Rims are 7" wide. Recommended to stay below 31" overall diameter for tires. Many members are running 285 width tires on the stock rims. Kinda balloonish IMO (I have these as well).

Routine maintenance items are fairly easy to come by online and through a good dealer. Talk to Merlin for good deals on VX particular items.

The shocks are poop, they are most likely blown out already. Get some Bilsteins or at least some Ranch 9000s.

There are many knowledgeable VX owners in FL, you should have no trouble finding someone to give you a hand.

I used to have an 86 Fiero GT -great fun car, except for the time that the headlight cover ejected into my windshield at 100+ mph.