Quote Originally Posted by circmand View Post
in a vehicle that has not changed much thge later years are better as any defects become known and corrected. While this did not happen with the windows the early VX did have an oil consumption/blown motor problem which was corrected. Also the 18s look better but can be put on the 1999s. Given their age I would suggest the best condition is now more important than any problem suffered by a particular year.

So in closing as long as you get a Proton you have a great VX.
+1 on all but the color part. I'd say unless you're just hard up for Astral Silver, you should look for a late in-service 2000 or 2001.