I've had older Jeeps and a couple of Scout II's, an early 72 and an 80 model. Main issues with the Scout were rust, leaf springs all round, they were fairly low to the ground and there was no power steering on either of mine. The dash and speedo were out of the 60's and were retro cool even back when they were new. Mine were reliable but you do need to like to tinker with vehicles. The running gear was bullet proof though - the quality and strength was on par with the gear Jeep fitted to their J20 trucks. As much as I liked the Scout I would not go back to one today.
