R***A**N**G**E***R
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So one of my clients has a ( Isuzu Rodeo Ls, TWIN STICKS, 4x4 ) that she is letting me test drive for 2 weeks and then buy it if I want it. I have had it 3 days now and took it to the car wash today and it cleaned up with amazing results and all I did was run it thru the automatic wash.
It has been sitting at her place for the last 6 months ( with out driving it ) so when my wife and I went over there and I had to jump start it with my ranger and it fired right up and so far the battery is holding a charge.
She has owned it since 2003 but hardly ever drives it because she has her main car and her husband has his car the rodeo was mainly a second vehicle to just drive in case the weather got bad.It has 121,000 with absolutely NO rust any place on the body I mean literally none including the running boards, door jams, fenders,wheel wells etc etc.
The body is in near mint condition along with the paint!! It drives and handles great with no rattles or squeaks, when you let go of the wheel driving 70 mph it keeps going perfectly straight.
I took it to a back road here in town out by the town lagoon and put it in 4x4 hi and had zero issues then I put it in 4x4 low and took it up a VERY steep grassy hill and it climbed right up it.
I looked underneath really good from front to back before I ran it thru the car wash and saw no wet spots or seepage and nothing looked out of place.
The interior is also in great shape and EVERYTHING works as it should including all lights,gauges,dash,etc etc
I checked all the fluids/levels and found nothing suspicious
It has a solid rear axle with coil springs and shocks in the rear. Yes I said coil springs!! ( The ride is amazing for a 4 wheel drive vehicle )
Here is what it has.
V6, 3.2 Liter 205 HP DOHC 24V
5 speed manual tranny
4 wheel ABS
4x4 hi / low
Cruise
tilt
power windows / doors / side view
Ac
running boards
Premium sound
6 disc changer
16 inch wheels
luggage rack
remote key less entry with factory alarm x2
So when my two weeks are up should I buy this thing or what???
Here are some pics I took a few hours ago at the car wash in lawrence kansas.
It has been sitting at her place for the last 6 months ( with out driving it ) so when my wife and I went over there and I had to jump start it with my ranger and it fired right up and so far the battery is holding a charge.
She has owned it since 2003 but hardly ever drives it because she has her main car and her husband has his car the rodeo was mainly a second vehicle to just drive in case the weather got bad.It has 121,000 with absolutely NO rust any place on the body I mean literally none including the running boards, door jams, fenders,wheel wells etc etc.
The body is in near mint condition along with the paint!! It drives and handles great with no rattles or squeaks, when you let go of the wheel driving 70 mph it keeps going perfectly straight.
I took it to a back road here in town out by the town lagoon and put it in 4x4 hi and had zero issues then I put it in 4x4 low and took it up a VERY steep grassy hill and it climbed right up it.
I looked underneath really good from front to back before I ran it thru the car wash and saw no wet spots or seepage and nothing looked out of place.
The interior is also in great shape and EVERYTHING works as it should including all lights,gauges,dash,etc etc
I checked all the fluids/levels and found nothing suspicious
It has a solid rear axle with coil springs and shocks in the rear. Yes I said coil springs!! ( The ride is amazing for a 4 wheel drive vehicle )
Here is what it has.
V6, 3.2 Liter 205 HP DOHC 24V
5 speed manual tranny
4 wheel ABS
4x4 hi / low
Cruise
tilt
power windows / doors / side view
Ac
running boards
Premium sound
6 disc changer
16 inch wheels
luggage rack
remote key less entry with factory alarm x2
So when my two weeks are up should I buy this thing or what???
Here are some pics I took a few hours ago at the car wash in lawrence kansas.