Bought this vehicle with 1700000kms on it, now has 220000kms and has been hassle free! Good sized interior compared to other 4 cylinder vehicles of same class, suspension "soaks" up the bumps although a little soft for high speed.

Dont go for the Isuzu Trooper 3.0 diesel go for the 3.1. The 3.0 engine may have a design fault which had problems with leaking injectors, diesel fills up the sump and blows up the engine. This problem was rectified in the 3.1 engine. If you have a 3.0 make sure you check the oil level once a week, if its rising then get it sorted. Oil leaks galore, I rarely see one with no oil leaks, gaskets to seals fail so check underneath before you buy.

I bought my Bighorn Irmscher quite a few months ago simply on the basis that I loved the look of it. Unfortuantely the autobox failed within a few miles of picking it up, refusing to find any gears above 2nd.. I'm not the kind of person to give up easily, so I spent a fair time working out the problem, treating the box with the magical Lucas transmission fix etc. Turns out that the oil cooler was blocked solid, causing out of spec line pressures and overheating. Blew it out, disconnected the slightly faulty throttle sensor and now the car works perfectly. 110000 miles on the clock, and the 3.1 diesel still puts out 32-34 MPG, so overall I couldn't be happier.
On road handling is poor in the bends, but you don't buy one of these for its road manners - it's off road where the car really excels. I've owned Jeeps and Range Rovers in the past, and I'd pick this above both the others for its off road capability, with the Jeep being a hands down winner for on road use.
If you're thinking of buying one of these, I can only advise you to be aware of the possible gearbox problem, as it seems to be a very frequent complaint on owners sites around the world - If you're prepared for the worst (took me round about 3 hours to change the ATF a couple of times and clear out the cooler), then you could find yourself with one of the best 4x4s around.

If you want a real 4x4 that will get you home through, well, pretty much anything, then this is the vehicle. You MUST put decent tyres on it though; don't be one of the idiots who buys a hugely capable off-roader and leaves it afflicted with those ridiculous showroom road tyres. BF Goodrich All Terrain or, if you live on a farm or tow a horsebox through wet fields, BFG Mud Terrain. If you don't want to invest in proper tyres (and that means all FIVE of them), why do you want a 4x4? Go and buy a Mini. Road tyres on a Trooper is an insult.

This is a Mark II Trooper; the Mark I is also a legend, but now very old. Steer clear of the Mark III 3.0 litre common rail engines - they tend to blow up. Isuzu really killed the goose that laid the golden egg when they moved away from the 3.1 TDi Trooper. Focused on competition, they lost sight of the fact that this vehicle was already wiping the floor with the opposition. In many rural areas, the car parks at agricultural gatherings have almost as many Troopers as Landrovers. Parts may be more expensive than a Landrover, but you'll use far less of them.

If buying second hand, UK Isuzu dealerships (the few that are left) will try to sell you a "UK spec" machine and tell you that "grey imports" are risky. This is utter nonsense; buy an import. You will get lower mileage and much better condition. You will have to put up with dealers telling you that you can't get parts because the chassis numbers are different. Just act dumb, point at the part you need replaced and say "I want one that looks like that". Nine times out of ten you can take one off a UK machine in a wreckers yard and it will fit perfectly.

I have bought an imported Irmscher 3.1 TDi SWB and got more extras than a UK Citation at a fraction of the price. If you are in a cold and wintry area, make sure there is a second heavy duty battery fitted in parallel; Troopers are designed to take them, and you will pay through the nose if you pay for it as part of a UK spec 'Winter Pack'. If buying an import in the UK, make sure it has a sump guard. All imports enter the UK through Ireland and are rigorously inspected; as part of this the sump guard is removed to aid the examination - and is usually not replaced. There is no point having a 4x4 without a sump guard, so make it part of your purchase negotiation. Get down on your knees and check!

My 1998 Isuzu Trooper 4x4 has done 120,000 miles. I've owned it for three years and I change the oil every 3 thousand miles, always use full synthetic, and I never have to add any oil between changes. A great vehicle.

I had a Frontera and it was really poor in my opinion. One of the worst problems was the lack of power. (2.2 litre engine!!!!!!! in something that size).

So, traded it in and bought a 94 Trooper Bighorn from Japan. It has 30,000 miles on the clock. It is a 3.1 litre Turbo Diesel with 7 seats and it rocks.

It carries tons of stuff. Mechanically it is very solid. Maintenance is easy, parts are cheap..... £60 for tyres on 245/70 R16. No problems and had it for a year now. Bags and bags of power, good torque. Everything folds down and over and with all the seats down you could play 5 aside football in the back.

Heavy on the juice but I get about the same mileage as the 2.2 in the Frontera so not complaining - and France is only an hour away and diesel is a third of the price compared to the UK!

I was never into caravans....but hell, i'm going to buy one just to tow it around! This could make a mountain man out of me! Buy one! NOW!

I have taken this car everywhere it has done 247k it has had a new starter fitted and a clutch a service every 25000 and it seems indestructible it is a lwb 1995 m plate 3.1 turbo diesel intercooler and i would recommend it to anyone.

I love my 89 Isuzu trooper, however, when i hit the brakes when i'm backing up, it sounds like a mating Moose.

My 99 Isuzu Trooper replaced a Windstar Van. Added third row seat, dvd player and monitors for the kids. Truck is used as a daily driver, family hauler and off-road truck. Only failures to date are leaking pinion seal at 22k and leaking axle seal at 59k...both replaced under warranty.