I use the vintage package and although not a vim guy, it's definitely useful in some cases. warming up to vim because of the package.

Yes, I did notices that. Sublime is very tempting but the cost and having a workflow that I'm happy with stop me from using in a project atm.

Cost? Seriously? It's like $40.

$59; which is IMHO a totally fair price. Even if you're that strapped for cash, there's no cap on the trial so you aren't pressed for time to come up with the money.