this is a nice car good choice
Whatever you do, do not put any japanese parts on that thing. You will get a ton of crap from the vw guys. I had a 2001 Jetta for 3 year's before I got my explorer, Had some little things done to it here and there. They're awesome car's. They handle great, quick and very solid rides. But please do not buy jap wheels for it. Look into some French or German companies. or maybe some Audi S4 rim's. check out www.tmtuning.com
and www.vwvortex.com
-Russ
you can put jap wheels on as long as you put a euro license plate on. sometimes you just find a good deal on jap wheels that look good