I think there is a member on this site in Michigan who was selling his S/C'ed VX. He said the midwest weather had taken its toll, so he was asking $5,000. The S/C part alone was sold for $3500, and I'd bet as there isn't a replacement, a used S/C in good condition, if available, would probably sell for about the same as new, as its a highly sought after part.

Anyway, you could buy the car, get the S/C and any other parts you may need. You could get upwards of 2 grand or more to part it out after its done. Kind of a pain in the butt, but if you're in the need for speed, it's at least an option. It sounds like the car is probably better for parts, or drive it till it dies type of thing. I bought an East coast VX, however the rust hadn't taken over yet. It needed the timing belt, tune-up, lowered to stock, CV joint and both boots, all fluids and filters changed and exhaust. Some of the bolts were hard to break free; my mechanic had to use the plasma cutters several times to free things up. But now we won't have those problems as most items that have to be serviced have been and worn fasteners replaced. The maintenance cost about half as much as I paid for the truck, but I had (almost) budgeted for it, and I'm very happy with my S/C VX.

I too had thought the Axiom Direct Injection motor had been swapped in by more than 1 member, but I may be wrong. That motor not only developed more power and torque, it used less gas, and was a quieter, reliable, more refined motor. I wish it was more straight forward to install. Combined with the S/C would be very interesting.

I know that the tranny is kind of the weakest link, but wasn't the tranny designed by Borg Warner? Or is that just the electronic TOD that they were involved with?