Introduce yourself here!

Hi Everyone !!

After looking for a couple months, I finally got my VX yesterday!! ;Do; Yes, definitely stoked. Still have a lot of reading to do about all the little quirks, loves, and hates to this beautiful machine, but looking forward to loving every minute of it.

I'm from the NW, near Seattle WA, so anyone else out there who's in the area, feel free to drop me a line

Hi all ~

Bought a 2000 VX (previous owner pics- http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...papass=&sort=4) couple months back and thought I would introduce myself. Basically, I found out about the Vehicross on ebay and ever since I have looked around to buy one. After about 2 weeks of searching, I found one in my area ( im from Garfield, NJ btw) and decided to pick it up. Really enjoying this car :D

P.S. would anyone have any background info about this car? like what parts it had replace etc. Cant seem to get in contact with previous owner, looks like im 2nd or 3rd owner. Send me a PM or email me if you do =)

Me and the FAM have had a '99 trooper which at the time were actually planning on buying the VX but couldn't afford it. But now we are excited and happy to have the traded in the trooper for our Vehicross and love it. So we can not wait for winter, offroading and especially colorado ice racing.

Some of you may remember me from the old board, I see now most have migrated here.

I went looking for VX as soon as they came out but couldent find any, finally I saw a Bunch of them lined up for sale in Oct of 2000, thats when I saw it. I bought my 2000 Proton 0446 in Oct 2000, and its been a riot ever since.


I have had great service from my dealer, Key Motor Mall in Warren Michigan, they have fixed everything that needed to be fixed so far as well as performed all of my routine maintenance, I have to say I really havent had any serious problems with the vehicle or service so far.

I am very proud of the fact that my VX is pretty much as good as the day I bought her and I plan to keep it that way. I just turned the whopping 19,000 mile mark, and still to this day have to introduce her to anyone who has the "what the heck is it " look, which is a riot in itself.


I keep her as sparkling clan and waxed as can be, I love the zymol product, and keep the zymol refrigerated so that it stays fresh.

My truck is still pretty much 100% stock and for some reason I like it that way, kinda like when you aint supposed to redo an old classic chair because you may loose some of the charm, does that make any sense?

Im in Troy Michigan, have been to the sand dunes at silver lake and well as some serious offroading where my little buggy didnt let me down, in fact Im still amazed at how tought this thing is.


All this fun, when all I really wanted was just a truck to get me thru those tough winter days, hopefully it will keep doing that for many years to come.

Oh and its great to see so much current activity here.

Swamp

I introduced myself yesterday in the wrong forum...so I deleted that one and here I am.;Db;

Hi, I'm Phil from Sacramento, CA and I don't have a VX. I do have the next best thing...a '93 Trooper RS (the 2-door shorty). It sure is a blast to drive, both on and off road.
I've come here by way of the 4x4Wire primarily to lurk around and gather any information I can on performance tricks for my 3.2 DOHC...as well as just to check out everyones' VXs.
Kind regards,
Phil

Ok here is a little bit about my story. I saw the prototype in 97 at a car show and just could not get it out of my mind. After 2 years of calling dealers and looking on the internet for information on this super sweet race car/truck I finaly got my silver 99' in 99' and never looked back.

Hello,

I just wanted to say that this site rocks!! I have been involved with Subies (Subaru's) Audi's, VW's, and my lastest project, a Mini Cooper S and no where on those sites do people talk as highly about their vehicles as you VX's. Well my story is that I have an opportunity to trade my 2002 Mini Cooper S silver/black top for a 2000 VX. I have found a very cool guy in MO that wants to do a trade. I did a lot of research and read a lot of great comments from you guys on the VX's and am looking forward to getting my hands on one. With winter approaching rapidly here in MI I think I will have a much better time plowing throught the snow in a VX than a Mini. I can't knock the Mini too much it is an absolute BLAST to drive...I feel like a mix between James Bond and Austin Powers cruising down the road. Wish me luck on the trade!!!

Kale

Hi all,

My partner and I bought our Vehicross 4 months ago.

I first saw one on calendar of concept cars that I had when I was a bit younger and living at home, and I still have that poster on the wall, the only difference I can see is the mags. It seems odd owning a car that you used to have as a poster on your wall. Can't wait for the Mclaren F1 GTR too!

After I read Australian "High Perfomance Imports" magazine and that it got such a good review, I had to get one at some stage, They called it the Skyline GTR of the Off Road.

If you look on the net for VX's for sale in Australia you are lucky to find any for sale at all, they are extremly rare here. So when we went to the Land Rover Dealer in Adelaide to buy a freelander we saw the Vehicross in the yard and said we shall have that one. They had AUS$36,000 on it but I got it for AUS$32,000 and it had 17,000 kms on the clock.

So now we have 95 non-turbo Supra and the Vehicross.

Hi my name is Nelson, and I have been lurking this site for months now.

I first saw a Vehicross in a trip to NYC and fell inmediatly in love with that truck, but sadly I wasn't ablt to get the name of the vehicle when I first saw it (I past by our cab really fast)... but the car was a thing of pure beauty.
Two years after that sight I was about to get a new car and I wanted it to be a small truck, but I have totally forgotten about the car that I saw. I was loooking into many options, from toyota to hyunday, but none of them attracted me completly. I was about to decide for a Rav4 (I know it ia sad and gay little truck, with all due respect to those who like it :P) when my mom told me about a really cool truck that she saw in the city while driving around. I went into investigating, and I found it, the truck that I had seen in NYC two years before. Needless to say, I went directly to my isuzu dealer and sing the papers for my new vehicle... a brand new 2001 silve Vx.
I couldn't be more happy with my car, I love driving it and I expect to continue enjoying it for the years to come

Hey there gang,
My name is John. I,my two daughters and my VX live out in the boonies of the Green Mountain State. I was a VehiCROSS basket case. I got hooked back in "99 when I saw my first one in Fort Lauderdale Florida,only one problem...was not able to buy one until January,2004(you know how it is with family commitments and all...)
Anyway...I now have my '99 Ironman with only 51k and it has turned me into a "VehiCRAZY" ;eeky;. My VX and I started going to local car shows this past summer and you would not beleive the looks and comments from the spectators. Most people in this area have never seen a VX,even took home three trophies this season. I have been collecting VehiCROSS everything I can get my hands on and my garage(shrine)is filling up quite nicely. I even have my own VehiCROSS website if you guys want to check it out. It's : http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/...hicrossowners/ Click on.

It's just getting started but looking good and will be updated every month....Keep on Truckin' John

The bumps are all part of the fun. The shocks are adjustable but you won't get a Rolls-Royce ride. We'll leave that for the pavement jockeys:D

my wife saw one when they first came out in 99 they would not even let someone drive one back then without a deposit. she has always liked the vehicross since then. We recently went looking for a new car for her and I went searching on the internet and came across 2 one silver 99 w/ 70000 miles and a black 2000 w/ 36000 since she was more fond of the black and I was liked that it had less miles we went out and drove it and took it home that night. that had been about a month ago and she loves it. I also have a question we went yesterday and had a overhead tv and dvd palyer installed and now the alarm will not work. has anyone experienced this to tel me what is wrong. we took it back to the place that installed it and they want us to take it to the dealership and have them figure it out. of course they will pay for it, but if I can tell them what is wrong hopefully they can fix it.

thanks
Robert

Hello everyone! I had first learned of the "VehiCROSS" in '99 and couldn't afford one so I put it out of my mind to sit in one or even look at them. By the time I got around being able to afford one and seriously think about owning one in 2002, I sadly found out they had quit making them. I pretty much then figured owning one was out of the question as they are rarer than an Elvis sighting here.

Two years later - I was looking for an old truck and/or Rodeo Sport here in town a couple of weeks ago at a used car lot. The salesman helping me explained that he had something similar and pointed over to the corner of the lot. I thought to myself: "great, another salesman trying to sell me something I don't want". I slowly looked over to my right to where he had been pointing - I couldn't believe what I saw sitting there... and what a fantastic condition it was in! I walked over and said to him "I could get used to how it looks". It even had low miles!

I haggled with them on it during a span of three weeks and finally purchased it last nght. It still looks brand new.

I have to admit now, it looked really out there in '99, but now you can see the influence it has had on the styling of both the Toyota & Hyundai SUV's now being sold. It was ahead of its time.


2001 VX in Kaiser Silver Metallic

Hi there.

I've been lurking on the site for a few months now while considering purchasing a Vehicross and gaining lots of information. While thinking I needed a second car, I saw a VX on the road over the summer and thought it would be a fun and unique ride. I thought they were pretty interesting when they first came out but a little impractical and overpriced. After a few months of internet searching I found a 2001 Dragon Green VX with less than 12K miles in Fort Lauderdale at a reasonable price through Carmax. I had it shipped to Northern Virginia and bought it the day it arrived. I've had it for about a month now and it's a lot of fun.

I saw that some of the VA/MD/DC VXers met over the summer and I look forward to meeting others and comparing vehicles.

Hello everyone! IM a newbie to the VX but not to the offroad vehicle. I used to draw vehicles just like the VX as a kid (you know kids imagination, not sure what happened to that!) and then i saw one in my dads motor trend several years back and was like wow that is cool and forgot about it as i was still pretty young and could barely afford my first 87 dodge charger,,that thing hugged the road really well and was fun to drive(but not near as fun as the vx!) Well then i got a Isuzu pup truck as a young 19 yr old punk kid and put a lift on it and big wheels and tires and did all the body and paint work myself and took that thing everywhere and tore it up pretty good. That thing was really fun offroad because it was so light, I never got stuck and my buddy did all the time with his Z71 (he was mad) I was impressed with the offroad ability of that little POS truck but this thing blows it all away. I saw one again last fall and had to have it,,,I just got mine a month ago and am LOVING it. This is by far the coolest looking suv or truck or car out there,,,I like to call it the moon rover. FUN fun fun! Hello to all vxers in OHIO! Go Bucks!

Hi all, brand new to the VX sceen. Actually aproud owner for 4 hours...


Anyways, I've always like the VX, and finally have the means to own one!

I came across this site and thought I would introduce myself to fellow Vehicross drivers. I have a 99 ebony that I totally dig to drive, love it...love it...love it!!! I dont see many in Atlanta, I have seen only two others on local roads, an Ironman edition and another black one. Would love to find out if there is a Vehicross group that gets together every once in a while.

Cyndi

Sup Yo!
I Remember when the Vehicross first came out, I traveled an hour and change to the one place I had found that had them. I Sat in it and marveled. Couldn’t afford it then of course but I knew I had to have one someday.

The funny thing is I've never been a truck or jeep or 4X4 person. I've always been a low profile sports car dude. Last winter I nearly killed several people due to snow so I decided I needed a truck. I spent this whole summer trying to get a Vehicross. There were so many obstacles that I almost didn’t get one. I almost got one in Oregon from someone who's on this site, Dallas-something I don’t remember his whole name but we talked and I hesitated and procrastinated cause it was so, so far and when I had decided to go for it (offered to fly me out there and everything)...naturally it was sold. But I did find one in Pennsylvania which, was a trek and a half (three hour ride took half a day). And I must say I am thrilled with it.

What I love best is people not knowing what it is.

Hey to all the VXers,

Just picked up my 01 Black VX about a week ago. Prior to that, I borrowed a friend's Ironman Edition and fell in love with it. That was years ago. But now I must say that I'm a proud owner of my own.

Now it's time to start the modification process :)

I want a VX.

They are cleary the raddest vehicle on or off the road. As a West Coast urbanite, a small, muscular, super trick little unit like this is perfect for me...a welcome upgrade in to the world of true 4x4 from my beloved Subaru Justy, which is on it's last legs.

I'll be surfing this site to school myself and hope to have some intellegent questions in the near futre. In the mean time, please feel free to drop any buying leads, hints, or caveats my way as I gear up to join this enthusiastic little vein of sub-culture.

Scrumpy

Hello everyone,
I purchased my 2000 Ebony in April. My first sighting of one was in Col. Springs, CO in January '04. That's when I knew I had to have one. I've put about 6,000 miles on it and enjoyed every one of them. Especially when I catch people trying to figure out what make/model it is. It's debadged except for the wheels and grille.
I joined this site in September but had been browsing around here for a while prior. I look forward to sharing information and stories in the future.
Raider

Sup Everybody, I'm from Brooklyn, I already have a muscle car, but RWD and 400 HP isnt doing it for me on the snow. I really like the VX and I think they are phat. I still remember seeing it with my dad at the autoshow, we both liked it but never though I would be intrested in buying one.
I really like what you guys do on this site and as I read on, I get more and more intrested in a VX. So, currently I'm looking for a fairly priced VX. Thanx.

Hi everyone! I first saw the VX in the online report from the tokyo auto show back in 97. Then i saw it again on a chinese magazine and saw a movie star driving one and it showed that it has a camera for a rearview camera. I was like Holy C**&, that's like a car from the future. Then after years of saving and looking for one that cheap enough to buy I finally bought one last month. I took a bus from vancouver canada to seatac airport in Seattle and got my flight canceled and they did a full body search pouring all my belonging out of my bag because i changed my flight in the last min. I told them the flight got canceled and i didn't want to change it. I was suppose to head to texas but delta airline decided i should go to atlanta georgia instead. After half a day which started at 6am i finally reach Austin Texas at 2am. I could of flew to china in that time! So i met up with Kick who sold me his 99 vx for an awesome price and started my 3000mile drive back to Canada. Along the way i even hit a snow storm near Reno and was forced into town for half a day cause the hwy was white out. Then after another day and half of driving I finally got home and I think that is the longest drive i'll ever have in my life! But it's all worth it cause i think i might be the only person in Cananda that drives a VX eh!

Hey everyone just like to let everyone all know I am a new VehiCROSS owner. I'm 16 and a student/lifeguard. Before i had my VehiCROSS i owned a 1996 eagle talon (modded) and a 1999 3.0 cl. I decided to get rid of the Acura after i heard of the transmission problems they had, so after searching and almost buying a few different cars, almost got a bmw M3 but the seller was a jerk or i almost got a benz c36, but after realizing that i would need this car for the winter RWD was outta the question. I then started looking into SUV's until i had it narrowed down to either an RX300 or ML320, then i found a VehiCROSS for sale near by and thought it be perfect for me, bold styling (more looks the the M3, 2 doors sporty, and 4x4/V6. I decided i had to have it and this past saturday i picked up my 1999 ironman. Let me tell you i have been driving my moms car to school (jaguar) and my VX gets so many more looks its insane im absolutly in love and i look forward to modding

Welcome to a very exclusive club 99VX4X4. Agreat bunch of people reside on this site and any help you need is here!!
John:D

Hi all!!

I'm the proud new owner of a 99 VX! I've been driving a '97 Honda Prelude SH since it was new, and with 145k miles on it, I decided its time for something a hundred thousand miles (or so) fresher. I started scanning used car sites for a replacement, and I was open to suggestion. I saw "Isuzu" in a drop-down menu and thought of the VX, which I fell in horny high school lust with when I first read about it in the April 1999 issue of Car and Driver.

So I searched a few sites for it, found all of three ads for VXs in the NY-CT-MA area. A little phone work led me to the only one still available... two blocks off the route to my father-on-law's house, which we were going to on Saturday anyway. It was so cherry, I had no reason to NOT to buy it! Well, a few days and a few signatures later, and I own the mutha! I just dropped it of for its 45k service and a good going-over, since I have no clue what the maintenance history is. This VX started out in sunny Florida, then came up to Queens two years later, and now it has a new home in CT.

When I can find some time, I'll scan these posts for some upgrade ideas. This bizzle pulls, but alittle more power is always welcome. See ya!

Hi all!!

I'm the proud new owner of a 99 VX! I've been driving a '97 Honda Prelude SH since it was new, and with 145k miles on it, I decided its time for something a hundred thousand miles (or so) fresher. I started scanning used car sites for a replacement, and I was open to suggestion. I saw "Isuzu" in a drop-down menu and thought of the VX, which I fell in horny high school lust with when I first read about it in the April 1999 issue of Car and Driver.

So I searched a few sites for it, found all of three ads for VXs in the NY-CT-MA area. A little phone work led me to the only one still available... two blocks off the route to my father-on-law's house, which we were going to on Saturday anyway. It was so cherry, I had no reason to NOT to buy it! Well, a few days and a few signatures later, and I own the mutha! I just dropped it of for its 45k service and a good going-over, since I have no clue what the maintenance history is. This VX started out in sunny Florida, then came up to Queens two years later, and now it has a new home in CT.

When I can find some time, I'll scan these posts for some upgrade ideas. This bizzle pulls, but alittle more power is always welcome. See ya!

My name is Kevin and I love my VX. Mods and pics coming when I get the chance. I am likely to have many questions while working on this car

I traveled 800 mi. and paid cash for my VX.
I felt better about it after searching this site and finding out the problem with the power windows was common and easily fixed (hopefully, I'm waiting for better weather to fix mine). My CD changer only fills a hole in the console (broken?) but I just plug in my Ipod.:p
I don't care for the rear visablity, and may get a camera.$$$$$...Mirror.$$$$
Thanks for HELPing newbees like me.

2000 Proton VX purchased on 12/21/04.

I have been searching for a third car for the family to ease the miles on my other cars (eclipse&galant) for about 2 months. I was really in the market for the is300 and rx8.

When all of a sudden an add popped up for a VX. It brought back a vivid memory of mine back in 2000 when I was looking at a Rodeo. I remembered getting in the showroom VX and was just overwhelmed by its design both inside and out.

The wife was sold on it since it's a bigger car/truck than what I was looking at plus it's an automatic. Anyways, we plucked this debadged beauty and we are both loving it. A great deal considering it only had 49K miles on it.

Please note that I did a thorough research on it especially using this forum. Thank you all for your posts.

I tearfully sold my first car, a 1973 240z, because of its diminished utility to me. I'm in the Army, and will eventually leave CA...if I were to stay here for the rest of my life, I would have kept it. As it stood, I had no use for two 2-seat sports cars (I also have a 3rd gen RX-7). I was looking into a small truck for utility (pref. with 4x4, 5spd)...looked over the new 2005 tacoma, scared away by price...ditto new frontiers.

I was really close to buying a jeep wrangler or liberty...I looked into isuzu amigos/rodeo-sports, as my parents have a 190,000 mile Trooper that keeps on ticking with no problems. In my search I found info on a VX. I remember these back in 1999-2000, but my rule of measure has always been: "If it costs more than $30k, you may as well spring for a corvette." But in 2004, I found the price of a VX was much more attractive...

4 week search, some haggling, got me a 1999 Astral Silver with 52k miles. I love the wrangler-offroad-ability and the nothing-like-it ONroad-ability. I wanted something with (relatively) more hauling room than a 2seat sports car...preferrably with 4wd...i found a lot more in the VX.

That was pretty much my guiding philosophy as well -nothing over $30k makes sense to me.

Tonight I traded my 400hp WRX for a '01 Ironman. Tired of shifting gears I guess. Now I just need some boost.... ;Dy;

More sports-car-to-VX crossovers! It's funny that the VX is the SUV of choice for those that have been driving sports cars. My Prelude SH served me well, even in the winter (with snow tires), but the VX makes winter driving almost too easy... I've found myself limited to driving 20 mph on snowy roads because everyone else is having such a rough time of it, even though I could be doing 40 mph without any problems. Of course, ANY vehicle still has a tough time stopping on icy roads, as I noted yesterday while sliding past my turn-off. :yeso:

I left my civic for a VX lol. :yeso:

just bought mine about a week ago. hope it holds up wife drives about 85 miles each way to work. wish me luck 61000 and counting!

Would love to participate in poll. I see nowhere to click. Maybe cuz' it's Friday ;Dy;

Great work on the new site, I am however still working on getting used to it.

I have 2000 Victory Iron Man

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Hello to all you VX admirers, owners, etc...

My name is Diana and finally after about a month of working with a seller up North, I have a 1999 Ebony VX. Flew to Chicago over the weekend, picked my baby up and drove 10 hours home. So now that I'm official, I just wanted to say hello and intro myself. After taking a good look around this site over the past couple months, I can certainly see why you are such a tight knit little clan. I hope you all won't mind my asking questions as they come up about my V. and in advance, I will say from the heart a huge thank you!

Feel free to say hi anytime...
dowhatugottado (aka, dk~)

Hey I'm Amanda and my dad had 1st seen a VX at a auto auction *ironman* then i got to see one at a dealership *ebony* then i gotta VX for my Sweet 16 *99 Ebony*.... :) Sweet 16 says it all.... :cool:

Hi to all. I purchased my '01 Proton Yellow VX today and will be driving it home tomorrow. I almost bought a new VX several years ago, after doing much research at the old forum. For reasons I can't recall at the moment, I talked myself out of buying the truck, and have regretted it ever since. (New VXs were gone from the dealers shortly after that.) This past weekend, when I saw this "pre-owned" one in my favorite color, I had to get it. Who knows if I'll ever have another chance to own such a unique vehicle. Anyway, I hope the truck lasts for a good long while (it has about 60,000 miles on it). I look forward to enjoying my VX, and this site, in the years ahead.

Hi All,
I read a magazine review on what was described as "Darth Vaders weekend vehicle". I was taken by the radical design immediately : so unconventional ! Finally had the chance to purchase my first new car and negotiated immediately for a super deal in 2000 ; appropriate to greet the new millenium with a VX.
I love the thing. Still runs well after 4 years and have never seen anything that can compete.
Thanks to all the people on the Board who have helped me out with questions and solutions to typical issues.
Safe driving everyone!