Don't worry guys.
After many months of reading this forum, I'm aware of the problems of the X.
I wish I'll have as few as possible though, but since I can do my repairs myself and have a cut on dealer prices for parts, I think I can deal with that.
For the money I'll spend on the X, I could buy a brand new car or truck, but in that price range, nothing interests me. Also, I need to be able to pull a 5000lbs trailer.
The more complicated a vehicle is, the more parts are prone to fail. My wife's ex-car was a 2000 Corrola, no problem, never, BUT, the car is so basic, no doorlock, no AC, manual tranny, no Vanos... etc. and provides no fun at all for the driver.

I wil try to evaluate to the best of my knowledge the truck, test drive it, and run a Carfax, and if all that is OK, well, I'll take the plunge.

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