It's a matter of getting used to it. My youngest probably would have been more attentive, except he hadn't driven it in a year, and had been driving a Mazda 3 instead.
My advice: if you go the LJ route, keep it low on smaller tires for the first few years. It'll still go most places, but will be better behaved. Step up as she gets used to it's sloppy ways.
I personally like the LJ as a potential project vehicle. The 4.0 is a tank of a motor. We had some injector issues when the TJ sat for a while, but a few fill-ups with fuel treatment and it ran fine again. Ours was a 2000, and we had to do the radiator, power steering box, and all the major HVAC components eventually (all between 120-155K miles), but it didn't need ball joints or bushings at 155K. Do dump the janky plastic rear swaybar links for metal ones. We did replace the automatic transmission too, but that was a self inflicted wound ...
It will need some normal repairs for cars with higher mileage, but that also has been a great teaching moment with my kids: what is the problem - research it online - how do you fix it - what do you need - ok lets fix it. They even did the radiator themselves. I dropped it in the garage, said fix it, and walked away. Only got called in for consultation twice.
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