Vehicle Description
1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - 5.9L V8 - Automatic Transmission -112k
Miles - 4 Wheel Drive - Burgundy and Wood Over Burgundy Interior -
Lots of Recent Mechanical Work (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of this vehicle due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 150
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video and
a link to the accident-free, well-maintained Carfax vehicle
history, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) ...
the Grand Wagoneer... set the bar for luxury SUVs, including the
ones from imported and domestic luxury brands. �€"Hagerty In a
recent article, Motor Trend expanded on the Grand Wagoneer's
history: Although luxury trucks are a key profit center for modern
automotive manufacturers, there was a time when only a single brand
on the American market was brave enough to make the leap from ski
station to valet station. It was the early '80s when AMC decided to
go all-in on an aging platform by transforming its already
decades-old Wagoneer into the Grand Wagoneer and open up an
entirely new segment for U.S. buyers. The Jeep Grand Wagoneer beat
the (still Spartan but nevertheless high-priced) Range Rover to the
American market by a handful of years, and while Land Rover was
able to outlast its underfunded rival in the long run, as
contemporaries there was no question who was first, and in the
minds of many sport-utility fans, who also did it better. For some
time now, Grand Wagoneers have been a staple of the collector
market with a passionate group of owners and fans committed to
maintaining these special vehicles, and to extolling their timeless
appeal. Value appreciation has been as rock-solid as the vehicles
themselves, particularly so for Wagoneers which have been properly
maintained over the years. Offered here is a 1989 Grand Wagoneer in
the very desirable burgundy-over-burgundy color combination. Model
year 1989 was Chrysler's first full year of ownership of the Jeep
brand. That year, the Wagoneer benefitted with a number of
under-the-skin improvements, however, such as improved
anti-corrosion measures, better overall assembly of the vehicle,
and the standardization of certain components that had previously
been sourced from a laundry list of car companies. Showing 112,400
miles-roughly 3,500 miles per-year on average-this four-wheel-drive
Wagoneer is a very-low-mileage example. The body's generous
proportions wear the factory-applied paint showing some
age-appropriate patina, most noticeable on the hood and roof. No
body rust is noted, likely due to long-term ownership in Kansas and
Oklahoma. Especially noteworthy is the Carfax-documented vehicle
history demonstrating the assiduous mechanical-servicing commitment
by prior owners. (More than on many other vehicles, poor
maintenance on a Grand Wagoneer is a walkaway indicator for
prospective buyers.) Chrome trim (including bumpers and roof rack),
woodgrain body-panels, factory alloy wheels (mounted with Goodyear
Wrangler tires), and cabin glass all display excellent, damage-free
surfaces. A pair of aftermarket fog lights (aiding nighttime and
inclement-weather driving) represent the only obvious modification.
All factory-applied exterior emblems and badges are in place. A
Grand Wagoneer's interior appointments set a very high bar, and
made good on the luxury promise. In this example, the varied
burgundy treatments, including the corduroy cloth inserts on
leather-trimmed seats, door panels (trimmed in leather, carpeting
and woodgrain) fully carpeted cargo area with chrome rub strips on
the floor,and a roll-up cargo cover all made for a cabin as
luxurious as most luxury sedans of the day. Throughout, interior
surfaces are in excellent condition with the only significant wear
indication being the patina on the outsid