most sought after vx?

[vt_maverick]

IMHO the most sought after would be the LTD 175 editions that were only sold in Japan. They were produced in a number of awesome colors, many of which were produced in the single digits. Check out this link for production details: Vehicross Wikipedia Article

For the US market the Foxfire Red Mica and Dragon Green Mica were the rarest colors, with 210 and 230 produced respectively. (Except the Pearl White VX circmand mentions above, but that was a special order not a production color.) And then there are the 5-speed variants, of which only 7 are known to have existed. Two are owned by members here (etfren and myself ) and five were built as race trucks. To my knowledge no one knows what happened to those five.

Here is a sampling of the JDM specialty colors:

[Riff Raff]

The best way to determine the "most sought after" VX, is to pick a 2001 model in YOUR favorite color!!! For example, the most popular color of the VX is the Proton Yellow (that we know as a fact). However; if YOU don't particularly like the color of yellow, then it won't be the most sought after according to YOUR own tastes. My best advice is to use this critieria shopping for a VX:

1. Pick only one(1) favorite color of your choice (whatever that is), and do not waver in your search until you find the perfect one in that color.

2. Focus on only getting a 2001 model. It's the last year of production, and Isuzu had most of the bug's worked-out by then. The 2001 model has always shown to have the least problems with gremlins. Plus, the 2001 has 18x7" rims and electronic push-button HVAC controls (only the 1999 model had 16x7" rims and sliding analog HVAC controls). Further; if you do like yellow, then Proton Yellow is only available on the 2000 & 2001 models.

3. Try to find a low mileage specimen if possible. I'd say under 80K mileage would be a safe bet. Obviously, the lower mileage the better.