That was pretty much my thoughts and the reason I purchased a VX in the first place. It's sad because I kick myself now for trading in my Nissan 4X4 for it. It's still on the road and has 214,000 miles on it (one of my buddies bought it). Those weren't pampered miles either, because I really ran the guts out of it and it never gave me one hiccup. Just kept the oil changed and replaced belts, hoses, and tires. I think I might buy a Nissan Frontier or the new full size truck this summer. I'm just going to use the VX for bad advertisement for Isuzu by taking it to car shows with a sign listing how Isuzu didn't stand by their product. They let down the wrong customer here!!