most of the stuff you listed is normal.. the LIM however is a costly repair if you dont do it yourself. and btw it happens on all pre 05 3.8 gps. the good news about it though is you can use the revised gasket from the 05+s and never have to worry about it again. And that problem usually occurs around 90k miles IIRC, so itll be way down the road for you OP.
but like previously stated youre only going to get biased replys here. do more research on the two and make up your mind with what suits you best
