Breaking news!!! It’s a work truck not a Prius. This is not a review about the truck, this is a review of a person who has never driven a médium duty truck.
If you ever drive the truck again here are some tips....ive owned several isuzu npr. 1st on the left under the steering wheel you will find the idle control knob. You were driving in warming idle this is dangerous. And can be almost impossible to come to a complete stop and stay stopped after stopping. Turn the knob counterclock wise till the motor runs quiet and stops shaking. 2nd Of the right hand side of the steering wheel you will find a lever that controls the wind Shield wipers. The same lever also controls the exhaust brake. Pull that lever in towards you the same you would if you were turning your bright lights on on a multi-function lever for headlights. on your instrument cluster a green picture of a baffle and a sign that says exhaust brake active will light up. Driving a loaded truck with the exhaust brake off it's also pretty dangerous dude. That secondary braking system will slow you down automatically soon as your foot comes off of the gas pedal you do not have to press the brake so the vehicle is already starting to slow down. You probably noticed when you're using the gas pedal that it made a funny little clicking noise at the end just as you lifted your foot off of it that little clicking noise you heard was actually the switch that engauges the exhaust brake that you did not turn on before driving. 3rd Any large diesel that has sat for more than six months needs to have its fuel filter changed the diesel will gum up inside of the filter and you will have no power to accelerate. You probably noticed the truck climbing RPMs way further than it should before making it up shift. That's because the ECU was expecting more fuel to be being pumped for the engine. Because the fuel wasn't being pumped in at the rate the injectors demanded it will trick the ECU mapping into believing that you're pulling an extremely large load or climbing a hill and hold the RPMs higher and stay at a lower speed before upshifting $20 filter and all will be well. You don't need any tools they spend right on and off by hand your diesel fuel filter is located behind the driver side Tire below the handle to flip the cab
Thomas, I'm taking over a small local fence company and looking to replace a rusted out 2001 GMC W4500 (Isuzu Diesel) with a newer Isuzu NPR....do you have any advice for a 1st time shopper? Are you available for hire as a consultant? Thanks!
@@BRWfilms im probably late, but there isnt really anything to have wrong on these trucks, ive got an nkr myself and trust me, it has had its toll ob the construction company, but the beast never dies, the engines are ever lasting as u cam see from forums, they are pretty simple kinda like the old toyota pick ups, not many eletronic things on them just start and drive off overall im pretty happy with mine, had it for almost a year only needing the clutch done as ive done some thousands and it was the original clutch. an advice? just buy it, not too much to go wrong on them
@@mat134 I didn't end up buying it but I should of. It sold the next day for $500 more then I had already. The insurance and DOT kinda scared me. I can only get business insurance for it and once I put my tools in it I would need DOT sticker For now I am sticking with 12 valve cummins and a trailer but I may look for one again one day. Thanks for the reply
@@eyyyyyyy9917 do you have gas or diesel? I’m currently looking at a 2005 6.0 gas engine with 247xxx miles for $5000. I know absolutely nothing about the NPRs aside from watching dozens of videos. Would appreciate your real world opinion. 👍
@@alcopower5710 I would snag it!!! I've seen this same 6.0 Chevy engine go 400k miles in a 2005 Express 3500 van!!! I bought mine in 2020 for $5000 and now you can't hardly find any type of box truck on Facebook Marketplace for $8000. They seemed to have jumped sky high in price in a year's time for some reason! Mine is a 2007 NPR with the 6.0 gas, automatic, 243k miles, 18' box and a liftgate.
These Isuzus change my life dude started my moving company, now saving too much money there ain’t no better truck for moving but these. You remind me of my spoil add friends in Utah that never had to drive a use car 😂 they call it a box truck for a reason. It’s for moving not for speeding or class
Dale Shea also 17 seconds in he called in an “ IZU truck” . Isn’t it IsuzU? And also the engine isn’t in front of the driver under the hood, it’s in between the front seats so of coarse you’ll be able to hear it winding up.
I plan on getting one to become a daily driver with a dump body add some modifications to it to haul my tools and air compressor and welder. When i used to cur grass for a landscaping company i feel in love with these npr trucks on how they handle and sit up higher. Plus pickups today arent as tough as they used to be built.
😆 these work trucks are designed to just be reliable and work every single day high speed performance? nope the engine would be screaming if you do 70mph, if you go faster than that, it is dangerous, really. fuel economy, with a 1-2 ton load in the back the best you'll do is around 20mpg's ride comfort: it's leaf sprung. so nope.
I was used to driving box moving trucks occasionally for work, but they were always 20ft long up a couple steps and had a hood in front of me. In safety training was advised if a deer leaps out in front of you to plow through it vs. swerving to avoid. Then I was asked to drive supplies for a charity organization, so no problem. I was assigned an Isuzu NPR cab forward truck driving Minnesota backroads at sunrise during deer season - thinking if I hit a deer crossing the road it would have landed in my lap. Felt as if I was driving inside a bay window.
You aren't kidding. I bought an imported japanese suzuki mini truck cab over. Any frontal accident and your not going to have legs. Absolutely love the turning radiu though.
Lol, terrible review. Drove one of these for 2 years when I worked delivery for a furniture store. These are GREAT work trucks. I drive a '19 Hino now, and I'd say I actually prefer the NPR.
It has lots of mileages because it goes up to 300 with a 3.9 liter diesel. ...when other cars from 90s broke down trans at 75. This truck is a tank go get yourself a vaseline will go smoother. Youre not much of a working class.
I was laughing so hard I throw up. I bought a truck from the auction as soon I took of a mile from the auction the truck said OK that's far enough now call a tow truck. In your case I suggest you hire 2 Mexicans to push the truck while you driving that will help.
@@vikingored7469 Mine is a 2007 and just the regular NPR. It has 243k on it as I mentioned and I bought it with 242K on it. The odometer didn't even phase me when I first tried it out, as long as it worked lol! Although I've only put 1,000 miles on it since I got it, I was just aware of the durability of this engine since I use to drive these trucks. Both gas and diesel among other box trucks and cargo vans that had this family of engines in them. GM 4.8, 5.3, 6.0 and 8.1 are all in the same family of V8s. U-haul and Schwann alone use to use the big 8.1s in their 2 ton or 3 ton trucks. As I mentioned in another comment, I personally drove a Chevrolet Express 1 ton cargo van that had 438k miles on it the last time I drove it. It was a 2006 and the last time I drove it was in 2010. Sadly some kid that was going with the bosses daughter wrapped it around a telephone pole. This van was the best running one of the bunch and everything worked on it!!! This van did a pharmaceutical route that was 225 miles one way plus however miles it gained in town on the route itself. So at least 500 miles a day 5 days a week most weeks. Sometimes it was used on the weekends too. I think I drove it maybe 5 times on my route. I loved it every time!!! Vehicles can have very high highway miles and run excellent because it's just constant speed and not near as much stop and go traffic like in town.
Breaking news!!!
It’s a work truck not a Prius.
This is not a review about the truck, this is a review of a person who has never driven a médium duty truck.
Exactly what I was thinking. I can imagine what the truck thinks about him. What a wus.😑
Indeed… what a dumb review !!!!
If you ever drive the truck again here are some tips....ive owned several isuzu npr.
1st on the left under the steering wheel you will find the idle control knob. You were driving in warming idle this is dangerous. And can be almost impossible to come to a complete stop and stay stopped after stopping. Turn the knob counterclock wise till the motor runs quiet and stops shaking.
2nd
Of the right hand side of the steering wheel you will find a lever that controls the wind Shield wipers. The same lever also controls the exhaust brake. Pull that lever in towards you the same you would if you were turning your bright lights on on a multi-function lever for headlights.
on your instrument cluster a green picture of a baffle and a sign that says exhaust brake active will light up. Driving a loaded truck with the exhaust brake off it's also pretty dangerous dude. That secondary braking system will slow you down automatically soon as your foot comes off of the gas pedal you do not have to press the brake so the vehicle is already starting to slow down. You probably noticed when you're using the gas pedal that it made a funny little clicking noise at the end just as you lifted your foot off of it that little clicking noise you heard was actually the switch that engauges the exhaust brake that you did not turn on before driving.
3rd
Any large diesel that has sat for more than six months needs to have its fuel filter changed the diesel will gum up inside of the filter and you will have no power to accelerate. You probably noticed the truck climbing RPMs way further than it should before making it up shift. That's because the ECU was expecting more fuel to be being pumped for the engine. Because the fuel wasn't being pumped in at the rate the injectors demanded it will trick the ECU mapping into believing that you're pulling an extremely large load or climbing a hill and hold the RPMs higher and stay at a lower speed before upshifting $20 filter and all will be well. You don't need any tools they spend right on and off by hand your diesel fuel filter is located behind the driver side Tire below the handle to flip the cab
Thomas, I'm taking over a small local fence company and looking to replace a rusted out 2001 GMC W4500 (Isuzu Diesel) with a newer Isuzu NPR....do you have any advice for a 1st time shopper? Are you available for hire as a consultant? Thanks!
Hey i would like to speak to you i am looking into buying a 92 npr diesel
@@BRWfilms im probably late, but there isnt really anything to have wrong on these trucks, ive got an nkr myself and trust me, it has had its toll ob the construction company, but the beast never dies, the engines are ever lasting as u cam see from forums, they are pretty simple kinda like the old toyota pick ups, not many eletronic things on them just start and drive off
overall im pretty happy with mine, had it for almost a year only needing the clutch done as ive done some thousands and it was the original clutch.
an advice? just buy it, not too much to go wrong on them
@@mat134 I didn't end up buying it but I should of. It sold the next day for $500 more then I had already. The insurance and DOT kinda scared me. I can only get business insurance for it and once I put my tools in it I would need DOT sticker For now I am sticking with 12 valve cummins and a trailer but I may look for one again one day. Thanks for the reply
Do you know if they make a 1999 NQR MANUAL OR ARE THEY ALL AUTOMATIC TRANS
Are we not gonna talk about the first 20 seconds when he calls it an “izu truck”
Over cab lol, as opposed to cabover.
Yea 😂,
Ugh dude don’t review commercial vehicles, you aren’t good at it.
This is not a review, but a bash. Try walking 🚶♂️ with furniture on your back. These trucks are rated first 1st in its class.
💩🧐
First time driving a truck? Time to toughen up buttercup.
I have 4 Isuzu’s Npr and I love this trucks and all 4 going out for work every day
This are fantastic all 4 nice trucks
2 dump trucks size are 14 foot long and 2 box 16 foot long
I do junk removal and moving
May I ask you because I want to buy this truck. Manual or automatic gearbox? For new I mean. Thank you in advance for your help
@@eyyyyyyy9917 do you have gas or diesel? I’m currently looking at a 2005 6.0 gas engine with 247xxx miles for $5000. I know absolutely nothing about the NPRs aside from watching dozens of videos. Would appreciate your real world opinion. 👍
@@alcopower5710 I would snag it!!! I've seen this same 6.0 Chevy engine go 400k miles in a 2005 Express 3500 van!!! I bought mine in 2020 for $5000 and now you can't hardly find any type of box truck on Facebook Marketplace for $8000. They seemed to have jumped sky high in price in a year's time for some reason! Mine is a 2007 NPR with the 6.0 gas, automatic, 243k miles, 18' box and a liftgate.
These Isuzus change my life dude started my moving company, now saving too much money there ain’t no better truck for moving but these. You remind me of my spoil add friends in Utah that never had to drive a use car 😂 they call it a box truck for a reason. It’s for moving not for speeding or class
Indeed !!!
The youngest looking old man I've ever seen
🤣🤣
@@mcutler321❤😊😘😍🤩🥰🤦
He said over cab. LOL
Dale Shea also 17 seconds in he called in an “ IZU truck” . Isn’t it IsuzU? And also the engine isn’t in front of the driver under the hood, it’s in between the front seats so of coarse you’ll be able to hear it winding up.
Well I drive a Silverado after cab
@@stephanroller3209 These diesels have the sweetest turbo whine when going through mountain passes and on the highway in general!!!
Hmmmmm guessing first commercial vehicle.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Stick to your lane.
I plan on getting one to become a daily driver with a dump body add some modifications to it to haul my tools and air compressor and welder. When i used to cur grass for a landscaping company i feel in love with these npr trucks on how they handle and sit up higher. Plus pickups today arent as tough as they used to be built.
i drove one of these for work earlier this year, NPR300, INCREDIBLY slow(non turbo cummins 4bt), but very reliable, probably indestructible
😆 these work trucks are designed to just be reliable and work every single day
high speed performance?
nope the engine would be screaming if you do 70mph, if you go faster than that, it is dangerous, really.
fuel economy, with a 1-2 ton load in the back the best you'll do is around 20mpg's
ride comfort: it's leaf sprung. so nope.
you really can't go faster than 70?
The best worst reviewer ever !!! Go drive a smart car you'll feel better...get well soon
I was used to driving box moving trucks occasionally for work, but they were always 20ft long up a couple steps and had a hood in front of me. In safety training was advised if a deer leaps out in front of you to plow through it vs. swerving to avoid. Then I was asked to drive supplies for a charity organization, so no problem. I was assigned an Isuzu NPR cab forward truck driving Minnesota backroads at sunrise during deer season - thinking if I hit a deer crossing the road it would have landed in my lap. Felt as if I was driving inside a bay window.
You aren't kidding. I bought an imported japanese suzuki mini truck cab over. Any frontal accident and your not going to have legs. Absolutely love the turning radiu though.
Those brakes are made to be spongey. Imagine accidentally locking up those brakes at speed…big problems.
stick to reviewing smart cars mate ... never spent more than the 5 mins making this video in a truck
mpg? please make more box truck reviews
0-60 in just under 15 minutes...
Impressive, but not in a good way.
Lol, terrible review. Drove one of these for 2 years when I worked delivery for a furniture store. These are GREAT work trucks. I drive a '19 Hino now, and I'd say I actually prefer the NPR.
It was 4/18/18 when you posted this video. If you just knew about having "an angry mob behind me" and 2020, LOL.
That was 5 minutes and 21 seconds I’ll never get back.🙁 You want some cheese to go with all that wine? Dude grow a pair!
he's currently got a pair and still the issue persists, perhaps a woman should do the review
Woody Allen prototype
Looking to expand my knowledge...
Yeahhh, kinda
Hahahaaha bruh the one i drive for work is at 612000 kms on the odo.
It has lots of mileages because it goes up to 300 with a 3.9 liter diesel. ...when other cars from 90s broke down trans at 75. This truck is a tank go get yourself a vaseline will go smoother. Youre not much of a working class.
this isn't even a review .. it's a yutz talking...
Looks like this was the most traumatic experience of your life. So good you survived. Next time hire tough man
He looks terrified. I advise less soy. I love my Izusu.
Lol. Trolls obviously missed the "best worse" part... so kudos to them.
I was laughing so hard I throw up. I bought a truck from the auction as soon I took of a mile from the auction the truck said OK that's far enough now call a tow truck. In your case I suggest you hire 2 Mexicans to push the truck while you driving that will help.
How many miles were on the truck???
@@vikingored7469 He said 197K which isn't too bad and nothing for a diesel. My gas NPR has 243k on it and still does good!!!
@@74Dyenamo what year is yours & is it the HD version
Gas are only supposto get like 200k how come u got more what did u do to it?
@@vikingored7469 Mine is a 2007 and just the regular NPR. It has 243k on it as I mentioned and I bought it with 242K on it. The odometer didn't even phase me when I first tried it out, as long as it worked lol! Although I've only put 1,000 miles on it since I got it, I was just aware of the durability of this engine since I use to drive these trucks. Both gas and diesel among other box trucks and cargo vans that had this family of engines in them. GM 4.8, 5.3, 6.0 and 8.1 are all in the same family of V8s. U-haul and Schwann alone use to use the big 8.1s in their 2 ton or 3 ton trucks. As I mentioned in another comment, I personally drove a Chevrolet Express 1 ton cargo van that had 438k miles on it the last time I drove it. It was a 2006 and the last time I drove it was in 2010. Sadly some kid that was going with the bosses daughter wrapped it around a telephone pole. This van was the best running one of the bunch and everything worked on it!!! This van did a pharmaceutical route that was 225 miles one way plus however miles it gained in town on the route itself. So at least 500 miles a day 5 days a week most weeks. Sometimes it was used on the weekends too. I think I drove it maybe 5 times on my route. I loved it every time!!! Vehicles can have very high highway miles and run excellent because it's just constant speed and not near as much stop and go traffic like in town.
We use this truck for traffic control,lol.
Dont quit your day job
BREAKING NEW’S FROM MIKE IF I BOUGHT IT THEN WOULD HAVE MADE MORE MONEY ON THE “IZU” THEN MY TOTAL YEARS ON UA-cam😂😂😂😂
What was your MPG?
That's not how you pronounce the name like seriously 🤦♂️🏾🤦♂️🏾🤦♂️🏾🤦♂️🏾
Title should be "Soy-boy whines about a mans work vehicle"
This guy not worth comments or watching the whole Video
What did I just watch
I'm pretty sure this truck was not inspected nor does he know anything but a Prius 😅
Beep....beep....beep.....beep Shut the video off. Couldn't take it.
Yeah that was annoying as phuk!!!
That was terrible