Boy...your opening a can of worms with all those general questions. Yes, a FEW Vx's have had a problem with blown engines. From what we can tell it's a design problem. However, many more VX's have never had this problem and probally never will. Window sticks, 00 & 01 chrome issues (very few), headlight gaskit. But hey......every car has it's problems.

If you do a search you will find answers to ALL your questions and then have about a million more after you read the threads.

It comes down to this, Do you love the car??!! If you do, than the few issues with the VX are trivial...except that blown engine thing .

GET A CARFAX REPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!