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Originally Posted by wagonman76
My thoughts exactly, you beat me to it. Mine you gotta push the button to get in and out of park, and in and out of reverse. And to go into 2 and 1, but not out. The Celeb has a floor shift, which makes things easier. The column shift in the van and wagon are a bit awkward but can be done.
I've shifted into reverse once accidentally when I was learning the stick with our old 85 Cherokee, 4 cyl, 4 speed, absolute cheapest model they made that year. It was going downhill on a gravel road, didn't hurt anything, the back wheels just started skidding for a few seconds till I realized what was going on.
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I learned stick on a similar vehicle: an '84 Cherokee Pioneer base 4-cyl, 4-speed. Not much torque to start on hills! IIRC it had the "Army Jeep" 2.5L.
You're right on the auto-floor shift action. Nearly all can be flipped without the button from R to D (even columns -- just a smack downward). N, D and D3 on mine has free motion, but the button is needed down to 2 and again to 1. If you start out in 1, it flips all the way up to N with no button. It's handy to just give it a flick to downshift, or out of 2. It makes a solid thump, so not so stealthy with passengers.
Some columns, I'll admit, are a bear to negotiate. Fords are simple -- just push forward toward the dash and up, and it stops at neutral or D until you pull back (others might be the same).
RH77