Whelp, just a quick update for what it's worth. My dad & I headed back over to the dealership again today and took the VX for another spin and dug around it more thoroughly than I did last time. Alas, we didn't pick it up today as the freakin' dealership closes at 3pm and we didn't get there until after 2pm. So, overall it looks like it's as clean as I initially thought. I did find out that the dealership doesn't advertise online at all (hard to believe in this day and age; especially for a factory GM dealer) and only advertise minorly in local publications. So it's starting to make more sense why they've had it on the lot for as long as they have. So, it's quite possible we'll be heading back over later this upcoming week when dad has more time off to check it out even more thoroughly and hopefully talk to the sales manager to see if they'll take the ol' Contour on trade and if they'll haggle some more. I'm crossing my fingers (and toes) it'll work out, but I'm still looking at a few other options (Grand Cherokee 5.9's) so we'll see how it works out.