Highly considering selling

[djvx]

Cece, I broke up with my meticulously maintained low mileage 2001 Black Mustang GT convtertible, Thee nicest vehicle I ever owned. This car was so "me".....in the summer.
But, come late fall, winter and spring it was useless, and sat in my garage as I dreamed of the fun I "would" have with it. Finally I said "F" this and traded it in for something I could use year round. Knowing I would puke and be physically ill trading it in- I did it anyway. I ended up being severly depressed missing the Mustang. I did not get over it for a long long time and I still gag sometimes when I see one. Sellers remorse X 10000. I nearly had to get professional help! No lie! ...anyway, I am now over it about 98 %....mainly because I bought the VX and it kicks azz too. So my advice is if you do replace the VX be ready to be a lil' depressed and make sure you pick out a cool/unique vehicle to fill the VX void. AND.....if you were to regret selling it you could still find another nice VX to buy. I hope Gil keeps his though.

[VXIRONwoMAN]

An easy way to check it is to pull all the plugs off of the TOD module under the pass. seat and drive it. You will lose ABS when unplugged so don't panic.

Well, my ABS has been long gone already and so has Gill's. We are going to an ISUZU dealer now to get his VX looked at. Now mine is going to be holding us above water... this is where it gets scary.

What I did to make it easier to live with day to day was to put a TOD disconnect switch wired to a 10 watt resistor to simulate load. There's a good write up for that on here somewhere.

LOL You lost me after disconnect the TOD switch...

Another thing to check for driveline noise in the rear is the clutch packs for the LSD. I toasted mine rallycrossing for a few years and had some noise there as well. Don't know if your mechanic has actually opened the 3rd member yet or not. Feel free to call me and we can talk it over and see if we can come up with a solution or suggestions for your mechanic.

I am just going to get you on the phone and hand it over to the mechanic.

Toyota warranty on the FJ is 3 yr /36K bumper to bumper and 5 yr / 60K on the drivetrain. You would be looking at mid 20's for a 4x4 basic package new. 'Course I've pretty well modded my warranty away by now.

I am hoping to save up 5k by spring and hopefully (with spending my school funds & selling the VX) I can pay cash... I hate payments! We'll see. I have a lot of stress going on other than my tempermental VX, so hopefully I will reconsider when everything stops bopping me in the head. But for now, I have hope to be just like Jay...