2015 - A potential new vehicross OWNER.

[TheGanzman]

As others have said, and as with ANY used car purchase, it'll come down to "the luck of the draw". I bought close to six years ago from an original high desert owner with 58K miles on the clock, and a non-op driver's side window. My buddy took the door panel off, "tweaked" the OEM brackets, and put the door panel back on - it's been working PERFECTLY ever since! I've put 51K miles on mine, with boringly consistent oil consumption of 1 quart every 4K miles; other than the timing belt/water pump replacement at 100K, a power steering pump, and a radiator (which it didn't even NEED), mine has run like a Swiss watch - hell, it still has the original shocks & brake pads! It's my daily driver for six years now, and I would not hesitate to drive it cross country TOMORROW; having said that, I realize that my VX has been "the exception to the rule" - negligible oil consumption, no window issues, no TOD issues, no ABS module issues...

Don't forget too - Isuzu is an "orphan" here in the USA now; before *I* would consider buying one, I would be CERTAIN that I had a competent local "wrench" that I felt confident about working on same first. Good luck w/your decision!

[nocturnalVX]

I'm an original owner with almost 140k on mine. The transmission went at 113k (under warranty... woo hoo!), and I also needed to have the transfer case rebuilt. There have been other issues (mostly minor) as well, but I love my VX and hope to have it for many more years. I don't have the oil burning issue, but it happens on road trips over the mountains going to and from Moab... keep on it! The cladding holds up great, as does the whole VX. Keep taking care of it, and you should be fine.