Wow, great question. When i was looking for a new car in 99, I wanted something unique - something that wasnt common. I spotted an Astral in a dealership showroom went straight home and checked the Isuzu website. A Vehi-cross, such a strange name. Soon after that there was one of those car and driver shows on TV, featuring the VX. My decision was solidifying. Then I took a look at Edmunds.com and found there was a VX forum there! Tone, LisaK, Ron, Venusfly and a few others had posted there about their new 99 VX's. I contacted LisaK who lived just 20 minutes from me and asked her a bunch of questions about her VX. Soon after that the forum at VMag.com sprung up where more gathered. But I had made my decision the moment I saw that Astral. I went back to that dealership and test-drove an Ironman. The VX membership I found at Vmag helped me set the wheels in motion to order up my 2000. Many trucks and owners have inspired me through the years. Ron, Tone, George (NYCIronman), Daver, Scott(Moncha), Dave (Cyrk), Johnnyapollo, Joe Black, Ldub, Paul (senih laup), and Reg Hinnant, to name just a few.