My Engine Needs Help - What To Do

[hyperkid]

There is a used motor on ebay with less than 10k miles on it (says the listing) and it's starting bid is $1200. I'm guessing he had his rebuild too. Unfortunately I have been unemployed since Feb when I was fired so the company could hire cheaper help. I don't think I can scrape that up in 5 days. This sucks! These last few weeks just suck

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Info: My engine has 135K miles on it before it went crash.

[Gussie2000]

There is a used motor on ebay with less than 10k miles on it (says the listing) and it's starting bid is $1200. I'm guessing he had his rebuild too. Unfortunately I have been unemployed since Feb when I was fired so the company could hire cheaper help. I don't think I can scrape that up in 5 days. This sucks! These last few weeks just suck

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Info: My engine has 135K miles on it before it went crash.

Hi hyper,i don't think you can scrap the VX if you own money on it.

I think you better move is to sell it like that for the amount you still owe & pay off the loan.
Your other option is to hold on 'till things gets better & you can be able to rebuilt the engine which is what i'll do,however the last word is yours.

Is unfortunate to know that such vehicule was paired with the worst engine i've ever dealt with,as you said ..it just sucks

[hyperkid]

This thread is supposed to be about ME! A proud VX owner with a nasty problem. This thread isn't supposed to be a pissing contest. I was simply looking for some thoughts from my fellow VX comrads. Some thoughts that might give me some hope.

Technically I can do whatever I want with my truck so your right the last word is mine. I could sell it piece by piece and probably make some money but not all of us can simply go out and get another car loan. Especially us unemployed ones.

I love my VX. My interior and exterior are flawless and I have had no other problems with this truck other than the damn windows. I still get all the chicks looking at me and their boyfriends looking at me twice saying "I want one".

And yeah this SUCKS!

[pbkid]

well...if you want advice...

when my motor blew up at 74k i went to an isuzu certified mom and pop shop....and ended up paying them somewhere around 5k for a used shortblock with all new parts...

they purchased everything out of california and charged me $4,800 if i remember right for parts and labor...

[djvx]

I know Ldub pointed you to that Axiom swap link/thread. Maybe print that and take it to a local mechanic- they may help you "find" a motor as well. There are (i believe) places that would finance the operation.I'd hang on to the vx man, try to get back to work, buy a beater (or a cheap motorcycle)for the time being and take out a loan for a new engine. I hope other VX'ers have more help for you soon. Keep us posted and private message me anytime if you just want to bounce an idea off me.
Hang in there dude-

[Gussie2000]

I know Ldub pointed you to that Axiom swap link/thread. Maybe print that and take it to a local mechanic- they may help you "find" a motor as well. There are (i believe) places that would finance the operation.I'd hang on to the vx man, try to get back to work, buy a beater (or a cheap motorcycle)for the time being and take out a loan for a new engine. I hope other VX'ers have more help for you soon. Keep us posted and private message me anytime if you just want to bounce an idea off me.
Hang in there dude-

I'm 100% with djvx,hang in there & be pacient,right now your priority is finding a job.
Once you get on a job things would begin to get better for you.
The axiom's engine is a good option,iamironman did the swap & now the VX is running,your horse could be the next on the list

[Riff Raff]

[Gussie2000]

[quote=hyperkid;160579]This thread is supposed to be about ME! A proud VX owner with a nasty problem. This thread isn't supposed to be a pissing contest. I was simply looking for some thoughts from my fellow VX comrads. Some thoughts that might give me some hope.

Technically I can do whatever I want with my truck so your right the last word is mine. I could sell it piece by piece and probably make some money but not all of us can simply go out and get another car loan. Especially us unemployed ones.

I love my VX. My interior and exterior are flawless and I have had no other problems with this truck other than the damn windows. I still get all the chicks looking at me and their boyfriends looking at me twice saying "I want one".

Hey hyper,as you said the thread was about what can you do..if you check the 1rst three post you can see i was the only one who came foward & told you about the engine on ebay.com,wasn't supossed to be a contest as you figured out.

I feel bad that inmediately my 1rst post the thread was turned around to what you saw,i was attacked because i just shared what i usually does when it comes down to oil change.I don't like the confrontation in any way,the board is to share common interest issues about the VX & our personal experiences so can be applied if you believe it could work for you as well & make new friends.

I don't know what else to say,i'm sad to know that another VX is out of the streets where it belongs to.

As i always do i respect every one's decision no matter what it is.

And yeah this SUCKS!

[Bantan]

This thread is supposed to be about ME! A proud VX owner with a nasty problem. This thread isn't supposed to be a pissing contest. I was simply looking for some thoughts from my fellow VX comrads. Some thoughts that might give me some hope.

Technically I can do whatever I want with my truck so your right the last word is mine. I could sell it piece by piece and probably make some money but not all of us can simply go out and get another car loan. Especially us unemployed ones.

I love my VX. My interior and exterior are flawless and I have had no other problems with this truck other than the damn windows. I still get all the chicks looking at me and their boyfriends looking at me twice saying "I want one".

And yeah this SUCKS!

Brother I feel your pain, I'm in the same boat. In the past year or so I got laid off then used all my savings and 401K to start a business which as of last week is no more. Short saled my house, forclosed on 2 condos, burst 3 veins in my leg to which I am now undergoing a series of surgeries, and now a blown VX engine just I was about to sell my 2000 ford Excursion to help pay my escalating medical bills and keep me going until I recover enough to get a job.

Try to stay positive brother, when you hit rock bottom the only way you can go is, UP.