What does a VX look like after 270,000 miles?

[vt_maverick]

Every day is a bit much, but every fill-up isn't that annoying. I think someone around here made the observation that probably very few engine failures are caused by sudden, catastrophic oil loss. Most are probably owners that just assumed they didn't need to check the oil but once every 1-2K miles.

It is annoying but worth it to own one of the most unique vehicles on the road.

[hxdiaz]

What product(s) do you use to keep your plastic cladding shiny and clean? How often do you use it? I use 2 kinds. One lasts up to 2 weeks and the other up to 2 months. One is spray-on and the other is like wiping it down with a honey-like gel. I hate doing either one. It's a chore.

[H3_VX]

I'd be very interested to see a pic of your undercarriage.

[Scott Larson]

After almost 13 years of road salt, that looks damn good!!

[Scott Larson]

Seriously, it would be pretty darn easy to restore that to near-showroom new lookin'!

And we always hear about these things being prone to rust-out...

[H3_VX]

wow, that looks pretty darn good. in my case, i have a driver side rocker that is in real bad shape. gonna order a new one from merlin soon and have a shop spray it with something before installing it so i don't have the same problem in 5 years or so.

[Scott Larson]

Not to instill any worry Brandon, but I'd be a little concerned about what's lurking under the cladding with one rocker already rusted out...not that there's much you can do about it now.

[H3_VX]

Not to instill any worry Brandon, but I'd be a little concerned about what's lurking under the cladding with one rocker already rusted out...not that there's much you can do about it now.

My tech said everything else looks very good. He said frame is in nice shape.

[Scott Larson]

That's good to hear!!

[H3_VX]

That's good to hear!!

He said because of the plastic, water gets stuck and rots the rockers on cars like isuzu and subarus.