want to buy a vx but...???

[vxfocus]

its not that i hate the silver just like the proton a little better,but i know what you mean

[sloop]

sloop thanx for the offer.
i have never driven one.i called the guy in cleveland last night and some guy in texas bought it all ready.so back to looking.i really want a proton but the closest one i can find is south of bloomington il.but i am thinking about it.i would settle for a silver one but being from pittsburgh area a black and yellow one would be cool

Yeah Being a Penguins and Steelers fan Black and Gold is the way to go! thats why I bought mine anytime you want come take it for a ride you are welcome too.
P.S I have have nfl network so if it's a sunday don't worry you will not miss a Steelers game for Sure and I drink Miller Light (LOL)

[Etfren]

Well, parts are not 100% available. There are a lot of things that are incredibly expensive or completely unavailable, 01 AC compressor, unique to the VX, 02 trooper compressor will fit, but requires some modding, still not available at parts stores, just yards or 1K from Isuzu. Any after market parts are gonna be hard to find, especially if you are gonna wheel it for real. You have to mod and fab your own. As a street vehicle, it is serviceable. MPG is eh, but as far as off road performance, not much out there that can compete with it and its head turning appearance. Be prepared to potentially spend some bucks on repairs, unless you are mechanically savvy. I love my VX, and wouldn't trade it for the world (well, maybe a D90), but I have learned to do my own work, which is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Peruse the forum for awhile, do some research, it is all here on the forum. If you decide this is the vehicle for you, welcome to the family!!!!! If not, no worries, this vehicle is not for the faint of heart. I know I sound like a dick, but I have a student at work that just jumped in, he did no research, and is finding out how expensive some things are.
Good luck!!!!!! (Proton is faster than the other colors due to lighter weight paint and materials

I was browsing Craigslist for a VX and stumbled across this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/pts/1922099227.html

No idea if he is right, but if he is, there is another place to look for hard to come by parts.

[Marlin]

I was browsing Craigslist for a VX and stumbled across this.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/pts/1922099227.html

No idea if he is right, but if he is, there is another place to look for hard to come by parts.

Thanks for the post, but that is a no go. The older VXs used the GM style compressor, the 01s used a totally different model.

[vt_maverick]

So weird to me that Isuzu changed to a different compressor for the last model year of the VX. I just don't understand how that makes sense from a manufacturing/cost efficiency perspective. Marlin you're sure that Isuzu didn't use the same compressor in any of their other vehicles at the time? That's about the only reason I could see for changing it up; if Isuzu was going to get a volume discount for installing it across their product lines.

[Marlin]

As I have said, the 02 trooper will fit, but its not the same. I am not sure about the 03 and so on, I know mine came out of a 02. You can't get the 02 trooper compressor anywhere either, try it on autozone or whatnot...unavailable.
I am not the end all for this, I just know I did a lot of footwork talking to salvage yards and online dealers to find one, after ordering two different ones from autozone and pepboys. The parts database is WRONG for the 01. If you look at some of the EBay compressors, they will list "99 and 00 VX compressor", ever wonder why they don't say 01 as well?

[vt_maverick]

They must have gotten chewed out by too many Marlins...

[Marlin]

They must have gotten chewed out by too many Marlins...

Actually, I thought those auctions were just overlooked, since I sometimes see stuf for 97-01 Vehicross and whatnot, so I ordered one. The guy asked me to call him when I listed mine as an 01. He proceeded to explain to me the problem, and refunded my money. Nice guy. I didn't 100% believe him, so I went to autozone and ordered one. Got mine all torn apart and removed, and wouldn't you know it, the new one didn't fit. That was when the adventure began...