Hey Scotty I wanted to know your opinion on this. I have a Jeep Cherokee 2001 sport but I want to trade it for a Honda Odessey 2007 it runs and all but the owner said they changed the oil 5 months ago and it needs a oil change again it has 190,000 miles and the check engine light is on because they changed the tires to the car making the tire pressure sensor go on it also has a/c issues .The Honda has no codes showing. On the other hand my Jeep has 181,000 miles it runs good but it has no a/c it needs new front wiper squirt things because its never been able to shoot liquid at the front window . It needs a new plastic cover for the inside of the trunk . It also need a wheel alignment but when I took it to get aligned they wanted to charge me 500$ because they said that both sides of the car have different screws so that they can’t make it straight unless they change out a screw to match the other . It has these codes P0300 through P0306 and P0455 and P0118. Lastly it has rust on the side steps of the car but nothing on the car itself . So should I keep my Jeep in hopes someone buy the Jeep for a reasonable price or trade for the Odyssey ? Maybe even sell the Odyssey when I get the chance because nobody wants to buy my Jeep for 2500$ it has a rebuilt engine and transmission and new tires repairs were around 2500$ total . I don’t know what to do.I’m thinking if I trade it trade cars the Odessey can sell for more than the Jeep .
Jeeps can be endless moneypits.
I'm surprised you're having trouble selling that old Jeep, though it probably depends on where you live. They are going for stupid money in a lot of places if they're in any kind of halfway decent condition at all. Of course all those codes don't help, they indicate misfiring on all cylinders, coolant temperature sensor problem, and an evap leak. Possibly the rebuilt engine was not installed quite correctly.
I'm pretty sure that Scotty has fingered those Honda Odysseys as having weak transmissions so that's something to watch out for. Also tire pressure monitors generally have their own warning light, I don't think they trigger the check engine light. Better have that Honda checked out by a good mechanic with a fancy scan tool to be on the safe side if you decide to proceed.
