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Old 12-20-2010 | 06:21 PM
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I personally love my '95 2-door but they are a lot harder to find in Louisiana (although i'm pretty sure that is true everywhere..)

My only complaint is that mine isn't a 4x4 but I got it for $800 so I can't really complain much.

I totally agree with the people that said the standard is tricky to shift. Took me almost a month before I completely stopped killing it in traffic. I would stick with the automatic if I were you.

About the one on Craigslist you found:
It looks good and it has about the same number of miles I have on mine and it still runs great. The 4x4 not working sounds a little sketchy to me but that just because I don't trust people on Craigslist.

Just curious but does anyone know how he got the dash with a tachometer on a '90? I thought those were only 97+, maybe I'm wrong though.
Old 12-20-2010 | 06:45 PM
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yea they had the tach on the 96 and below models, just it only went to 85
Old 12-20-2010 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by xjfan1234
yea they had the tach on the 96 and below models, just it only went to 85
The tachometer, not speedometer. I have a '95 and it is a stick-shift and it didn't come with one.
Old 12-20-2010 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Tural
needs vacuum lines to get the 4x4 working? i.e. the 4x4 doesn't work. he THINKS it's a vacuum line.
this is just personal preference, but i try not to buy vehicles in the winter, unless i know exactly what i'm getting. cold out, you won't inspect it well, some leaks can be blamed on the wet weather, can't really check the AC, overheating problems can be hidden.
actually he could be right the older xj's used vacuum to engage the front diff, a few companies sell kits to convert it to just the way ours are, because of the problem that he said, the lines always went bad lol
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