[curtis73]

Any thing with the Jeep name on it for under a grand will most likely be a piece of junk. There are rare finds, but I've looked at a beat up 52 willys jeep with a blown engine for $2000.

The same thing (to a lesser extent) goes for the import. If you want cheap to buy, fix, and good in the snow, get a mid 70's FWD caddy. Find a nice Eldorado with a 500 in it, torn seats, and faded paint. Drive it for thousands of miles and have fun. I just turned down two here in L.A. for $1250 because they had too much rust for SoCal cars. I offered them both $800 but they wouldn't take it. They came to $1000 real quick, though.