how many are left?

[Power Wagon]

If y'all do that I'll never be able to get one!! LOL

[Power Wagon]

And as much as I like them I wanna be able to get one!

[blacksambo]

It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy at this stage in the game. Here's why (and I don't like these dynamics personally because a lot of good folks mean well), the lower the selling price the lower the eschelon or financial strata that get involved with a marque. This spells doom for the VX, as they can't really afford to maintain them, and at the same time seek to attempt great; too great of feats for a twenty year old design. The inevitable consequence is mechanical failures galore, and no money means to repair. The reamains are consigned to the bone yard. VX KAT has eighty five wrecks on her active list and counting. It's sad but true. I'll never forget when a now desceased friend of mine back in 1972 was offered a complete basket case Type 3 Bugatti for $3500 bucks, and he declined, that's a multi-million dollar car today. Life is strange and cruel, accept it.

[circmand]

that Obama allowed our VXs to be included in the cash for clunkers program. Several were consigned to never being restored because it was illegal and the engines were trashed so parts were not usable either

[blacksambo]

We can all write it together, and with electronic publishing, it won't cost us much to distribute. Every Kindle and Nook could access it, easy.

[blacksambo]

Play nice guys.

[rsteinmetz70112]

I did a similar exercise last year and came up with approximately 2300 still on the road (if I remember correctly).

[Vendetta]

I did a similar exercise last year and came up with approximately 2300 still on the road (if I remember correctly).

I'd be surprised if there were many more than this left on the road. Have to consider how many were lost by drivers who thought they were as unstoppable as they looked.

Consider also how many accidents we've heard about from members here in just the past few months.

-V

[circmand]

I'd be surprised if there were many more than this left on the road. Have to consider how many were lost by drivers who thought they were as unstoppable as they looked.

Consider also how many accidents we've heard about from members here in just the past few months.

-V

But most of them were reported as being repaired

[rsteinmetz70112]

My Calculation was based on an attrition curve I found on the Internet somewhere, so it has to be right.

[twalker920]

I write when I have time, and I have been looking for a topic. I have written auto articles before for a couple places, and some other piddling stuff (nothing that made any money or got any recognition). And here I have the most well informed resources possible.

You guys think I should take a crack at a VX book? Is anyone else going to? I would need help setting up the theme/format (story format, reference format, chronological or topical, etc)...then I'd have to find the time to crank out a draft that you lot can proceed to rip to pieces.

Regarding how many are left though, I would think close to half have fallen by the wayside just because of location (i.e. rust in coastal areas), lack of care for non-enthusiasts, and the typical life of a car on American roads. You can't assume the majority of original purchasers were VX "enthusiasts" because there by definition couldn't have been any when they came out. Sure people bought them because they appealed to them at the time, but they wouldn't all have been seen as future collectibles or rarities by most purchasers. And in 2001 not many people could or would have looked up that only 4150 of them were imported to the US. That's a luxury of information we have at our fingertips now.

I guess the research for a book might give us the whole story.

[Vendetta]

...You can't assume the majority of original purchasers were VX "enthusiasts" because there by definition couldn't have been any when they came out.

Can't speak about the majority, but I was most definitely an "enthusiast" when I purchased. And I've got a file full of the pre-launch marketing materials to show for it. I'd be surprised if I were the only one.

-V

[blacksambo]

I've been saying book quite some time now. We have the knowlege, just need the muscle to "Git R Done". Then the world will know what we've got. There was a book in Japan, a long time ago. Does any body have a copy we could translate?

I write when I have time, and I have been looking for a topic. I have written auto articles before for a couple places, and some other piddling stuff (nothing that made any money or got any recognition). And here I have the most well informed resources possible.

You guys think I should take a crack at a VX book? Is anyone else going to? I would need help setting up the theme/format (story format, reference format, chronological or topical, etc)...then I'd have to find the time to crank out a draft that you lot can proceed to rip to pieces.

Regarding how many are left though, I would think close to half have fallen by the wayside just because of location (i.e. rust in coastal areas), lack of care for non-enthusiasts, and the typical life of a car on American roads. You can't assume the majority of original purchasers were VX "enthusiasts" because there by definition couldn't have been any when they came out. Sure people bought them because they appealed to them at the time, but they wouldn't all have been seen as future collectibles or rarities by most purchasers. And in 2001 not many people could or would have looked up that only 4150 of them were imported to the US. That's a luxury of information we have at our fingertips now.

I guess the research for a book might give us the whole story.

[evillecutter]

apparently the main designer of the vx also designed quite a few other popular vehicles - i think when most people that hear that the vx was produced in low numbers they automatically assume that is because it was flawed or useless or just didnt sell well, but if people knew the true story of why they were limited and that it was done on purpose it might enlighten a few more auto enthusiasts to join our cause - or if nothing else it might raise the percentage of people who know what they are from 3% to 4% - either way its a book i would buy - and has anyone ever tried writing a letter or email to a car show like gears or something about the vehicross? might be able to get someone like that to do a lot of the research for you - and imagine what could happen to a vx if someone had that type of budget to put towards the mods...

[rsteinmetz70112]

Given how few there were it would not be impossible to build a database to try to capture all all of them. (Google Docs or something?)

As to the numbers built I'm pretty sure if it had taken of Isuzu, would have made more.