I'd love to have a 1st gen, but if you actually use them off road, they will get dinged up and cost money. And no, they aren't so hot running 70 on the Interstate, though they are better then a CJ5. It's tough to find a decent one for less than $10k. Good investment though, if you just want it to fix it up and drive around town, or light off-road.
In 87 they got fuel injection, rear anti-lock brakes, and overdrive trans. In 92 the interiors were upgraded, and stayed that way until they were dropped after 96. I personally think the 92-96 are good practical users - fuel injected, reliable engines, big fuel tanks, good cargo and towing capacity, good on the highway, yet still short enough to have ground clearance in serious off-road use.
