When these threads appear I often wonder if I use a different Virgin to other people.
I've never thought a train was tatty or threadbare, and have never heard anyone else say the same other than on here and usenet. On the contrary, most people I know still think they're flashy, modern trains despite their age.
Plenty of comments about overcrowding and luggage space on the other hand, which are valid criticisms but hardly unique.
The smelly toilet strikes me as another Internet truism from two decades ago which has somehow stuck. Unless you're stood next to one, you can't smell it. All train toilets will smell, they're used by hundreds of people who aren't you.