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Do incentives really factor into the price, or are those published numbers artificial figures so dealers can play with numbers for customers, when in fact they have incentives all the time we don't know about.
For example, when I purchased my Isuzu back in 1999 with no incentives I got it for about 7K under invoice, 24K++...with incentives a year later the price was about the same.
You're also partially right about the dealers (whoever is left) playing their numbers but, I can't get the new Axiom for much less than the MSRP in Georgia. They have some decent financing but I'd pay for it mostly in cash, so no go here.
For some reason they have decent sales in Illionis, so I might check them out there. Loaded 2003 Rodeo 4x4 for 17K (9K off the MSRP) sounds tempting too :-)
Thanks for any input
Michael Sibthorp
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I had a friend do this on a mega mileage Chevy LUV truck which was made by Isuzu with a 1.9L engine. The engine ran awsome and sounded great afterwords. He also replaced the exhaust since it was rusted out. All work was done at home and cost was very low, done in a weekend.
Thanks for all of the fine posts in this forum. I don't post often, but there is great deal of helpful information here.
I just purchased a 2000 Trooper S. Desert Tan. I sold my 1990 Trooper about 5 days later. Sure was hard to see it go!
OK the reason for today's post. Last night a friend of mine was sitting in the 2nd row passenger side seat. As he was buckling up the seat back gave out and dropped to recline mode! If he pushed on it to hard back it would go. If I sit in it with normal weight it seems to hold. But if I push on it a little, it drops. I am concerned about this because normally I have my kids sitting back there (in a car seat.) Does anyone know what causes or how to fix this problem? Do I need to make a trip to the dealer? This is the 40% side of the 60/40 seat.
Thanks in advance!
Any thoughts? Could something be frozen? The highest it has gotten today is +6 degrees Fahrenheit. I placed a dry piece of cardboard under the area where the fuel filter is (this was changed about 200 miles ago) and under the engine area and ran the car for about 15 minutes. Then I looked and no evidence of anything leaking to the ground, just the odor.
Thanks,
Bob
While I know you don't want to hear this part, what with the temperatures in your area, but if you park in a garage with a water heater I strongly suggest you don't do this until you verify you don't have a leak. The pilot light could ignite even a small amount of fumes and lead to a disaster. Also, as a reminder your fuel line stays pressurized after you shut off the engine. Thus if you have a leak it can continue for quite some time adding fuel to your garage.
While the recent change makes the fuel filter seem a possible suspect the fact that you get an underhood smell does tend to discount this. Still it seems worth crawling under the vehicle and seeing if any thing looks or smells suspect by the filter.
I thinking it could have nothing to do with cold temperatures, especially since you run fine. I'm guessing it could be a problem with a fuel line leak. I assume you checked the lines and injector area looking for a problem. Did you also check the fuel pressure regulator? Maybe the vacuum line fell off and fuel is seeping through??? Did you check the charcoal cannister? It too could of had a line fall off allowing fuel vapors to exit under the hood. Maybe the gas tank fill line has a leak??? Seemingly if you remove the gas cap and have pressure that is unlikely.
Again, if you cannot find the source and continue to get the smell I strongly suggest you take it to some shop.
I suppose it is also possible that you just ran over something that didn't smell at umpteen below and smells like gasoline when it heated up???? But like I said I wouldn't just assume that.
It also might be a good idea to carry around a fire extinguisher in the meantime just in case.
schweikb - I had the same problem last winter (-20 C\ - 8F) with my '99 Trooper. In my case, the chapped rubber tube was located in the upper part of the engine, just under the black plastic cosmetic cover. Cold weather and time chaps the rubber. The new tube and labor cost me about $15, but who knows how many I've saved. Get a shop!
Speaking of the cold, the clip that holds the hood prop in place when the hood is closed snapped off because of the cold.
I realized that about 10K miles ago my Isuzu dealer replaced the IMG and probably when re-assembling the pieces they removed, they probably did a shoddy job with that rubber hose. The extreme cold probably shrunk the hose enough that it slipped off the metal tubing since the tubing had not been inserted far enough in, or at least past the raised lip.
Anyway, when I get back down state and in my heated apartment building garage in a week or so, I'll remove the clamps and try to re-position the hose properly. But, so far after about 30 minutes of running at idle speed and a 2 hour trip there does not appear too be any leak or odor.
Thanks again for your input.
Bob
Glad it helped.
My Trooper does not idle well for the first minute or so in 3 degree weather, but I don't figure that to be much of a problem. It smooths out shortly.
Just thought I would post,
I bought my 98 trooper in Aug and I just wanted to say how impressed I am with how it handles in the snow/ice here in Oregon. I pulled out 1 explorer and 1 blazer that was stuck in the ice with no problem. This is a great truck!
Paul
And when you throw in a desire for a modicum of off-road ability, the list of possibles becomes very short.
Here's a link for those who haven't seen the D-MAX:
http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/product/dmax/index.html
Steve, Host
Article from refernce at other end of it:
Isuzu returns to the US marketplace with a new pickup deveolped together with General Motors.
The new truck will be marketed around the world under both Isuzu and GM badges. Production begins in 2003 at both Isuzu and GM plants in Thailand and Shreveport, Louisiana.
The new pickup truck program marks the largest joint effort to date between GM and Isuzu, which is best known for the development of the Durmax diesel engine in the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD trucks. The relationship for this truck involves everything from engineering through sales.
Isuzu's truck is a twin to the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado.
Annual production is expected to reach 500,000 units worldwide.
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http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2004/isuzu/pickup/guide.html
Still think this is the greatest and certainly most pleasurable vehicle we have ever owned - was curious to see from earlier post that Isuzu is coming out with their own pickup - same as Colorado - but different engines - what engine?
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The system was not fully checked out or maybe they thought the alternator might not be a problem but these things are often related more than just by the age of the parts. With 142000 miles on it your engine is probably much easier to crank than when new since everything has worn a litte which makes clearances looser. My 1984 could be turned over by two fingers on the flexfan when it had 200000+ miles on it.
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I would also inspect the thick heavy gage battery cable all the way down to the starter and its connectors looking for a leak in the insulation that might have allowed air and water and other stuff into the copper wire area which can eat enough copper away to lower your cranking voltage. If in need of replacement there is probably a generic cable at the auto parts store, use the heaviest gage wire that will fit for lowest voltage drop and quickest cranking.
I really have no idea about this stuff but has anyone tried (or is it even possible, maybe with a split wire or something) to add two more speakers in the back using the current factory stereo setup? I was going to replace the existing factory speakers with a couple of good quality Polk ones from crutchfield but since they're sooo expensive I wouldn't mind adding them to the setup instead.
I upgraded to POLK speakers front and rear. I found that upgrading the head unit made a significant improvement with stock speakers...I didn't think the speaker upgrade was as much of a gain.
Tom