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ORIGINAL: sstlaure

I've seen plenty of Cherokee's running after 150-200,000 miles (depending on how they were treated)

Not too sure how rugged the Panamericana gets (I assume there are places in Central/South America that barely resemble a road, right?

At a minimum I would want some Mud Terrain tires (aggressive) and a winch (electric powered spool with cable and a hook that mounts on your bumper to pull you out of trouble should you get stuck.)

Here's one that is "modified" like what I'm talking about, has only 52,000 miles (not too sure if I believe the mileage.) and is $3800 USD.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=219649171&dealer_id=2853347&car_year=1986&model=CHER&num_records=25&make2=&start_year=1984&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&search_type=both&distance=0&make=JEEP&color=&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceASC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceASC&address=48134&advanced=y&end_year=1992&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=456