This is exactly the type advice I ' m looking for , thank you . I agree with you on size , the bigger 2 nd gen would definitely be a plus in my book . The 97 gets a little tight on long trips with one passenger my dog . The newer one obviously has the edge on reliability , but do you have any concerns about longterm durability ? Whatever option I go with , I plan to invest in it in a big way and don ' t plan on getting rid of it for a loooong time . I guess the benefit of a newer vehicle is I can find one that ' s been babied and take maintenance into my own hands to make sure it ' s done right . Also , do you have one with the offroad package , or have you done any mods yet ? <| sep |> This is it . We don ' t need to travel through wormholes just to see the fifth dimension in our three dimensional world !