The 2pointHATE is not too bad of a motor, so long as it has been maintained well, I know of a few over the 200,000 mile marker and still on the road.
As for the last question, I have an Xtreme and I LOVE it. I put alot of $$$$ into it to make it fast, but it is the best sleeper I have owned on the street. Most people expect it to be a slow lowrider truck, all show and no go, but it is a capable 13 sec truck on the street. Not too bad, here is a funny pic of me crushing one of those Nissan SE-R SpecV deals that are supposed to be so fast....
