I am I barking up the wrong tree

[Marlin]

looking at a 1999 with less than 28500



this will be a daily driver
I want it to be fun , safe for my 2 ½ year old
& get about 20 mpg



I’AM F-N CRAZY!!!11

Getting very nervous now that its getting down to the nitty gritty
with the seller

Horribly inconvenient for getting kids in and out of back, and it is HARD to buckle them in. My 4 year old has a hard time buckling himself since the rear seatbelt is just loose straps, so it can be pulled out of the seat, therefore it takes two hands to buckle, not easy for a little on in a car seat. Your child will also not be able to crawl in the back on his/her own. The gap is very small to climb in the back, so you kind of have to pitch them back there. Unless you plan on the child riding in the front, which is illegal in most states. In SC, under 5 and 50lbs, child has to be in the back seat in booster/car seat unless there are no back seats, or the rear is full of children younger or smaller than the front rider.
As for the 20mpg, not sure anyone gets 20mpg except maybe bone stock, at 65mph, flat land on the freeway. I would guess for a non-lifted VX 15-17 is more realistic. I get 12-13.5 mpg pending temp and mood.
Maybe the VX isn't the car for you, but it is sweet, if you can budge on the mpg, and live with the rear seat inconvenience, then go for it!!! At 28k miles, that is a rare deal. I don't use my VX as a kid hauler, but we have done it when other truck is in shop, and it is no fun.

[ibmx2]

[QUOTE=Marlin;205981]
As for the 20mpg, not sure anyone gets 20mpg except maybe bone stock, at 65mph, flat land on the freeway. I would guess for a non-lifted VX 15-17 is more realistic. I get 12-13.5 mpg pending temp and mood.
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it is bone stock
and i do live in Illinois the flattest and straightest state in the country
. And again two thirds of my daily drive is between 50 to 60

[Marlin]

[QUOTE=ibmx2;206014]

As for the 20mpg, not sure anyone gets 20mpg except maybe bone stock, at 65mph, flat land on the freeway. I would guess for a non-lifted VX 15-17 is more realistic. I get 12-13.5 mpg pending temp and mood.
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it is bone stock
and they do live in Illinois the flattest and straightest stat in the country
. And again two thirds of my daily drive is between 50 to 60 him and

LOL, well, there you go...welcome to the addiction, although yours can't be too addictive and maintain that mpg

[VXR]

The gap is very small to climb in the back

That is why it is WAY easier for a kid (who is old enough) to climb in than an adult

My kid is now 10 and has loved riding in the VX for the last six years

[Marlin]

That is why it is WAY easier for a kid (who is old enough) to climb in than an adult

My kid is now 10 and has loved riding in the VX for the last six years

I hope I get to say the same thing. I was more referring to trying to put a baby in the back. Our back seats are very roomy, if you can get back there. I know its hard for my wife to reach if she is trying to help the youngest buckle up.

[VXR]

I hope I get to say the same thing. I was more referring to trying to put a baby in the back. Our back seats are very roomy, if you can get back there. I know its hard for my wife to reach if she is trying to help the youngest buckle up.

I could not agree more

There is a ton of room back there but it can be tough to reach if the kids are too young to buckle themselves in

[vt_maverick]

I hope I get to say the same thing. I was more referring to trying to put a baby in the back. Our back seats are very roomy, if you can get back there. I know its hard for my wife to reach if she is trying to help the youngest buckle up.

+2, my wife says the same thing. So I guess I should qualify my previous "oh it's no big deal" comment by saying that I'm 6'3".

[VXR]

+2, my wife says the same thing. So I guess I should qualify my previous "oh it's no big deal" comment by saying that I'm 6'3".

so have you ever sat back there? The one time I did I was surprised at how much legroom there was

[Kona-Vs]

Go for it, you'll be the coolest parent around haling the kids in a VX but passenger seat sliders are a must, so much easier to get to the back seats and there's still plenty of room in the front seat. At under 30k mi It' like buying a new vehicle and where else can you get something built this well for the price. Driving a VX makes life a little more fun

[vt_maverick]

so have you ever sat back there? The one time I did I was surprised at how much legroom there was

Definitely agree, I can't understand how Isuzu could have designed a vehicle with such a nice rear seat area but an entry path maybe only 3" wide. Those seat extenders are a god-send.

[Chopper]

I regularly get near 20mpg on the highway....but that is at 65 or so, on summer tires (not off-road knobbies oreven all seasons) and I live in Florida where it's very flat and almost always glassy smooth.
That said: 19 turns into 13 very easily if you get too happy with the loud pedal.
When a four year old starts making my payments....THEN the little snot slinger gets a say in what he rides in
"Now climb back there and shut up, before you ride in the spare tire compartment"......"whiner"