00-01's are proving themselves to be more reliable (It's not about the headlights, really :p )

5spd 4wd is great fun!

The gas tank's 19.4 gallons. And you already know, the X' mileage isn't so hot, just go easy on the skinny pedal. Remmeber, if you go SC, you'll always pay premium gas prices.

Interiors great; you're gonna' go wheelin', ride your mountain bikes in the dirt and mud, crawl in your truck, and sleep. Or get out all the camping stuff you piled on the rooftop. It's perfect.

They've got a bulletproof chain. I believe its got two rails . I don't remember anyone posting theirs had failed.

Make sure all the recalls had been done; window regulators, FSU, and one or two small others. Then check around the battery compartment for stress tears in the sheet metal and across the area by the hood latch. Oh, and look for any bumps, bruises along the rocker panels and along the drivetrain, see if it'd been offroad before.

Good Luck