Acknowledging that all 70 Series have their pluses and minuses, for me the BJ70/71 was simply to small.I would say do not dismiss the -70 just because it is the shortest. The one I had drove just as bouncy, or maybe less, than my current ute, which is the long wheel base. The plus to the 70 is the hard top, unless you get the soft top, and negative is the small space behind the rear seat, but I took the rear seat out since I never had anyone sit back there.