I've never had anyone look at the VX that I noticed.

The funny thing is nobody has paid any attention to the Vehicross at all. I don't notice any stares. My wife said she saw someone looking at it in a parking lot once with a puzzled expression.

In 1989 when I bought my Amigo I was asked hundreds of questions and everywhere I went people stared at it. I guess these days people have become sort of used to unusual vehicles.

I get lots of young guys hammering me with questions whenever I drive my wife's beatup Mitsubishi VR4 however. "How fast is it? Can it really do 160 mph? Can you tell the rear wheels steer? How's the AWD in the snow? Can I see the engine ; PLEEEEZE! Wow, twin turbos!"

I told the last guy, an auto parts store employee who nearly *blanked* in his pants as he rushed out into the parking lot to see the old VR4 (with dings and a faded paint-job) that I also had a Vehicross.

"Oh that's just a Geo Tracker with a different body - right?" he said as he salivated all over the 3000 GTs engine.

Go figure.

P.S. I found a news group article from '99 the other day. Some butt-head described the soon to be released VX as a "funny looking Trooper".

So many people just don't get it.