Hey Sean,
I purchased my VX new off the lot. I had been looking at them since the first one I saw in 98. The original sticker was just to high, at 32K it put you in a vast bracket of vechicals. I was looking into the Grand Cherokee Limited but everyone around here had them. A dealer near me listed a special in the paper at $25999 and had a Firefox so I decided this was the time. Needless to say I ended up buying it before I drove it First drive was home from the dealer. I have no regrets at all. I wanted a vechical that was different and sporty. I have since added Tone's hitch and it is now pratical. I've used it to pull by Speedster this last summer with no problems. I do still have my sports car (93 VR4) and my Amigo that I use when it bad out and I don't want to get my VX salted and sand blasted.
I'd say you can't go wrong with the VX unless your worried about gas mileage.