
It's not the economy. There's plenty of people with money. Most people that can afford it want something that looks pretty. That's more important than functional. Give it a shiney paint job and it will sell much quicker. Also is it street legal? If not make it so. Most people want to drive it to the mall more than use it off road.
 
As suggested, you have to consider that your potential buying clientel for a rig liek thsi is pretty limited to begin with - (a) they have to be looking for a really "big" vehicle that is very much overbuilt, out of teh box ready to go with very little that you even could do w/o a totally different approach... and (b) able to drop 8 G on a toy. Crowd A is small enough that normally it'd take awhile to find the right guy, and w/ te heconomy it'dd just be that much longer. I'd fully expect this to take months.
it's really not the value at all, it's a fantastic deal... just a small market. Supply and demand ain't workin' in your favor here.
 
Also, the "trend" seems to be linking the axles and auto transmissions. Those 2 may deter a few.

Personally, I like old school manual transmissions and a good flexy leaf spring rig. But, many of the new rigs out there tend to be 6 cylinder at least, link suspension (at least 1 axle) and auto transmissions. So, this may work against you regardless of how nice of a rig it is.

If I hadn't started on a buggy, I would have build a manual trans with leaf spring CJ.

Maybe even consider selling the spare parts seperate and lowering the price. That sm420 really isn't going to break where the owner will need a spare...

good luck on the sale :)
 
rockcity said:
Maybe even consider selling the spare parts seperate and lowering the price. :)
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I have found it's best not to include any parts as it actually lowers the value. Often people think that the reason you are includeding them is that there is a problem and they need to be installed.
 
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