This is quite a bit newer than the vehicles that we normally show here at Barn Finds, but it was a reader submission and it’s unusual. And, at 18 years old it’s reasonably old. This is a 2001 Isuzu VehiCROSS and it can be found here on eBay with a current bid of $7,500 and there is no reserve. It’s located in Aberdeen, Maryland and it goes without saying that it could be driven home.
Like almost any vehicle, the VehiCROSS is an acquired taste. They were made between 1997 and 2001 but they were only available in the U.S. for the 1999 through 2001 model years. The U.S. versions had all four wheels providing power but Japan offered a 2WD version. Give me AWD/4WD any day since I live half of the year in sloppy, snowy winter (not bitter).
I really like the over-the-top look of these things. Blend-in SUVs are a dime a dozen these days. They basically all look alike to me with the angry razor face and ridiculous frowning angry-eye headlights and the damned upward-sloping line that starts down low in the front and goes through the door handles and then ends up high in the rear. Ugh. This Isuzu looks like the product of a bunch of really happy, nice people rather than a bunch of angry mean people who tailgate and never signal their lane changes.
It’s a bummer that this example doesn’t have the fantastic red interior, I would personally hold out for one of those. But, the VehiCROSS is becoming one of the it-vehicles. They’re becoming harder to find and with this one at no reserve and only $7,500 so far, this could be something to watch if a person has been looking for something a little different for winter duty. There are a few dozen photos but I didn’t see one that shows the rear cargo area, even though in the back seat photos you can see the tailgate is open as if they were at least planning on taking photos back there. The cargo area is fairly small, as you already know, but the seller has really gone over the top with a ton of great photos.
The engine – and Isuzu is known for their engines – is their 6VE1, 3.5L V6 with 215 hp. That’s a healthy engine for this little thing. With 117,000 miles I don’t know if this particular VehiCROSS will be a huge future collectible or not, but I’m reasonably certain that these little Isuzus will be sought after pretty highly in the near future.
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