Howdy Yall...TexasProton is in the House!!
Hello Yall,
My name is Ollie, I am 47 years old and I live in the Austin, Texas area. I come from a business development and technical background. When I worked at Kroger "Grocery Store" in College Station I was able to build the number one seafood shop in the nation. I went on to start my computer company and was able to develop it into A multimillion dollar company by its third year. With the collapse of the computer market back in 2000; we lost it all mostly due to slow paying government agencies and state universities. No regrets though; I learned a lot and met a lot of great people and that was priceless. I moved my family into the Austin area in May of 2005...we love it here in Austin. Currently I work for an Audio Marketing Company as their Client Services Manager. Great company if any of you guys out there would like to add a very professional Message OnHold to your phone system to entice your callers to learn more and buy more of your own products and services.
On 1/12/2008 I drove home my first 2001 VX...Proton Yellow (actually my wife drove while I was driving the old 1978 Dodge van and trying to keep from running off the road while having my eyes fixed on the rear view mirror watching the "Little Bundle" make its journey to its new home in Austin).
New VX owner in SW Missouri
Hello everyone,
If I've got the count right, the Ebony VX I brought home last week is my 7th Isuzu. The first was actually a Chevy Luv I bought in 77 and drove for 6 years followed by three more Isuzu pickups and a couple of Rodeos. Isuzus always worked great for me and I believe they offer great value. It's disappointing to see Isuzu withdrawing from the US market.
When the VX first came out, I wasn't in the market for anything new and frankly I didn't think they were practical at the time, but now I'm semi-retired, my kids are grown, and the VX fits my lifestyle perfectly.
I live in Springfield, MO close to the Mark Twain National forest, and I'm a river rat. I've enjoyed whitewater kayaking for 30 years and have paddled up to class 4 and some class 5 from WV to Idaho. I also canoe camp the great scenic rivers we have in this part of the country like the Buffalo, Eleven Point, and the Current just to name a few. The VX will be perfect for hauling boats and gear.
My other passion is Ducati motorcycles, the finest handling two wheeled vehicles on the planet, so I appreciate the ability of the VX to hold the road. I've often regretted being in a 4 wheel vehicle on some of the great twisty roads on the way to or from the rivers, wishing I was on one of my Ducs instead. The VX will be the next best thing.
The VX I bought has 58k miles and is in nice condition. Everything works fine, except for the passenger side window which has broken clips. I've ordered the metal replacement clips from Tim Parker and have read and will re-read all the suggestions about fixing the window binding problems.
OK, a couple of changes I'm considering: I have to add a trailer hitch and will welcome any suggestions on what works best. Also, my VX came with the 42 inch factory racks but some of my Yakima accessories will only fit the round bars. I also need to be able to haul two canoes at a time so I'm looking at a way to change out the racks so I can mount 78 inch round bars. It looks to me as if the Yakima railriders could adapt to the VX. Yakima doesn't have a recommendation for the correct base plate, but I'm hoping I can make something work, even if I have to have something fabricated.
Anyone interested in a set of Yakima factory racks for the VX if I can make the round bars work?
I appreciate all the great information on the site. I probably won't post too often but I'm interested in hearing about your experiences.
Steve
(Ozarkman)
