Detail Info for: Isuzu : Rodeo LS 140K MILES 4WD SUV

Transaction Info
Sold On:
07/18/2011
Price:
$ 2399.99
Condition:
Mileage:
141000
Location:
Oakdale, Connecticut, 06370
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1999 Isuzu Rodeo
Submodel Body Type:
LS SUV
Engine:
3.2L V6 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel
Transmission:
Automatic
VIN:
4s2cm58w7x4329079
Vehicle Title:
Drive Train:
Four Wheel Drive
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Power Windows
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
THIS 1999 RODEO IS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. IT ALWAYS STARTS AND HAS NEVER BROKEN DOWN. IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF SMALLER ISSUES SO MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING. I'M MOVING CROSS COUNTRY BEFORE AUGUST SO I'LL ACCEPT SOMEONES OFFER BEFORE THAT. I'VE ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION BUT I'D DID LET SOME LESSER PROBLEMS SLIP. I'LL LIST THE PROBLEMS BELOW BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE AND THAT I'M TRYING TO MENTION NEARLY EVERYTHING THATS WRONG WITH IT. THE GAS GAGE DOESNT WORK. IT ALWAYS READS "EMPTY" SO I USE THE ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN I NEED GAS. AT ONE POINT I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE 4WD SHIFTER POPPING OUT OF "4WD-HI" SO MY MECHANIC RIGGED UP A BRACKET UNDERNEATH THE CONSOLE THAT KEEPS THE 4WD SHIFTER FROM POPPING OUT. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE 4WD WORKS FINE BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT YOU'D WANT TO USE "4WD-LOW", YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO BECAUSE THERES A BRACKET THAT KEEPS IT IN "4WD HIGH". TOP SPEED IN "4WD-LOW" IS ABOUT 5 MPH SO YOU'RE UNLIKEY EVER TO USE IT. THERE A FEW LIGHTS ON IN THE DASHBOARD : THE "ABS" LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT ITS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND THAT HE'D HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO UNTRIP THE CENSOR SO I LEFT IT. SINCE THE GAS GAGE DOESNT WORK, THE " LOW ON GAS" LIGHT IS USUALLY FLASHING. THE "POWER DRIVE" LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON SINCE I HAD THAT BRACKET PUT IN ON THE 4WD SHIFTER I QUIT SMOKING A FEW YEARS AGO BUT BEFORE THAT I PUT A COUPLE CIGARETTE BURNS ON THE INTERIOR. NOBODY HAS SMOKED IN THE CAR SINCE THEN. I'VE USED IT FOR YEARS AS MOSTLY AS A WORK VEHICLE. I HAULED COMMERCIAL COFFE GRINDERS IN IT AND THE INTERIOR HAS A LOT OF BROWN DISCOLRATION AND STAINING FROM THE COFFEE BEANS. LOTS OF SCRATCHES AND SCRAPES ON THE INTERIOR PLASTIC AS WELL. SOME PAINT MISSING OFF ONE OF THE RIMS AND NO FLOOR MATS ALL OF THE TIRES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. IN THE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE DENT IN THE BACK WHERE SOMEONE BACKED INTO ME IN A PARKING LOT. NEXT TO IT IS A LITTLE "PEBBLE HOLE " IN ONE OF THE REAR LENSES. THERES A LITTLE RUSTING NEAR THAT DENT BUT THERES NO OTHER RUST ON THE CAR. I DONT HAVE ALL THE ORIGINAL TOOLS USED TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE DOWN. I HAVE ONE OF THE ORGINAL TOOLS AND I USE A PAIR OF PLIERS WITH IT TO LOWER THE TIRE. THE HOOD CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY TO OPEN IT HAS A CD PLAYER AND A FULL SIZED SPARE. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2002 FOR $14K. THE ORIGINAL COST WAS OVER $27K