Thinking of buying an MJ..

[TheDude30425]

I have a chance to pick up a 1989 Comanche with, 4.0, 5 speed, and 4wd for a good price.

I've only recently started learning to drive a stick using peoples cars at the shop I work at. :shhh:

So I'm wondering, how hard are these to learn on?

I do hear the AX-15 is a pretty easy one to use.

 

[moparmansfield]

it'd be a fun vehicle to learn on. The ax-15 is pretty good tranny

 

[sandsgg]

Not too bad, I'm stuck with a failing ba 10/5 and i do alright. Teaching my stepdaughter to drive it now

 

[crimsondragon]

I learned how to drive stick in my XJ. My only gripes is the lack of synchros for reverse and if stuck in stop and go traffic, it gets hard to shift into first after a while.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Unless it was swapped, 89 will have the BA10/5. Still, simple enough.

 

[sandsgg]

I learned how to drive stick in my XJ. My only gripes is the lack of synchros for reverse and if stuck in stop and go traffic, it gets hard to shift into first after a while.

True first does get a bit feisty

 

[themauler]

i learned on a 5 speed cherokee. It was a little rough but it hardly stalled. Now that I have a 4.0/ax15 with 4.56 gears and 33" tires it can take off from first just by letting the clutch out on flat ground. i love the torque of the 4.0 :us:

 

[joe_peters]

Unless it was swapped, 89 will have the BA10/5. Still, simple enough.

AX15 used after 3-9-89 in the MJ, 4.0, 4WD.

OP--check the production date of the Comanche.

 

[Fred]

My kid learned to drive stick on my old MJ. Just do it.