1- girlfriend hates it haha that's her problem. Although when I first saw it online I didn't like it, since then it's grown on me.
2- get a roof rack and take it camping. This point is gone
3- I have a hard time pegging old when it comes to vehicles. They've all seen different lives and end up in different places. I got mine with 58,000miles and have put 20,000 on in the last 8 months.I've seen newer vehicles that havent been cared for and need thousands in repairs. Just make sure you inspect it thoroughly the vx community has a nice checklist that might catch things you may miss if you don't have much vx experience.
4- my only issue was a couple o2 sensors and wearing out my tires on the highwaybeen pretty good to me....watch the oil level btw might need a couple top ups, since switching to rotella I top up once between oil changes.
5- if you have a family or are expecting to drive more people get a 4 door, egress into the backseat is hard but it's roomy back there. Not bad for a longer trip. Could use some more trunk space but I just use the back seats to fill the void.
This is by far the best forum I've ever joined and I love the eccentric people. Goodluck in the hunt/vehicle search.