Finally.... my VX craps out....

[Hotsauce]

Make sure you check the timing belt before its started again. If the belt cover shows any damage at all I'd want the belt replaced.

John C.

[WormGod]

After 100 phone calls yesterday, I ended up dealing with, get this, an Acura dealer. The shop I was gonna work with totally disrespected me and treated me like crap when I spoke with the owner yesterday evening, so they have lost my business. Their business, not mine, so screw em.

The Acura dealer was an interesting find. My friend Anne was the CFO there and told me to try them out. So, I called and they said they had a tech there that came from an ISUZU dealer and they would talk with him. They called me back and said sure, he can do it, and as a matter of fact, he loves to work on VehiCROSS's. So, sounds good to me. It's a very reputable Acura dealer. Today I get to hunt down a flatbed company to tow the VX there.... the whole 50 miles from my house. I know a guy that owns a company, so hopefully he will cut me a friendly deal.

As for the battery, it was the OEM, to the best of my knowledge. It was the original battery that i bought it with. The brand was Panasonic, which I have honestly never even heard of as far as batteries. Insurance and warranty are totally out the window on this one. This is an out-of-pocket pickup, unfortunately. I dropped a brand new Die-Hard in just to check electrical and all seems ok there, and the engine turns over instantly, but the risk of the damaged radiator leaves it sitting the driveway until a tow takes her to the shop. The acid did it's fair share of munching on anything plastic though. The battery sleeve is all but gone and the powder coating on the framework just below is meat. There will be a fair share of cleanup once she is back on her feet.

Just another one of those things.

[SPAZZ]

but, ISUZU won't cover any portion of your warranty that they can weisel out of.

They told me they wouldn't cover my VX at only 10,000 miles when it was bone stock due to the fact that I had changed the air filter to a K&N inside the air box. I still had the stock air box, but I didn't keep the stock brand of filter. Everything thing else was still stock. It was getting horrible mileage and they said they would not honor the warranty because I had "Moddified" the vehicle.

They said the same thing about the charging system and so on. Eventually I finally did "Moddify" my VX

I should have just parked across the Isuzu lot and spray painted "ISUZU LEMON" on it and seen how long it took for them to fix it.

That is why I'll never buy another Isuzu again. Sales department was AWESOME!!!! Service department sucks ***

[Joe_Black]

Be fair Spazz, you're talking about Isuzu America.

[kpaske]

That is why I'll never buy another Isuzu again. Sales department was AWESOME!!!! Service department sucks ***

Isn't that how it is with most stealerships? Once they've got the sale, they could care less if you're happy with their service. I'm already starting to see the same thing happen with my new VW.

[etlsport]

at least they recognized it as an isuzu, i went to a dealership in frederick md (avoid them wormgod!) to order some parts, when the guy asked what car i was ordering for i said vehicross, he says a what? i point to it in the parking lot.. he tells me 'um, we only deal with isuzus and audis'... i said "ohhh, sorry" and left.. i figured he didnt need my business

[WormGod]

Well, she is in the shop. The Acura dealer she was towed to is quite large and services/sells many makes, so she is actually in what is known as Gaithersburg Mazda. The best part about it is, the tech working on her has been anticipating working on her since I called. He even called yesterday asking when the tow truck was going to arrive because he was excited about working on a VX again. He apparently used to work for an ISUZU dealer and knows the VX quite well and has always been a fan of them. I am thinking my VX is in the right hands.

He should be calling today with a list of the damages. I guess you can tell that I am really looking forward to that call. As is my wallet.

[Catch77]

Sounds like she's in good hands. Anyone who's eager to work on it will treat the vehicle like their own. Keep that puppy on the road since you do have a great lookin' VX!