Isuzu VehiCROSS

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
The first time I saw the Vehicross about a year ago, I was floored. I think I strained my neck trying to look at the car. I search all over Atlanta for a test drive but there were none available in the whole city. So recently I have been looking for an SUV. So I searched the net for anything, used or new. the closest one was in Kentucky, 277 miles away from my house. One day before I was going to drive to Kentucky to take a look at the VC, I stumbled upon a new 2001 black VC sitting on chrome in the back of a dealership I just happen to be driving by. I took it for a test drive and 2 hours later, drove it off the lot! I absolutely love this ride! It is a joy to ride. Since I had done extensive research (including reading the review on this site) before I even tested rode it, I was prepared for all its documented faults. What I did not expect was to totally love it positives! As a friend of mine said when he saw the car: "Yo, this car is COLDBLOODED!!" That means good for the "hip impaired".

Strengths:
I''ll list them with comments: - The look It is the most unique thing on the road. I get looks all the time. People are straining like I did the first time I saw a VC. Its styling will be fashionable for a while. - The interior The is remarkably spacious inside. On the outside it look small, but has great leg room, even for the back seats. The Recaro leather seat are super. Most people that stop to look inside say it is the first car that they like the outside and in. - The Ride If you are a drag racer this car is not for you. But once it gets going the VC is quick, responsive and nimble for a APV. I had owned a 2000 Nissan Maxima and I have not lost much in the way of passing speed and manuverbility. I am an aggressive driver and this still meets my needs. - Handling. It turns on a dime! The Jeep Wrangler has a great turing circumference, but the VC more than meet that challenge. It has off road power and hightway handling.

Weaknesses:
There are some. Like all vehicles you need to be prepared for them. - No interior latch release You have to get out of the car and open the back hatch. No idea why they thought this was a good idea. - Hard to get into the back seat It is tight! Large people should just sit in the front. The height of the vehicle and tight space between the front seats make it pretty hard to get into the back. Once there it is cool, but.. Women with skirts should also sit in the front. - No cup holder! I know, I know, no one should be eating in your VC, but at least on cup holder would have been nice. - Stereo is good not great. Maybe this bothers me a bit coming from a 2000 Maxima that had a Bose 6 speaker system. And the knobs are too small. You will get used to it though. It is more than adequate, I guess. - The rear visibility. You thought I wouldn''t mention it huh? It is a fault but IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL! You get used to using the side mirrors and it is not a big deal at all. But it is a downside.

Similar Products Used:
- Nissan Pathfinder - Toyota Landcrusier - Jeep Wrangler - Jeep Cherokee - Ford Explorer - Lexus RX 300 Best of the bunch, but who takes this off road??

Price Paid:  $26500.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 VehiCross

Summary:
Simply the best vehicle I have ever owned. I would recomend this to anyone who doesnt mind coming back to fingerprints on the windows when they leave it in the parking lot!

Strengths:
Where to begin? When did an Isuzu learn how to drive so well? Power is always adequate, handling is firm, and I like to feel the road when I drive. The styling turns heads where ever it goes, my friends just can't get enough of it. Standard features list is very lenghty for a car of this price.

Weaknesses:
Poor rear visibility is easily corrected with fish eye mirrors.

Similar Products Used:
The VH simply blows away a jeep wrangler sahara, does just as well off road , but far surpasses its onroad capabilities. Similar performance to my mustang.

Price Paid:  $29000.00

Summary:
It is difficult not to be obsessed with this vehicle. Adorable, magnetic, yummy, indestructable are all adjectives that come to mind. It is much more fun to own a "concept car" that actually works than a much lower production car just because there are few made (i.e.: Rolls Centennary edition--10 in the U.S.) It will be enjoyable to try to overcome its few shortcomings. Buy it immediately if you are young at heart--don't if you are notimmediately in love at first sight!

Strengths:
Esthetics, design, originality, comfort of Recaro seats, steering, almost all options are included from the factory,

Weaknesses:
Lack of rear view camera and dash monitor as available in Japan; small radio and CD player controls; tailgate should lock, unlock, have interior and exterior releases, and be connected to alarm system; vehicle should include remote garage door opening kit for key button; key fob should not swing and bang dash; source/description of "resin polishing agent" for fender flares should be suggested in owner's manual.

Similar Products Used:
Nothing compares.

Price Paid:  $31000.00

Summary:
I owned an 1998.5 SVT Contour which I thought was real nice until I drove this fantastic machine. No other SUV takes off like this and the turning radius is unbelieveable. And no you have not ever sat in a Rocaro (spelling?) seat and probably will never again. 0% financing is nice and so are the numerous warrenties ranging from 70k to 120k.

Strengths:
Everything.

Weaknesses:
Didn't come with the rear-view camera (in Japan it did)
No towing ablilty (yet?)

Similar Products Used:
Rav 4. This truck is like a Rav 4 on steroids, lots and lots of steroids.

Price Paid:  $27500.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 isuzu vehicross

Summary:
To sum it up quick - whenever I'm not driving it, I look foward to the next time I have to go somewhere. It handles, it brakes, it goes over whatever you choose to drive over, and comes back for more. When it storms here, there is no vehicle I would rather be in. I went from a high-end luxury marque to a SPORT utility (really the only SPORT utility out there) and couldn't be happier. Drive one and you'll understand.

Strengths:
Style, Handling, brakes, style, seats, exclusivity, 18" chrome wheels, style, Torque on demand, not a clone of any other vehicle on the road.

Weaknesses:
rear visibility, rear seat access, could use some temp. and oil press. gauges

Similar Products Used:
sorry - nothing similar for comparison