What the hell? Isuzu pulling out?

[bentcipher]

http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/01/...next-year.html

http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/bl...ket-whos-next/

Did you guys know about this?

[Thmstec]

Unfortunately...yea. This is months old. The wait for parts is getting longer and longer.

[VehiGAZ]

Yeah, this is pretty old news at this point. The announcement was just a formality - they started to let parts inventories dry up here in the US a couple of years ago.

[VX4EJR]

This is old news....but, I'm still not sure of something...is Isuzu simply "promising" or is it "required" under some sort of federal or consumer law to uphold its commitment to vehicle warranties and service....and in doing so, going to have in some way the parts either on hand or in some production means to cover that?

[VehiGAZ]

Yes, they are commited (and probably required) to maintaining warranty coverage and repair functions in the US. The problem is that they will do that from Japan!

So if you need a brake rotor (my favorite example), your Isuzu dealer will get you one, but it will be shipped from Japan and cost you $250 each and it will take a month for it to get to your dealer. If they don't have a particular part, they may choose to manufacture it, so you could wait months for it to be made and shipped. Or they may not, and you are screwed.

So you can still get your Isuzu serviced (if you can find a dealer) and you can get parts (if you are willing to wait), but it will cost you a lot more than you bargained for, both in time and money.

And since so many of our VX's parts are shared with other Isuzus, and because some Isuzus were sold in good numbers as Hondas & Acuras, there is a fairly healthy supply of aftermarket parts available.

But God help you if you need something only available from Isuzu and they don't have any handy!

[bentcipher]

Crap. That sucks.

[blacksambo]

Look at it this way...it's like owning somethig rare... like an Alfa Romeo or a Lancia. You will get along with some patience...." you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you can get what you need etc"...