HI RJbuiso !

It's nice to see that more people are interested in the best SUV ever built.

It seems that you had your research work well done & that's a wise decision.

The VX were limited sold in the USA & that circunstanse comes with cons & pros.

1rst of all the fact that isuzu of america is about to cease vehicule production (19 of this month) & withdraw the US market is the most inconvinience of all

2nd the fact that the VehiCROSS were limited produced tags the truck in a sort of risk of extincion,although there's many other low produced vehicules across the world that becomes an antique valued asset after many years the VX seems to keep losing value down the road.

For example about 5 to 6 vehicross.info members had their VX's involved in accidents with little damage & the insurance companies rather have them totalled because the poor value the VX holds at this time.

About mechanical let me tell you that the VX comes with a 3.5L engine 24 valves DOCH which shares along with the trooper.

The transmission & the TOD system is the same so mechanical parts aren't the # 1 issue,is the boby parts that is almost impossible to find,at least brand new such as head lights,fenders,etc.

The 2002 isuzu axiom comes with a compatible 3.5L engine,but this engine came with 15 more HP propulsion (230)

Another issue is that engine burns oil,not in the same pattern, but it does;The PC valve is suggested to be replace at every oil change,the EGR also is good to be cleaned at least twice a year.

Another flaw is the windows,the window's tracks & weather strips tilt them toward the front,the rear or outward,the plastic tabs somethings breakes apart,thankfully one of our members designed metal tabs to correct that issue.

If you have kids the VX may not the be the best choice for you,because of the lack of space to get into the rear seats.If you are single or just a couple without kids or no planes to have any in the near future then the VX is perfect.

According to your profile you live in colorado,that geografical location works perfect for you,around colorado,california,texas,arizona,new mexico,utah & nevada lives a huge number of members that you can easly meet.They also schedule meetings,the most famous one is MOAB in utah so that's BIG plus.

Modifications,ideas & info about almost any thing related to the VehiCROSS you can probably find here & all members are eager to answer your ????? with no hesitation

You can expect more inputs from more members very soon.I'm the 1rst one to welcome you.

Best regards ...............GUSTAVO