Major Service at 100K - Success!

[Cobrajet]

I love a good success story! Mine just rolled over 140,000 on my recent trip to Ohio, and I also have suffered none of the usual VX maladies. Most remarkable, I am STILL on my original front rotors and pads! I've had new Isuzu rotors and pads sitting in a box waiting for install since July 2009. Soon, though. No rattles, no leaks, everything works, including windows, CD player, ABS. Garage kept since day one, and every factory service done on time by the same dealer. Only rust is the front bumper bar. Need to replace that!

Congratulations. Money well spent.

[TheGanzman]

I love a good success story! Mine just rolled over 140,000 on my recent trip to Ohio, and I also have suffered none of the usual VX maladies. Most remarkable, I am STILL on my original from rotors and pads! I've had new Isuzu rotors and pads sitting in a box waiting for install since July 2009. Soon, though. No rattles, no leaks, everything works, including windows, CD player, ABS. Garage kept since day one, and every factory service done on time by the same dealer. Only rust is the front bumper bar. Need to replace that!

Congratulations. Money well spent.

It's prolly the color in BOTH our cases, Gregg...

Seriously, the reason(s) I posted this were that I think we need more "Success Stories" on this Forum! If I was an outsider lookin' in and read about this goofy vehicle and its MYRIAD problems & issues, I'd RUN FORREST RUN from considering one! Truth is, there's a PILE of them running like Swiss watches - the flip side of this is that NOTHING "thrives on neglect"! Get them serviced at the regular intervals, and sometimes - even for DIY'ers like me - it's invaluable to have "another set of eyes" look at your vehicle, even if you have to pay for same. In my case, I hadn't noticed the P/S leak (right at the pump - simple o-ring replacement), hadn't noticed the transmission pan leak (I thought it was ALL coming from the front differential), and hadn't noticed the slight "weeping" at the RR axle bearing seal. As you said - Money well spent!