Kevin Wolford
Wheeler
Reged: 02/14/00
Posts: 166
Loc: Westminster, MD
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Well, it's sad but Isuzu is leaving the U.S. Market. Too bad we never got the trucks available overseas...
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2008/01/isuzu-leaving-u.html
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WomBAT Man
Rock Warrior
Reged: 01/03/00
Posts: 807
Loc: Moscow, ID
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Just heard that, too. Hmmm…I wonder what this will do to dealerships and parts counters?
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'89 T2, TLo, 3.4L, 2ARBs, 5.38s, 35 MTR's, snorkel by Ace Hardware, spare lollipops for li'l wheelers, anti-aero by devo-lution…and no diet in sight.
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Wayne
Roll Me Over
Reged: 12/06/01
Posts: 2643
Loc: Tucson, Dallas/FW or Virginia ...
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Beat me in reporting it. Curse my job and having to work!
Have to wonder how all the new dealerships feel about that.
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• 04 Rodeo DI • 56k mi, body damage on the 1st weekend I got it.
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4WDTraveller
Need a Spot
Reged: 01/15/08
Posts: 18
Loc: Vancouver Island
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Isuzu left the US market the minute the Trooper was no longer on sale, IMO. I know, the Rodeo was a great truck...but when a firm no longer sells its flagship, its done. Re-badged GM product was an embarrassment to fulfil a contract, not an Isuzu.
And as much as I love Troopers, I drive a Landcruiser now for several reasons, one being I can still get most parts for my 21 year old SUV at the local Toyota dealer.
RIP Isuzu US...good thing some 30+ countries still get the wonderful 3.0 TDi D-Max's...
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http://www.4wdtraveller.com/
4x4 Travel, Adventure, News, and Reviews
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FinnTrooper
Wheeler
Reged: 07/14/03
Posts: 100
Loc: Detroit Area
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My understanding is that Isuzu will continue to supply parts to the dealerships.
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Sadly I had to get rid of my 1996 Trooper 3.2L due to a rusted frame.
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FinnTrooper
Wheeler
Reged: 07/14/03
Posts: 100
Loc: Detroit Area
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Isuzu may have left the US market and last year GM sold their 12% interest in Isuzu, but Isuzu is still designing the midsize truck platform for GM.
I suspect the dealerships are glad to not sell the Isuzus. A couple of years ago I had a chance to speak with one of the salesman at the Buick/Isuzu dealership where I take my Trooper. As we stood by an i-270 I asked how sales were for the Isuzu trucks, his answer, slow. But its other comment that he made that actually caught my interest. He said Isuzus were good products but at the end of the warranty period (7 years) that was it, Isuzu would not support the the product. By contrast, GM allowed a fudge factor after the warranty was up. The example he gave, you pay the labor we buy the parts. Hence, he thought that the GM product was better, at least in the long run.
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Sadly I had to get rid of my 1996 Trooper 3.2L due to a rusted frame.
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