Funny thing, I was there at the same time (graduated 2001). I don't remember much from that year that didn't involve football.
I didn't actually see a VX in person until 2004/5 when I saw one on a used car lot in Fredericksburg, VA - but I instantly recognized it from a TV commerical I had seen 5 years earlier (I'm sure the Isuzu marketing department would be proud). I stopped by, took it out for a test drive, and was hooked. Unfortunately I couldn't afford to buy one at the time, but this spring I finally had the opportunity to pick up my Foxfire VX. (The fact that I went to a college with maroon as a school color had everything to do with picking the Foxfire).
An interesting side note: the VX on the car lot was also a Foxfire, which means that though only 210 were made, I actually saw it before I ever saw a silver one.
Ah yes!! Back when Micheal Vic was a good football player and not a bad dog fighter : P That was when I actually started watching football. We always won!! : ) Congrats on your foxfire, they are a rare breed.