I'm an original owner. I bought my '99 new on 3/25/00, so I'm just a few days short of eleven years. 239,900 miles as my daily driver. No complaints. I've never considered selling.
I first saw a VX on a magazine cover in late '99. I checked it out periodically over the winter and decided it was go time on a weekend in late March. I called the local dealer on a Monday to see if they had any. They had one left, an Astral Silver, the color I wanted. I stopped by on Tuesday for a quick look and to make contact with a salesman. I called him on Thursday to say I was gonna be there Friday morn and to make time for me. After 3-4 hours I nodded my head and the rest is history.
I had $3K equity in my trade and I put down $6K in cash so I only had a $373 payment for five years with the 1.9% IMAC financing. After the fifteen minute ride home, in minutes I had the roof rack off and it's never been back on. The back seat came out three days later and it's never been used.
I'm still having 100% pure fun and 300,000 miles seems like a certainty at this point. It'll be my daily driver until it's not repairable.
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Mark Griffin (a VX lifer)
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