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My name is AleX Dean and I live in Vancouver, Washington, which is right across the river from Portland, Oregon (Not Canada). I bought my V-cross 3 years ago. I had never heard of it, but a friend of a friend was selling one. At first I refused to test drive it because I knew that if I did, I would want it. But eventually I broke down, drove it, and bought it. :)
Hi Alex, Welcome to the forum. It's nice to see another Vancouver vx'r here. There are several in town but no others on here that I know of. You'll find this is a great place with good people and tons of info.
I don't think I've seen you around town. What area are you from? I'm over by the hospital/ Mill Plain area.
Jody
Hello my names brian from philadelphia pa i have a 99 silver vx with black and red interior my new VX family i first saw the vx on a tv show were they used them to track down monster,gost and the abnormal,thats when i knew i had to have one. It took me eight months to locate one this was back in 2k,i happen to be lookin through the local paper when i saw a local dealership with one but it didn't have a price listed,plus i guess cosiged for my girl friend to get a new car at that time so i didnt thing no more of it.Then i talked about to my girl friend about she said i should go check out so we did,and the rest is history it had a 75,000mls on it now it has 130,000mls and it still rus good and love and whould't trade it for nothing its an eye cather,head turner and conversation piece.Iam glad i found this website were people understand my enjoyment for the vx .
glad you found the site brian!
ive seen a 99 silver vx down on columbus ave near ikea a few times over the last couple years.. wonder if that was you
welcome to the forum AleX, and Brian! Glad to see another NW'er here! wow! :dance:
I saw my first Vehicross at a local dealer in 1999 and new I had to have one but the fact that it only sat 4 made it not practical for a family of 4 that was still growing. Eight years later with a family of 5 I decide that I cannot always be practical and finaly went out and bought one. First I could not find one close in good condition then found one about 450 miles away and spent the entire day driving to pick it up. It is a 1999 white Ironman. It had 95K miles but the owner kept all of the receipts and could see it was well maintain. It has been a year now since I bought it and still cannot believe it is mine. This is by far my favorite vehical ever own.
Welcome, you have definitely came to the right place.:thumbup:
welcome TJ! ;party:
Welcome TJ I'm new to this site and ride also, it's a hell of alot of fun,, enjoy many more miles......
Thank you, I am looking forward to some of the rallys in the future.
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us know how badly we want things” Randy Pausch.
Hi there from Auckland, New Zealand. My VX is a 1998 Japanese Import. To my knowledge only 97 & 98 VX have come into NZ so far. In Mint condition; Flew down to Christchurch to pick up (sight unseen) from another VX lover who was working in Australia.
only sighted 2 others on the roads in Auckland (both within one hour of eachother) since buying it.
No mechanical issues.
Setting it up for camping & road trips this summer.
Would love to hear from other Kiwi owners & organise a few drives together.
Cheers
David
welcome to the forum!!! wow! look at all of the new vx'ers coming in!
that's way cool! :dance:
Just wanted to take a second to introduce myself here. I picked up my 1999 Silver Vehicross last weekend. It was totally worth the two hour drive to Ohio in the rain. I can't believe how many people have complimented me on my "new" truck! The look on their faces when I tell them it's ten years old is priceless.
Well time to start saving up some $$$ so I can get to modding it this spring. It looks like this is going to be an addiction!:)
You have no idea.:rolleyes: Welcome to the madness. ;)
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Welcome to the addiction.
Don't forget to use the search function to find some other local owners (I think there's at least one other in your area.
BTW - I used to run the Baldwin/Whitehall area back in my teens.
Thanks. Looks like I'll be spending Thanksgiving weekend reading the forums here. Is there a "how-to" on how to explain to your wife that you need to spend more money on the truck you just bought?
Just show her Bart’s before and after thread. :cool:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...threadid=14452
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Originally Posted by PittVXr
"Is there a "how-to" on how to explain to your wife that you need to spend more money on the truck you just bought?"
I tried the approach: Honey - I bought it for you.
BTW - it didn't work.
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hahaha! :luck:
this is what i would try....
tell her the modification is a "safety feature". :thumbup:
PittVXr Welcome to the boards. Don't let my handle fool you. I am running around the South Park area, though the VX stays in the garage mostly these days. You will LOVE driving the truck.Quote:
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Hey All Ive Had my Vx since Oct. 2008 found it in Nashville, TN, Im from Sothern IL, got alot of plans for it just havent got started yet. Its 99 Ironman White. I love it cant wait to buy another. Thiers only 2 in my town.
And forgot first spotted one on Myspace, took 6 months to find out what it was, lol, and six month to find one for sale close to where I live.
Welcome.. We are a salty bunch but good hearted, good fine on the ironman,
Well Thank Ya!!! Im hoping it s a good fine im having problems with the dims shorting out and windows out of track, and passenger boot being ripped, but all that is almost solved new axle and headlight, now its tackling new paint job and new rims and tires.
welcome.. there is a window fix thread that is awesome, the search function works well..sometimes you have to get creative in what you search for.. there is alot of info here for things you might be dealing with..
http://vehicross.info/forums/showthr...ght=window+fix
again.. welcome
Jeff
Thanks a bunch.
Welcome AshleyG.. You live in Herrin Illinois now? If so my sister owns the Quiznos in Carterville.Quote:
Originally Posted by AshleyG
welcome ashley! glad to have some more ladies on the forum! :dance:
Hello all,
well, I finally took the plunge. I just acquired a 99 VX. I have loved these vehicles since I saw my first one in 99. However, we had just bought a Mitsubishi Montero Sport in 98, and my wife refused to get "upside down" in loans to get one.
I always let her pick the new vehicle, and I get the hand-me-down. She got a new Mini-Cooper S, and the Montero now has 167K on it, and she said I should get something used, but newer. I jumped on that! So as of today, I now have an Ironman White 99.
I didn't realize these things were so capable off-road. I just liked the looks, design, and innovation in it. Don't know if mine will get off-road too much. Who knows?
First money spent will be knocking off the rough edges and cleaning her up. It's in remarkably good shape though.
I intend to pull a light trailer with my Ninja on it occasionally. The bike is only 414 lbs. I noticed the owner's manual said not to pull a trailer. Surely the VX is hardy enough to pull that! I pulled it behind my Montero, only a 175 HP 3 liter V6 in it.
Does anyone have any experience pulling a light trailer, and will it do so OK? I reckon the VX will look stylin' pulling up to the racetrack with my Ninja behind it!
My wife has already threatened to "steal" my VX from me every now and then. I have a feeling she will enjoy it when we trailer my Ninja up to Arkansas. She always complained about driving the Montero around in the mountains while I was off riding. I think the VX will be infinitely more fun for her.
Glad to see a great forum community for such a great vehicle. Thanks for any input.
Robert
welcome to the forum robert!
i know you'll be enjoying your vx for years to come!
~jody
Hey Robert,
I've towed in excess of 5K lbs with the VX - except for a bit of scary braking, the VX did fine.
You shouldn't have any problems towing your bike.
-- John
Hello people! as you can see I am a newbie at vehicross.info. I am glad I found this forum. Well... I've always had some interest in the Vehicross ever since I saw one back in 2000. I felt they were very unique looking, but never had the chance to sit in one. I best friend liked them alot and he always used to talk to me about how nice it would be to own one. I am more of a sport's car king of guy, and always have owned unique high performance sport's cars and sport sedans. Recently I moved from Miami Fl to Boston Ma. and because of the winter here, I started to look for a nice SUV. A few months ago on my way to my house I saw a Black Vehicross at a local dealer. I kept telling my-self I had to stop someday to take a look at it and actually sit in it, but I kept postponing it. Finally about 3 weeks ago I went to see it...test drove it...and loved it. It felt like an SUV but at the same time been inside on those Recaro seats it just made me feel like I was in a sport's car. I am proud to say that now I am the owner of a 2001 Vehicross ebony black with black/red int. Turns out this beautyful machine was previously owned by a older lady (5? years old) for about 7 years. I contacted her and found out she always kept it serviced religiously. Now I am so into the Vehicross and this is the perfect place to learn more about it. Now I really am looking forward to the snow!!!
Welcome newbies - you're gonna love the addiction.
AshleyG - Love your handle - it's the same that my daughter uses.
Doomer - Tow away. I tow a twin pack of SeaDoos or a SeaDoo Sportster quite a bit & both setups tow well. Remember the power switch is your friend. It changes the shift points on the tranny to something much better suited to towing.
dmdvzla - The VX handles nothing like a sportscar but it's so freakin fun to drive that you'll soon forget all about that ol' addiction in favor of the new.
Thanks Jody, John & Tom. Also welcome to fellow newbie DMDVZLA. Another thanks to IndianaVX...my VX has the "glazed" headlights (no, not my eyes after seeing the VX). I intend to set to polishing them up this week with the tip posted here.
I have the feeling this will be first of many hours "gussying" the girl up. I also have the window problem and will order a set of the aluminium brackets in the future.
Enjoy the ride....
living and riding on a knee.....Robert
Awsome thats one of my favorite places to go to around this lil ol town.Quote:
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Oh yea "Heres to the LADY's".Quote:
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I drink to that...:_beer:Quote:
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Welcome to all the new folks!
Hey y'all! I just joined the club by taking RobVX's 2001 ebony black VX off his hands. I've always wanted one of these but never really thought I'd ever actually own one. Well, it was time for me to look for a new ride and decided to do some investigating. After looking at several others that were not in the condition I was looking for (I'm used to taking really good care of my cars and like to have them looking "like new") I came across Rob's VX. Man, he really took care of that thing. It actually looks "like new". At least it's now in the hands of someone who will love it as much as he did instead of it going to someone that won't appreciate it.
Anyway, look forward to sharing VX experiences with all of you on here.
Welcome Isaac65, from Illinois