Several issues that would be top of mind if I were confronted with a similar dilemma. First, I've poured SO MUCH into getting my VX as close to perfect as possible. The list would be too exhaustive to reproduce here. But the idea was to get the VX as close to perfect as possible. I'm sure you guys empathize.
Then there is the fact that some parts are getting harder and harder to source. A couple of weeks ago I bought the very last OEM shifter Merlin had in stock. How many other replacement bits and pieces are essentially gone? So if I sell Monsty and buy another VX, whose to say that I'd be able to put it together as well as I have the current iteration.
Then there's the sentimental value. Fact is, I love this truck. My little boy loves our truck. My wife won't go near it but two out of three ain't bad. Also, I've managed to get it looking exactly the way I wanted it to look. Stock wheels with a 3.5" lift. 34" mudders and not too much else to take away from the OEM / Show car vibe. I know I'm prejudiced, but I think I now happen to possess one of the coolest looking vehicles ever produced. And the lift kit and mudders do for this truck what a short skirt and CFM pumps do for a beautiful woman. Guys, I know you're with me on this.
No matter how far away in the lot I park this rig, invariably I find somebody parked next to it on either side, and usually both. I know they just want to check it out up close, but man that gets me frustrated. Don't you hate it when you go to all that trouble to park in as isolated a section of the lot possible only to find yourself surrounded by a pair of yahoos who pulled up inches from your door? I hate that.
But I guess it goes with the territory. And at least once a week I get the "looks like a giant Tonka Toy" compliment. There really is nothing else out there like these machines. And with each passing day they're becoming just a little more rare, aren't they. When was the last time you guys passed a VX on the road?
In northern NJ, there is precisely one other VX that I've seen and it is a box stock '99 Ebony that sometimes parks on RTE 17 in Mahwah. Aside from that one, my Monsty is the sole example of his increasingly rare breed. So, as to the question of how much I would take for my VX... Well, I dunno. Right now, I'm sure it would be a much bigger number than most folks would be willing to pay. And that's perfectly fine with me. In about ten years, I'm handing Monsty's keys to my son and after that the VX is his to keep or dispose of, at his discretion. Till then, I guess we'll just call this one "Not For Sale!"
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