The crap they try to sell you...

Jesus Christ, guy. He's trying to help and giving good advice. If you don't like it, why not just ignore it? You seem personally offended by his post to a bizarre degree.

I ignored it because you're stupid, proof of which is the fact that you didn't figure that out.

LOL, I know it improves *my* mood...

I think joe is a henpecked husband and this is the place he gets even. Am I close joe?

Colder than cold.

Ok joe, LOL.

Nailed him again.

Good job!

Your Toyota dealer will do your oil change in 30 minutes....and is very competitive in price.

Why would ANYONE take their car to a quick lube place?

Step away from the bottle.

Speaking from experience, eh?

One at a time, step back through the last few messages and tell me if "Nailed him again" makes any sense in this context. It doesn't, but I'm curious whether you see it or not.

Back when I last had a Toyota (Camry '84 to '93) Toyota dealers were awful. Not as bad as Honda dealers, but awful nonetheless.

E.g. Toyota of Palo Alto failed to change my timing belt on schedule (60K) and it snapped when I was 200 miles away from home.

If Toyota dealers have improved since then, I'm glad to hear it.

In the case of my Isuzu, it is because nobody else will work on it. The local Chevy/Isuzu dealer went out of the Isuzu business, all their Isuzu-trained mechanics left, and they refused to make me a service appointment.

Also -- Jiffy Lube vacuums the floor.

I got the same problem with my 89 Trooper II, however nothing much breaks on it, but when something does go out I can usually repair it myself, such as the fuel pump bracket and starter. I suppose I'll need to replace the timing belt one of these days.

One of the advantages of purchasing a vehicle from one of the larger manufacturers is the ability to obtain service and parts.

Right. And two big advanteages of Isuzu are that it is Japanese reliable, but takes inexpensive GM parts in most cases.

Do GM dealers have cross references for Isuzu parts?

Not that I'm aware.

Aside from light bulbs, the only parts I've replaced on my 190,000 mile Trooper have been starter motor (3 times), clutch master cylinder, and cruise control. Both clutch master cylinder and cruise control were GM parts.

The original starter motor lasted 7 years, a Bosch starter lasted only a year, and an Hitachi starter lasted 4 years. This is obviously a weak spot of this vehicle: engine is too big for its starter motor.

Unbelievably (for a former Honda owner) the water pump is original.