Description
Benefits from long-term dry storage. 5k invested in recommissioning, & serviced 100 miles ago. Full history from new. 4 owners. Original and unspoilt.
The iconic Cherokee is a stylish & versatile classic, but most led hard lives, many modified. Extremely rare: unspoilt, low owners, FSH from new.
60th Anniversary, rarest of all. How Many Left? says 81 licensed in the UK.
These latest models have superior metalwork to address corrosion the earlier ones suffered. Bodywork is in vgc, great shut lines, no major knocks, etc. Underside consistent with light use. Interior, carpets & trims in vgc. There are of course a few minor marks as with any 24-year-old. Kept in a Carcoon .
Recommissioning incl. major service, brakes, cooling system, tailgate struts, ARB bushes/drop links, 4-wheel alignment, underseal, heating system, seat and window electrics. ..etc.
The 60th is well equipped: full leather (most diesels have cloth), leather wheel, heated electric seats, e/windows, heated e/mirrors. Selectable 2WD/ 4WD. Both keys & working remotes (extremely rare). Upgrades: extra legroom for driver & passenger. Kenwood DAB with USB, CD, Bluetooth phone & music.
The turbodiesel engine is characterful with masses of torque and is well-suited to the manual gearbox. I've owned several 4.0L petrol Cherokees and the TD effectively doubles their mpg.
Reg. will transfer before sale, original reinstated.
Prior owner of 13 years advised he had the engine professionally rebuilt and the vehicle was mostly kept in dry storage with frequent oil changes.
Main dealer history: Whitehouse Jeep: 5751m, 12076m, 17520m, 23273m, 29827m. Swain & Jones Jeep: 35364m, 43959m, 48067m. Whitehouse Jeep: 57545m, 64759m, 69017m, 77855m. Independents: 88040m, 96932m, 113272m, 115,420m. May 2024: 115785m Recommissioning. May 2025: 118842m Service
The new owner might wish to attend to: aircon, passenger seat heater, when idling without the clutch pedal depressed there is a rattle - it goes as soon as the clutch is operated. During the service, the suggestion is likely the clutch release bearing. It drives fine through the gears. The headlining sags - correct material purchased, not difficult to do. I would over time have addressed these myself but moved on to a rare Wrangler TJ.
I've spent much more on the Cherokee than the asking price, which I believe is set very reasonably therefore, but I appreciate that these things need attention and, for a serious buyer, will make a fair adjustment.