Hi Friends! Thanks for noticing me. I didn't realize anyone had commented on my thread until I finally got around to going through my email. ARGH!
Deermagnet, I can't believe you remember me. I'm touched and honored. Yes, I was part of the VX community way back when it was still on Edmunds.com.
I'll try to keep the long story short:
Husband grew more abusive and cruel over time.
I grew more tired and scared. Moved out. Moved to Indiana to be near my grown kids. Husband decided, after a year, that he was happier without me around and filed for divorce. I got the VX back from him as part of the divorce settlement. He doesn't know the first thing about taking care of cars as he lacks the interest that I have. The VX sat for a long time, nearly that entire year, without moving, in the sun. The cladding is faded, the engine was invaded by mice, the weather stripping is dry-rotting, it has rust spots all over it...need I say more?
I took it to Raben Tire in Owensboro, KY and had them do a tuneup, a fuel system flush a cooling system flush, a lube - including heavy grease to the U-joints - and was more than satisfied with the results. The check-engine light had been on and the codes were related to the O2 sensor and something else that I can't recall right now. Anyway,the fuel system flush took care of that.
Unfortunately, after driving it for half an hour, the check-engine light came back on and the new code indicated the O2 sensor again but there was nothing wrong with the sensor. The mechanic suggested it could be the PCM, what with all the rodent damage to the wiring.
At any rate, the old girl and I are plugging along, happy to be together again. And now that she is all mine, she is going to be treated like the queen she is.

(As long as I can support her...silly girl.)
Oh! And I have had her since September 2001. Flew to Texas to buy her just two weeks after 9/11. The plane had three passengers! THREE!