Isuzu Trooper 3.0 LS

The Isuzu Trooper has given us an awesome 174k miles. Lots of hard off road still going strong. Will do circles around its American counterparts in off road prowess and longjevity and has twice the interior volume of other Japanese competitors.

I bought my 96 Trooper LS in December of 1995. Since I have gone 147k miles. I have the original brakes on the truck still. I have had to recently replace an EGR valve. A starter went out, and I had a leaky radiator. All of these parts are from GM. Nonetheless, we are still going strong, pulling my boat, and taking me where ever I want to go. I love this truck, and it's my second. I can't see getting rid of it anytime soon.

I bought my 2001 Isuzu Trooper LS with 16,900 miles on it for only $20,000.00. Considered many different SUV's, however between the roominess, price and style, I could not pass it up. Love the sunroof, 6 disc in-dash CD, overall style, and ride (both on & off road). Dislike: a few rattles that I cannot locate, fuel economy (only about 15MPG combined), horrible rear speakers (upgraded aftermarket) and I have had the check engine light come on 5 times for no reason. Overall it is the best SUV I have owned.

I recently purchased a 1995 Isuzu Trooper LS, with 103,000 miles. I have had no problems with this truck at all. I have put 3,500 miles on it to this day and could not be happier. I have driven it on dirt roads, steep inclines, snow, mud, and regular old pavment with no disapointments at all. The inside is very nice. The seats are comfy. There is plenty of room to move around. It has power everything. It also has a sunroof that is so large that it allows you to tan as you drive. A wouderful truck that I would recommend to anyone.

I just bought a 93 LS Isuzu Trooper about a mouth ago and couldnt be happier. It has 77.000 miles and i payed $8,995 for it and it still looks like new. One owner and he kept all the paper work on it from day one. I love the way it looks the style is just so classy but sporty at the same time.for an SUV IT IS THE BEST LOOK I HAVE FOUND. The new Troopers are nice but i still don't think that they compare to the look of the 93-97. Well a couple of friends of mine have had troopers and i researched and compared them to many other SUVs and still kept comming back to the Trooper. I would recommend the Trooper to anyone looking fo an SUV.

During the warranty period we had numerous issues with the hydraulic lifters on our Isuzu Trooper. They have been replaced 3 times. This is a serious defect in these 3.2L engines. The lifters do not respond well after long term highway speeds. The first 3min after an off ramp exit will result in loud ticking sound. After 3min the lifters reset. We've tried the all different grades of recommended oil, including the Isuzu recommendation, with little or no effect. In short, the lifters suck in this engine. So far (>130k mi) the engine is still strong and solid, just noisy on trips.

I have been pretty happy with my 93 Isuzu Trooper. But in 8 years I have had 3 electric window motors go at $300 a pop. Last year the starter motor. This year new water pump, timing chain, tie rods, exhaust system. This SUV has only 60K miles on it and is babied in every way and maintained to the nth degree by the original dealer.

But parts are ridiculously expensive ($1,200 for a STARTER MOTOR!) This year alone I spent $6,000. Mind you, Canadian dollars. Still, I earn C$.

I could not afford to buy another since they have upped the price beyond reason into the luxury SUV range. I would take a long hard look at all the competition first.

I originally chose the Isuzu Trooper because it seemed very well built and I figured it would last a long time. Now I'm not sure I can afford to keep it going if much else goes wrong.

My last car was a 1978 Celica. It did not cost me $3000 in 15 years.

Maybe the newer Isuzu Troopers are more durable. Still I lIKE it a lot. To be fair it still looks and drives like new (mind you I seem to have replaced half the car).

From now on I will be going aftermarket for parts and repairs. At the dealer no repair is ever less than $1000 it seems.

I have a 93/94 Isuzu Trooper LS. Its got the biggest sunroof of any SUV that I'm aware of and has the most spacious backseat area of any SUV- even the larger ones. I've taken it on the beach and driven it in snow and find it to be unstoppable. Its my first non american vehicle and am very pleased with it. I would recommend it to anyone and would defintely buy another one.

2001 ISUZU 4X4 LS Trooper,

Bought this vehicle new in Oct. 2001 for 24K plus T.T.L. which was a good low buy at the time. Having had a 87 Isuzu Trooper before, it was good to see the improvements made since then. ISUZU has good solid vehicles that will make their customers buy again because of the solid built trucks they make.