Not Impressed

[mrtew]

...I wondered if anyone had a solution to keep the 4 wheel high engaged.

Today when I was driving in snow I was slipping around and it felt like the TOD cutting in and out was making me slip more. Then I got a bright idea... why not just shift into 4 wheel drive? It worked like a charm... no more slipping at all. Why worry about 4 wheel high? What's wrong with four wheel drive low?

I guess I am dissapointed in the VX, I thought it was going to act more like a 4X4 truck, not like a part-time all wheel drive car.

Put it in Four wheel drive low... it'll handle like the truckiest truck you ever drove. Why are people so afraid to shift that lever. I was and then I tried it... I love it. Isuzu put it there for a reason.

As much as I like the looks of the VX, I think the comforts + handling of the car are starting to wear on me.

Wait... you just said you wanted it to handle like a truck, not a car??? Which is it??? Now you want it to be a part-time all wheel drive car?

I cannot count how many times I've spilled my drink all down the center console because I have it jammed into that little square change holder thing that isn't quite big enough for a coffee mug.

Pull your thigh support out on your seat and put your drink beween your legs? Buy a cupholder? Finish your drink before you drive? Drive with one hand and hold the drink with the other? Switch to a drink that will fit in the square hole? Put silly putty in the bottom of it to hold your drink?

I am also sick of any friend I have that is more then 150# not being able to get into the backseat w/o a shoe horn. The two door part is OK, because I knew that going in, but the fact that the seats don't even move to let someone in is kind of lame.

The passenger seat moves forward... open the passenger door instead of letting them out your side.

My windows continue to go up at the pace of a snail, even after having Isuzu inspect them under warranty and tell me they are fine.

Spray silicon from the autoparts store on the tracks SOON before your windows break. The rubber tracks need to be lubed up NOW!

The engine power is nice, but its not any faster then a Trailblazer or most V8 sized pickups. I do have to admit it "feels" faster, but that could just be due to the smaller size and engine noise. Anyway, enough rants.

Your crazy... the VX is faster than a Trailblazer and most other cars for that matter, and feels MUCH faster! Have you ever driven one of those? They are great trucks but they aren't sprinters that's for sure. Plus they cost twice what you paid for your VX.

[autox-racer]

I did the same thing today in the 10 inches of snow, 4 high was causing slipping because rear would lose traction and get sideways just a little and then tod would kick and everything was ok until the next slick spot.

so i put in 4 low and it did MUCH better. Is there a way to put a switch in to make 4 high with tod locked at 100%?

[Maugan_VX]

I like how all my relevant posts disappeared from this thread.

[Moncha]

I like how all my relevant posts disappeared from this thread.

Not sure of what you mean, no posts have been deleted from this thread. Since the board has re-opened, ALL deletions are soft deletions only making them invisible to regular users and only I have the means to physically remove them. Being that the activity on this thread began again after the upgrade, I can see whether a post had been removed.