VehiCross High Mileage

[tom4bren]

"the only other issues ive had came from fixing what wasnt broken until it was broken"

& the labor involved with sorting the thousands of pix taken of every turn of the wrench???

[etlsport]

"the only other issues ive had came from fixing what wasnt broken until it was broken"

& the labor involved with sorting the thousands of pix taken of every turn of the wrench???

well..yea... that was a given..

[tom4bren]

It's just been a while since I 'rattled your cage'

[nfpgasmask]

I just rolled 80k. Everything is good, except for burning oil and a dead ABS (which does not bother me in the least). I have a diff seal leak which I am also shamefully ignoring at the moment and another weird issue that has existed since 35k but does not seem to cause any trouble. Other than that, she runs great and I hope to get to 150k myself.

If you are going to buy a VX, I would say you should be ok with one in the 80-90k range, just do not be hasty and maybe try to find once in stock condition. In a year or so there is a really good possibility I will pick up a second VX...I just can't imagine driving anything else really.

Bart

[circmand]

axle seal mine has not required anything major

[Joe Isuzu]

I forgot to add about the abs module, that tends to go bad on this particular vehicle too
I've seen some VX's that are dogs and then some that were really well cared for, to me, it seems this is more evident with VX's than most other cars
Due to some parts issues (trim pieces), I would spend the time to find the best condition VX you can find, even those aren't too expensive

[kpaske]

I've got over 110k on mine and I've never done anything really major - just everything you would expect like the timing belt and other scheduled services, and a few unplanned issues like the windows and ABS. I think most vehicles nowadays can easily go to 200k if they're properly maintained, but if you really want something that's super "low maintenance" i suggest looking at diesels. My Jetta TDI gets an oil change every 10k, and needs very little else (except for that expensive tranny service every 40k grrrr!)

[Brian Drinks]

I bought mine with 75,000 miles on it in 2001 now iam at 130,00miles with no real problem,so far just the window issue,abs light on egr replacement still love like i just bought it peace.