I LOVE MY CAR!!!
I think it's an awesome looking car for being 11 years old. People think it's new. And it's been more than 2 weeks that I've had mine (almost a month) and people STILL ask what kind of car it is. That's awesome, too, because I have a car that is rarely seen on the road and it leaves people wondering. I look forward to driving it everytime and I even find myself wanting to drive it for no reason. The only thing I miss about my old car (a Saturn) is that it got great mileage and took the cheapest gas, but the SVX is definitely worth it.

Like I said, I haven't had my car that long, but I think as long as I stay routine with all the oil changes and such, it will be fine. My best advice would be to get one that already had the trans replaced. And oh, 99K isn't that bad for mileage. If taken care of well, these engines can last up to 500K or more. So basically, 100K on an SVX is like having around 10K on a domestic car.

Good luck and I hope that you get a SVX and fall in love like the rest of us.