1986 Isuzu Trooper TURBO DIESEL with 3rd Generation Rods, & only 114K miles!!!
Condition: | Used |
Make: | Isuzu |
Model: | Trooper |
Type: | SUV |
Trim: | DLX Sport Utility 2-Door |
Year: | 1986 |
Mileage: | 114,059 |
VIN: | JAACH15U7G5416073 |
Color: | White |
Engine: | 2.2L 2238CC l4 DIESEL OHV Turbocharged |
Cylinders: | 4 |
Fuel: | Diesel |
Transmission: | Manual |
Drive type: | 4WD |
Interior color: | Tan |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
Extras |
Air Conditioning 4-Wheel Drive, Cassette Player |
Listed by |
Private seller |
Description of 1986 Isuzu Trooper |
1986 Isuzu Turbo Diesel with the "necessary" 3rd Generation (3rd Gen) Connecting Rods (rods). 5 speed manual 4x4. A/C. About as nice of an example of an Isuzu Trooper as you will ever see. These Turbo Diesel Troopers never die. Theygo anywhere, do anything, in the city or the country, on the beach, or off-road... With power steering, they are easy to manouver... and "creatively" park when necessary... All the while getting about 24 mpg (not 16) - because it's a diesel !!! (not a gasoline) I own two of these... both with 3rd gen rods... I'm keeping the beat up one, and selling the nice one. This one has only 114,000 miles and is in overall terrific shape. I bought it ("stole it" if you will) for $6,000 with only 110,000 miles on it - about 3 years ago on eBay. I've been too busy with other projects to drive it. I've only driven it 4,000 miles in 3 years,.. yet I still managed to put over $3,000 into into a new timing belt, rebuilding the fuel pump (it picked up about 3 mph and runs smoooth - and we advanced the timing to get a bit more speed out of it) new tires, rear hitch, rebuilt starter etc... I know it wont sell for what I have into it ($9,000+), but I think it's worth every bit of $7500 - given how solid, low miles, good condition it is in. It runs great and shifts like butter... really fun to drive. It's about 2-3 miles an hour faster than the beat up one I'm keeping... (the beat up one has ~280,000 miles). Tires are ToYo Mud and Snow, rated 60,000 miles with about 3,000 miles on them. Battery is a NAPA Commercial grade - a beast. Has the original (and very cool) Isuzu fuel filter housing... new filter just installed. New anti freeze and oil change. Wheels are Center-Line mags. They look pretty sweet. It gets 23 to 26 MPG. Interior is nearly mint condition with the exception of some wear on the left side of the drivers seat... structurally, it's completely solid... just a bit of wear. The heater core was leaking a bit so I took it out of the circuit recently. New and used heater cores are avail.. easy install. There is a guy on youtube who shows you how to do it yourself if you want. I did the recent (California) winter without it. ORIGINAL paint is in good shape. Body is nearly 100% straight. Not perfect, but close. And think about this: The gasoline version of this trooper (which folks are crazy about...) gets about 16 MPG, the turbo diesel version gets 24 MPG - That saves you money every day at the pump.
Hey Math Geeks!: 24/16 is equal to 3/2...i.e. 50% better fuel mileage... Now flip 3/2 to get 2/3... i.e. your fuel bill will only be 2/3 of what it was... i.e. a 33% reduction in your fuel cost... very single day. That's what a 50% increase in efficiency - 16 to 24 MPG - gets you. That adds up to $800 per year... If you don't know about the "3rd Gen Rod" issue, the bottom line is:
Diesel Troopers with 3rd Gen Rods will run "forever." A famous quote is: After the nuclear holocaust, there will be only cockroaches, and Isuzu Diesels. This rig can be thought of as an easy 300,000 to 400,000 mile vehicle - For a few reasons:
For all of that,a 1986 3rd Gen Turbo Diesel Trooper is really the pinacle of Isuzu engineering... It's as good as it gets. and this might be the nicest one in the country. AND IT WILL HOLD IT'S VALUE!!! I bought my beat up trooper for $5000 about 12 years ago... and it's still worth every bit of $5000. that's as low as the prices go for troopers with 3rd Gen Rods. In another 10 years, my trooper will still be worth $5000. I'd venture that there are a less than 100 Turbo Diesel Troopers with 3rd Gen rods in the US... not very many. I'm on the central coast of California (zip 93449) - i.e. Pismo Beach / San Luis Obispo area. You can pick up, or use something like uship.comto have them deliver. I can be there to help load. I've used uship successfully in the past. I take paypal or any other form of reasonable payment, but I will not release title and vehicle until payment has cleared - typically a few business days. You are welcome to come test drive it if you are local to me. |