Used Car of the Day: 1989 Isuzu Space Cab
Today we have an oddity -- a 1989 Isuzu Space Cab.
The seller has had this vehicle since 2017 and drives it daily -- the mileage is over 356,000 and counting. It's a bit of a mutt, mechanically speaking, since our seller isn't sure when the engine and transmission have been replaced, if they ever were.
It's a manual transmission with manual locking hubs and the A/C works. So does the cruise control, power windows, and Alpine stereo.
There's a long list of repairs and upgrades -- it appears that our seller has fixed anything that broke or looked like it was about to break. The seller also has a lot of spare parts in the garage.
Just because the seller has put a lot of work in, that doesn't mean there aren't issues. The speedometer is sometimes off, the idle is occasionally "wonky", the vehicle needs an alignment, there's rust, a belt squeals, oil leaks, the battery cable is loose, and sometimes the ABS warning light pops on.
If you're looking for a cool old vehicle that runs relatively well but also needs some work to really be in tip-top shape, you can pay $4,000 for this one -- it's located in Washington state.
[Images: Seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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