If you're getting excited about the US possibly getting kei trucks, you're just as bad, and probably worse, than other truckolds. You don't need it, and if you did, you'd already own a truck for truck applications. Let me break it down for you. >dogshit handling >dogshit top speed>dogshit towing>mediocre hauling capacity on par or worse than other trucks>dogshit offroad capability>not much cheaperThe list goes on. You're excited about thing (japan) because smol truck = big pp in your retarded little mind. But in reality, you'll be looking for excuses to use it, because you don't actually need one. If you have any form of family it will also make an awful daily driver.
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>>28752296Do you know why kei trucks are popular in Japan?Because they have to fit in narrow streets
>>28752296>>28752301Sue me, fag. I like it.
>>28752296Nobody is mentioning how something like would never pass modern safety regulations regardless of cafe standards
>>28752296> low iq retard makes thread explaining what I need or dont needyour input is less than worthless
>>28752301Literally me.
>>28752316>I can dump 2 bags of soil from home depotIf you had a need for one, you'd own one.
>>28752311>Nobody is mentioning how something like would never pass modern safety regulationsJapan actually exempts them from safety regulations. Probably for good reason. (^:
>>28752338yeh no reason they can't be exempted here either. they exempt USPS trucks from NHTSA regs so why not?
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>>28752296suv debtmaxxers and obama truck niggers are seething about cute cars and cute girls. SAD!
>>28752304They're popular in australia for ferrying stuff around site. The point is they're cheap.
>>28752601how many more years are you going to spend whining about people who are more successful than you before you actually take the initiative to improve your own life
>>28752296I wouldn’t buy one but cheap vehicles like this should always be an option for people. People used to buy thousands of Beetles in the age of muscle cars and luxury yachts and the world kept spinning just fine.
>>28752465Usps vehicles aren't for resale to the general public. We don't need to make special exemptions for shitbox kei trucks to haul around garbage as larpmobiles when other cabovers in the US actually do pass safety standards and cafe regulations.
>>28752646>regulate me harder daddy
>>28752617>oy vey actually you are whining!shalom!
>>28752311Cargo bicycles don't meet NHTSA regs either
>>28752648>please make a special exception for my dream toy truck, I'm a special boy I deserve it
>>28752686>yeah daddy govern my ass
>>28752646motorcycles should have 4 wheels and be caged in
>>28752296nice try glownigger. tongue my anus
>>28752296I just think they're neat.
>>28752304I scraped my rented Honda N-Type in a narrow Shinjuku ally and had to be rescued by an old Japanese man who did a 1000-point ancient wiggle technique to rotate the car without moving it forward or backward. A drunk Australian gaijin jeered at me the entire time. The rental company charged me 1500USD equiv and shamed me for my great dishonor (the insurance did not apply because I did not immediately contact the police to report my shame). It fills me with dread and cringe to remember this incident.
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>>28752296why would anyone own a kei truck as a daily? the whole point is to have have a cheap utility vehicle that you can do your gardening, carpentry, etc out of and a backup in case you need to work on your daily. these are auxiliary beaters. a kei coupe on the other hand...
>>28752734Japanese police are banana republic tier anyway, better you didn't call them or they'd find some excuse to put you in jail for 2 months.
>>28752725I absolutely demand kei police cars. My enjoyment of YouTube police pursuits would increase by over 9k.
>>28752296I don't care. TOTAL WEEB DEATH>TOTAL WEEB DEATHTOTAL WEEB DEATH>TOTAL WEEB DEATHTOTAL WEEB DEATH>TOTAL WEEB DEATHTOTAL WEEB DEATH>TOTAL WEEB DEATHTOTAL WEEB DEATH>TOTAL WEEB DEATH
>>28753121ACKOH NOOH MY GOD YOU'VE CHANGED MY WAY OF THINKING ENTIRELYYOU'RE SO RIGHT I HATE KEI TRUCKS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>28752296I have been wanting a compact truck for years to use as my only vehicle. I can't justify spending $30k on a Tacoma when it's bigger than I really want anyway.
>>28753452I'm not interested in a suzuki carry sized truck either, I'm just saying.
>>28753090Only if they have stupid high revving sportbike engines
>>28752693>regulations bad>regulations (japan) goodThe kei trucks are literally built for Japanese regulations you fucking shithead.
>>28754069>fuck yeah daddy gov tell me what i can buy
>>28754092You're arguing that you want to buy a california compliant AR clone with a bolt action and 5 round mag instead of a normal AR15, and arguing about regulations because your california complaint ar clone with a bolt action 5 round mag has an import restriction due to where the firing pin was manufactured.
>>28754186>yeah daddy don't stop regulating me i'm gonna come
>>28754196>please regulate me japan
>>28754203you're literally retarded.
>>28752601Many such cases!It's interesting to see car journalist suddenly change tune on Kei cars just because Trump said something positive about them.
>>28754435Liberals are actually are very on board with this. A lot of them are saying that this is due to Mamdani's influence kek
>>28752296>noooo having options is bad>I WANT regulations for no good reasonYou are a a faggot>not much cheaper That’s TBD. There’s no reason it’s even close to a stripped down Maverick or Tacoma
>>28754426>please let me live by Japanese regulations and not American ones, please I beg
>>28754470you're not helping your case.
>>28754475>please regulate me japan I'm begging you
>>28754641there are less regulations as a result of this than there were before. none were added let alone any from japan. you are literally retarded and you're now just copying my posts in an attempt to sound smarter because of how stupid i'm making you look.
>>28753015>cheap utility vehicle that you can do your gardeningtfw I have to take 20 trips, if I want to do any hardscaping. Good thing there are plenty of supply houses omw home from work.>>28754186>retarded food analogyIt's more like I want to buy a pistol caliber carbine with a brace OAL around 20" for home defense or keep in my vehicle, if I can find a spot; rather than buying an AR that's around 36". And all you're crying about is how .223 has more stopping powah than a 9mm, when either cartridge size will serve what I need it to do.>>28754470>>28754641Japan has stricter immigration regulations than the USA. So yes?
>>28752296I just want the 1985 S10's back....
>>28758376Pretty much the perfect basic truck.
>>28758376Same. 80s S10 and Ranger were great, throw T100 in there to appease the japfags, and you have the perfect small truck lineup. Bring back the big square bodies as well.
>>28752296Cry more democrat
>>28752481This, but unironically, when i learn a car was made in Japan i lose all excitement for itJap cars will forever be shitboxes and b tier options for me
>>28758901Noooooooo, but I have a beard, wear flannel shirts, wear carhartt, wear boots, and have a stanley cup. I need my big truck to complete the package, so everyone thinks I'm masculine.
>>28759328are you on hrt serious question
>>28759336I base most of my personality off of Ron Swanson. I love sticking it to big government, but I think the government should pay for transitioning.
>>2875888280s rangers are still around. Might need some slight fixing.
>>28752322I'm building motocross trails, not cathedrals.
>>28752645Cheap vehicles let gutter trash climb out of the gutter and stink up the white man-owned surface. Don't give them a rope, let them wash away with the rain.
>>28759543But only whites want these so you defeated your own argument.
>>28752296>tldr: NOOOO DON'T HIKE UP THE HECKIN' PRICE NOOOOOOO!piss off cunt and go back to plebiitt and by the way you're a shit taste cunt as well ya bastard
>>28752296Who cares. Your reasoning is why cars are now all automatic fwd crossovers.
>>28752296>not much cheaperIt is absolutly cheaper than buying a new truck... have you seen new truck prices? I'd still rather buy a cheap used ford ranger if i needed a truck, but kei trucks are a good cheap alternative.
>>28759336Why can't you stop thinking about trannies?
>>28752296>If it means that the Big 4 in the US have to either keel over or actually COMPETE with other brands inside the market they've monopolized for the last 75+ yearsGood.
>>28752296American trucks are superior. I will pass on the animeslop.
Shit, man. If I can drop ~$5k and have something in my garage that'll let me move a couch or other bulky stuff at a moment's notice, I'd be pretty happy. You're insane if you want to drive this thing daily, though.
>>28762700No one wants one to daily. I want one for exactly what you said. A small Truck I can tuck away and use when I need to pick up a new couch or table.
>OP doesn't know that I already have one of these but it just has a roof over the back (i.e. a 90s japanese suv)
>>28762725What the hell are you saying?
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>>28762743he has one of OP's pic, but it just has a roof over the back
>>28762700>$5kMore like 30k.
>>28762752That's not even remotely similar>>28762753No he doesn't.They make kei vans. A 90s japanese suv is not a kei van. >>28762761Are you fucking high? These are 5-7k all day long absolutely everywhere.
>>28762849Yeah? In the US too?
>>28752296I want one because it's cute and I want to have sex with it
>>28752646I love how ass hurt you are about these little trucks, incredible. Don't fucking buy one, easy
>>28764883do your muscles involuntarily flex?
>>28764923yeah
>>28764883pedo
>>28763496Have you actually tried looking? Yes in the USIn japan they're like $1500
>>28752296>this fat baitretard Kei trucks are fucking awesome, I wish I had one with a GSXR engine or something
>>28765232>I wish I had one with a GSXR engine or somethingno you don'tI don't think you guys understand anything about engines beyond displacement and peak horsepower.
>>28762849>Are you fucking high? These are 5-7k all day long absolutely everywhere.for some reason in canuckistan they're on average 15k
>>28765469because your money is worthlessoutside of ones with unique things like firetrucks, dump beds, scissors lifts, lights, etc, you can find one for ~6k.like 8k if you're lazy and buy the first one you see from an importer. you can get them as low as 2-3k if you don't mind wrenching.
>>28765548this one is for sale near me for 9k for example which is actually a great deal for a scissor lift
>>28765469In the US you can import them at 25 years. In Canada it's 15 years. They cost more because they're newer.
>>28752296I don't give a shit about your cuck truck obsession, I'm happy that all vehicles won't be forced to be 2 tons overweight with every crevice stuffed with "emissions" garbage that cripples engine power and lifespan while pretending carbon is dangerous but all the pollution from building disposable vehicles is good.
>>28765559The canadian dollar is worth $0.72 US that's also a large part of it.
>>28752296I still drive the truck I bought used 22 years ago, am I not allowed to enjoy the sight of cute meme trucks on the road? Fuck off lol more options are always better.
>>28752296everyone wanted a kei truck and they were $5-8000 a decade ago, nobody fucking used them, nobody fucking cares, and now you can scoop the same ones people emptied their pockets to import for $1000. them being made here and potentially sold here is a massive nothingburger
>>28764920>I hate US regulations>give me Japanese regulations instead!
>>28752646>japs dont season dey cars!
>>28752296>not much cheaperThey’re literally $6,800 new from Suzuki.The battle is over, kei trucks won.
>>28767808this is an extremely low iq post.
What north America needs is cabover one/two tonners like the Dyna.
>>28767816Vegans season their their tires though judging by how impossible meat tastes like it
>>28767820New from suzuki in Japan. Suzuki does not sell cars in the US.
>>28768510Shipping a car to the US from Japan costs about $2-3k (full-size car). Shipping a kei is obviously cheaper, especially if you’re suzuki and can charter and entire car carrier ship.But go ahead, add 50% for shipping and 25% for the chicken tax. It’s still 1/3rd the price of the cheapest American truck.
>>28768611You cannot buy a new kei truck in the US, it needs to be 25 years old.
I want this so bad bros, but my cuck state won't let me even register it. There's a graveyard a few miles from my home and I saw two high school workers driving a kei truck on the grounds. Their bed was filled with tools and bags full of leaves. That's exactly the kind of thing that I'd use mine for. I'm a cityfag and the growing size of pickups is really apparent. Obviously the size of the streets hasn't increased, but the size of all the vehicles have. A two lane road is virtually a one lane road now.
>>28768623Nigger are you fucking dumb
Troll thread is troll. Good effort, OP.I can't really hear the safety argument over motorcycles being legal in all 50 states. If I really need to be protected from myself that badly, those should be first on the chopping block. So there are a lot of good people making the argument in good faith, but the money behind the effort has other concerns.I would love to see a 15k Hilux Champ eat the big 3 alive, but that's pretty much why it isn't going to happen.So what's actually going to happen? Could be the effort won't go anywhere. Probably the most likely outcome.If it does happen, the price will most likely be higher than 15k. They're serious about Made in America, which means at minimum American assembly. That could be knockdown kits shipped here and assembled, or they could start to get funny about the origin of the parts.But I think if anything comes of this, if they manage to blow a hole through the ever escalating crash safety requirements, what we get will still be cheaper than what they're asking for existing USDM trucks or what have you. Just by merit of being half as much material. The closest thing to this I'm aware of this the Roxor, which is a 70s jeep that the indians are still making under license. They get around crash safety regs by selling it as a UTV, ship knockdown kits here and assemble them in... Michigan. So that might be a model of how it could work.But no, the Roxor is not even remotely all a competitor to the road going Jeep, and Stellantis still shit their pants and threw every trade dress copyright lawsuit at them they could find to try to keep them out.The big 3 don't want any of that noise here.
>>28768624Why not just get a cheap used ranger or s10?
>>28768965I've always dreamed of owning a split window c2>a c5 is faster and cheaper, just get that. man, I really want an r32 gtr>lol why don't you just get a v6 challenger instead?I want a 1954 les paul>bro just get a strat at guitar center why do you care?I want waffles for breakfast today>dude just have this bagel insteadWhy is it such a difficult concept to grasp that you want a specific vehicle on a board that's supposed to be for automotive autists? How do you not grasp this shit? If I want A, B will never suffice, because B will never be A.
>You don't need itshut the fuck up and mind your own business, commie
>>28767808who are you quoting?
>>28752296It's 2 miles to Home depot. If it can hold particle boards it's big enough, and if it can carry a gas snowthrower or large rental garden tools, it's durable for me. Never take it on a fucking highway though.
>>28753090>baby cop doo doo doo doo dooEvery time i see a police smart car, I laugh.
>>287706946.5' bed with sides that fold down to easily convert into a flat bed.its unironically better for transporting 4x8 sheets and basic lumber than trucks today without trailers.
>>28752296call JD and tell them what you just told us, and post the vocaroo linkor is your pp too smol?
>>28772184gee I wonder why john deere and polaris are lobbying so hard against kei trucks?
>>28767878No we don't. Cabovers fucking suck. We already have small cabovers like the Isuzu N-Series and the Hino equivalent. There would be no point in a cabover smaller than that. We already have a plethora of chassis-cab options which are superior to a cabover.
>>28772196chassis cabs are gay and lame.
>>28772203Not as gay as sucking off physics and becoming a crumple zone.
>>28772216just don't crash
