Looking to buy a VX, need some info

[bozGP]

There is a silver VX for sale by me here in Gainesville. FL. I have always wanted one and if I can get the guy down to the right price I will probably buy it. I am wondering what the common problems are and if there is anyhting I should look for in particular so I don't end up with a worse money pit than I have now. I am also wondering about common gas mileage, common mods, max tire sizes and widths, 0-60 & 1/4 mile times, weight, quality of the 4wd system, is it always in 4WD or is it manually selectable, and anyhting else you guys think could be relevant. I have a Grand Prix GTP currently and i need something 4x4 that looks badass and not everyone else has, and thats basically the VX.

Thanks in advance
-Steve

[bozGP]

One more thing, what other vehicles does the VX share parts with?

[Ldub]

There is a silver VX for sale by me here in Gainesville. FL. I have always wanted one and if I can get the guy down to the right price I will probably buy it. I am wondering what the common problems are and if there is anyhting I should look for in particular so I don't end up with a worse money pit than I have now. I am also wondering about common gas mileage, common mods, max tire sizes and widths, 0-60 & 1/4 mile times, weight, quality of the 4wd system, is it always in 4WD or is it manually selectable, and anyhting else you guys think could be relevant. I have a Grand Prix GTP currently and i need something 4x4 that looks badass and not everyone else has, and thats basically the VX.

Thanks in advance
-Steve

Steve,
First off, Welcome...
Common probs. include (but are not limited to, this is, after all, just my memory! ) window regs., hood insert cracking, headlight housings hazing, cd player yakking & stealing your cd's,stock shocks going south, & occaisionally, using oil to the point of losing the lower end. (check the oil first thing ya do when looking @ any VX)
I'm sure others will chime in with other "quirks" I've forgotten, do a whole site search on what I've mentioned for the straight poop.
Best of luck, LD

[Ldub]

Oh yeah...
Most consider max tire size to be 285-75R16"(for a "99") w/o lift, but with slight trimming of the inner cladding in front.(again...search iz friend)
Mileage is RARELY better than 18 mpg highway...in town,whatever your foot will allow.
Although I did average 23mpg last spring on the uphill/downhill of Vail pass, & I'm supercharged.
We share common chassis/driveline components with the 2-dr. Tpooper.
The weight of this little piggy is 3997 lbs., if my memory serves correctly.
Quality of 4WD is good...It's always in 4WD (TOD, again, do a search)
Common mods are only limited by imagination/depth of pockets...
mine has become an INCREDIBLE freakin money pit...but it's ALL of my own doing, not the vehicle's fault.
0-60?,1/4 mi?...don't have a clue...it's quick for a SUV, but no dragster.

[etlsport]

i think 0-60 is a hair under 9 seconds stock

[bozGP]

thanx for the quick replies, pretty much covers what I was looking to know without spending an hour or two searching through previous posts.

Looks like I am limited with modding due to the hp and tq limitations of the tranny I take it, and there are no heavy duty parts avalable because of the small ammount of VXs out there and the small ammount that will mod past the transmission limitations?

[Ldub]

That pretty well sums it up.