pre-1985 toys with stock motor, twelve t-cases and 35-37's? i never see them on the freeways. in fact i rarely see stock trucks of that age on the freeway. every now and again i see a sami in the slow lane and i smile cause i love 'em
unfortunately i am one of those guys that has to worry about my vehicle being "well rounded". i'll take my six-cylinder(hell i'd love a v8) even if it means i don't get a frame
edit: you changed your post while i was replying so yeah...
i'm not talking about v6 runners and trucks, i was referring to the old 4cylinder models which are in the same price range (or higher) as xj's. when i bought my xj i looked into yotas too cause i thought a frame would be neat this time around. the trucks that were in my price range ($1500) were 30 years old, had adorable little carb'd 4cylinders that make wayyyyy less than the 97 hp you speak of and were rusty piles of crap. for my $1500 i got a 17 year old 6 cylinder with 4 doors etc