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[UWVX89]

Best color. No arguments.

[VXR]

A good second choice. No arguments

[VX MileHigh]

I got my VX through eBay. It had 94,000 miles on it and got it for $4,200 and then it cost about $800 to ship from Ohio. Since I got it a couple of weeks I have been going through it and getting it back into "original" shape. So far I have done the following:

The right door was binding on the fender, I took off the cladding and found a minor crunch on the fender. I straightened out and got the door to open freely. I have started to renew the cladding using a heat gun. I am part of a thread concerning that subject. To get the emission check done, I had to have a new muffler and tail pipe installed. I drove into a small shop near my house and they had the new muffler and tail pipe install in less than a half hour. The front cladding had an "L" shaped cut in it, I am guessing that happened when the fender got crushed in. I plastic welded it from behind and am using a product made to fill in dings and dents in plastic bumper covers. I am going to have to spray the front cladding with bumper paint to even out the color from where I repaird it. I just got the brakes done. That was more expensive then I had guessed it would be but the rotors could not be resurfaced and the calipers where not in real good shape. There was also a seal leaking on the rear axle. There is a fair amount of rust on the front suspension parts so I am hoping to take them off this weekend and sand blast them clean. When I have the front end apart, I will probably put new upper and lower ball joints on. New bushings will go on the control arms and I will probably replace the bushing on the sway bars as well. I have strated to repaint the hood insert but found other things to do and haven't finished it. The VX was in Mississippi, I think it was, for a good part of its life hence the rust issues. Once I get the front suspension cleaned up the rest of the rust on the frame is mostly just surface rust. The front reinforcement that was left would fit into a shoe box when I took it off. I have a reconditioned one ordered and will let everyone if it actually gets here. Inspite of everything else the interior is in pretty good shape. I need to clean the carpets and clean up the interior but that is about it really needs for now.