Robortion

I found a 1990 jeep comanche at a used lot in the city. The guys claims it has 66xxx originial miles on it wants $850 down and (begining to think I heard him wrong) $1200 total. I grabbed the VIN from the sticker but i failed to notice it had 18 digits. The hood and top of the cab had been repainted and looked like there was some bubbling on the cab. Other then that it looked solid. He even sprayed the tires to make them all shiny. Any info/comments/insight on these trucks would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Robert~

Badboy67

robert if is a 6cly $1200 is a good deal and better if is a 4x4,check for rust on the floor .

tuxfan212

I am not the most familiar with comanches but I think they are awesome. I heard they develop rust in the rear wheel wells as well. But as stated if its the 6 cyl. its a good deal. If it also has the AX15 and 4x4 that would be my dream manche.

89eliminator

check out the floors/rockers/cab corners/rear wheel wells for rust. look for any oil leaks as well. if it runs and drives good and its a 6 cyl, its worth it.

Robortion

right on thanks!!!!

bluedragon436

Honestly if it is a 6 cyl, and has no or ver little rust... I would jump on it... cause you can always get all necessary parts from the JY to convert it to 4x4, but if it is 4x4 that makes the deal that much sweeter.... I have been keeping my eye out on a good deal on a manche... I will get one eventually!!!

greenmachine91

dude i have an 87 comanche at my house, i loved that truck...the only thing i didnt like about it was it was a 2.8 v6, if its the 4.0 i would get it, but if its the 2.8 in my opinion its not worth it

89eliminator

87s didnt have 2.8s...

PingPong

They havent made them in 18 yrs.. so if you can find a relatively rust free nice running MJ under 1500 it is a buy.

JeepingDan

Their are 17 digits in a vin # or their should be...

tazjeeper

make sure you look over the sub frame very well. a low milage jeep does not mean that its not **** to rust.
the rear part of the subframe around the spring hangers are a bad spot on the MJs.. your normal spots do rust as 89e and others have said..
something elts to look at is the wiring under the hood to see if it looks all factory or someone has spliced wires into it.
an mj is worth $1200 if not rusted out no matter what. 2x4 or 4x4
now here is the importain stuff to look for.
rear sliding window, d44 rear end, gages not lights on the dash, cloth not vinel seats, full console.
look to see if on the rear tailgate it happens to say metric ton. if so it has the d44 rear end, heavydutie springs and coils, biger u-joints, and soem other stuff,

greenmachine91

the engine was swaped out sometime before i bought it dude, all i is when i got it it had the gm 2.8 v6

tazjeeper

in Canada we had v6's in the cherokees and Comanches. I have had a few and their is a wagoneer thats in great shape here that is an 87 with the v6 all factory as the lady bought it new..
but then again here in Canada we also had 3 pice axle till late build 91's unlike US that did not have them in 91 at all or so I have been told from a lot of 91 owners...

88MJ.uggernaut

if its a 4x4 id get it