It was actually a toss up between the two.
A few things I liked about the tahoe was the extra room and the fact that I could probably fix any sort of problem on it. But what I was really after was somethign that I could do some wheeling with. I liked how the WJ had straight axles and a pretty solid transfer case. That and how small it was, but yet it could hold me, my girlfriend, and our two dogs with ease as well. Plus I really needed to get a car that I wouldn't be able to make fast. The tahoe would be a HUGE tempt to throw a turbo or something similar onto it, and I needed to just focus on small things to keep it DD.