Trying to sell a vehicle on Craigslist can be a real headache with all of the broke jokes trying to barter for everything but the guy who listed a particular for sale ad for a 1997 Jeep Cherokee made sure to touch on all of the downsides to Craigslist selling when he posted the ad. The owner of the 97 Jeep in question also went into graphic detail about the Jeep, about the type of people who shouldn’t buy this Jeep and the type of people who should buy this Jeep. In doing so, the owner of this Cherokee has put together a Craigslist ad that is both one of the most detailed Ive seen and one of the most humorous.
Some of my favorite lines from this Jeep for sale ad include “If you have been posting on facebook all about how excited you are for pumpkin latte season: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU”, “Do you consider the Prius an abominable affront to the Gods of displacement, torque, and All Mighty Internal Combustion”, and “Rear bumper has a big-ass crease in it. I dented it backing into a concrete pole. Sober. We drove away giggling, for the record. Haven’t fixed it”…but those are just three of the dozens of hilarious lines found in this Jeep listing.
Unfortunately, the Craigslist ad for the 1997 Jeep Cherokee has disappeared from the sure-to-get-you-scammed website but one of our members was smart enough to copy the text from the listing so that we can all enjoy it one last time. Click here to head into our 1g Ram section to read the full text of the best Craigslist car for sale listing ever.
(Just to be clear, the image above is not the actual Jeep in question – it is just an old Chrysler stock photo of a ‘97 Jeep)
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
