Small niggles fail to spoil Isuzu D-Max Extended Cab’s goodbye

After three months, The Citizen’s long-term Obsidian Black Isuzu D-Max 300 Extended Cab 4×4 LSE auto has returned home. Picture: Rynhardt Steenkamp After three months and 2 765 km, our long-term Isuzu D-Max 300 LSE Extended Cab 4×4 auto has returned home. The flagship cab-and-a-half derivative of the D-Max range, the LSE’s tenure included the daily commute, waiting at O.R.

Tambo International Airport a few times, and standing idle as a result of the influx of test vehicles. Tasked with garden renovations by Motoring Head Jaco van der Merwe over the festive season, the D-Max’s final months were a largely quiet affair involving more commutes, running errands and finally, a small jaunt off-road. Having replaced thesingle cab, two-wheel drive 300 LS autothat served us before December, the past three months went by without hassle, apart from the issue of it having seen better days around the cabin.

What’s more, upon collection, the wheel alignment was completely out, something that prevailed even after being “fixed” during the service. As it also had been delivered with abnormally high mileage for a press vehicle of nearly 15 000 km, its stay involved a visit to a dealer for its routine 15 000 km oil service. Booking a vehicle for a service is something that seldom happens to motoring scribes, however, with the oil change indicator suggesting otherwise, we opted to take the D-Max to the nearest dealer.

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Williams Hunt Roodepoort proved to be the closest and, after a somewhat tricky and tiresome booking process, we were asked to drop the vehicle off after 08h00. We also appreciated the shuttle service, especially as the distance toThe Citizen’s office was beyond the dealer’s stipulations.

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