QUESTION, when will VX's go up in value??

[mdwyer]

DeLorean! OH NO!!! Don't say it!!! That car is evil!!!! My Dad has owned 2 and they are nothing but trouble!!!!

Kinda reminds me of something... A friend of mine worked at a sports car repair shop. They certainly had their likes and dislikes. One of the biggest dislikes they had was the Lamborghini Countach. I was stunned. How could you not like that car?! For any child of the 80s, there was no better car out there!

But they hated it.

Then, there was the episode of TopGear, where Jeremy Clarkson (I think) talked all about how the Lambo looked great when it was a poster on your bedroom wall, but when you actually got to drive it, everything went to hell.

Sure, you got looks while driving it... But you couldn't see out the back, it was impossible to park, and he talked about how you smelled of petrol after driving it.

It occurs to me that I've got a similar thing in the VX, for better or for worse. It performs pretty well, but I can't see out the back, and it gets terrible mileage. It has rough edges, like the stereo and windows, but I still like driving it around, if only for the looks. Besides, it really shines when I need to get up into the mountains.

I think you're right, though. Once I get my Subie back, I think I'm going to peel off some logos... I'll tell people it is a concept Lambo SUV.

[So-CalVX]

all the time people ask me bout it and as soon as i say ISUZU they don't care.
and you are right bout the delorean, Cece. i think universal purchased between 800 and 1000 just for the BTTF trilogy and that only knocked off about 1/6 of the production numbers. and they really do suck! i test drove the one at a dealership down the street from honda and it was horrible. and unless you have owned one for awhile, things are hard to find and understand, it took me at least 30 minutes to find the light switch (which is a knob button thing). when i tried to get in it the drivers side door wouldn't open from inside or out. everything was plastic that had become a nasty sticky mess. i just didn't like it. there are only two cars out of so many i dreamed about, seen and wanted that i still feel like owning, the VX and the Skyline R34.

[Mark B]

I had a Dodge Charger Hemi which I paid $ 3,500 in 1970. If I had it today, it would probably be worth over $ 100,000 in mint condition today.
I am still hoping the VX will increase in value, If not, what a unique vehicle to drive. I see nothing like it on the road today.

[navistar]

I owned a 1965 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT350. I was 16 years old when I bought it (my dad co-signed) and I paid less than $4000.00 for it. Sold it 10 years later for $15,000.00. That should have told me something. You know what that baby's worth today?

[mdwyer]

I had a Dodge Charger Hemi which I paid $ 3,500 in 1970. If I had it today, it would probably be worth over $ 100,000 in mint condition today.
I am still hoping the VX will increase in value, If not, what a unique vehicle to drive. I see nothing like it on the road today.

My dad (who passed away two years ago today...) bought himself a 1968 Dodge Charger with all the shiny bits. I still have his bill of sale. Instead of zip codes, they use 'zones' -- "Denver 15, Colorado". The grand total was $4,096.06.

He got rid of it when he had kids. Damn, me!

[Cobrajet]

"If I only knew then what I know now." I got mine for FREE...



Many already know the story. It was given to me when I got engaged to the owner's sister. We never got married, but I still have the car! It shares garage space with my VX and my CBR600F4.

Definitely worth more than I paid for it, but nowhere near as much as I put into restoring it. They rarely are.

I didn't buy the VX as an investment, but for the joy of ownership and driving. I've got over 107,000 miles on my VX, and it is still my daily driver. I owned the Cobra for the same reasons. It was my daily driver for 15 years. It's got over 170,000 miles. Drive it, enjoy it, but care for it, and you will have a friend for life.

[MustangO4]

As a side note I've been looking for a 91 Isuzu Impulse RS and they are HARD to find. There are currently 2 for sale in Canada and 1 in MD. Very rare and ahead of their time. Yet they still almost never get over $2500 in top condition. That's just life I guess. The oonly question is how cheap do VXs need to get before you buy a second, or third. And when will they be cheap enough for someone to go through the trouble and waste of lowering it. I still want to see that......

[Gussie2000]

I believe that the average american doesn't really know the isuzu leadership in the japanese market,where they are very respected when it concerns quality.

One time i overheard that when honda & nissan (datsun) began the sales of cars they all use isuzu technology to build their vehicules since isuzu is the oldest builder ( since 1912 ) it was obvious that all of them should use the most experienced builder.

And if you ask me if i believe that is true i'll say yes,because if you guys look at the first hondas & nissan (datsun) vehicules they really look alike the isuzus.

For example the honda passport is actually a isuzu rodeo,just as the 1st generation of nissan pathfinders.