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Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:26 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:26 am
Trucks like this? There’s a major market for cheap affordable vehicles that leave out all the fancy tech that no one wants. Why can’t these enter the U.S. market over the lowest average for a new car being 30k.
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Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:27 am to RaoulDuke504
Because the elites don’t want this place to feel like Bolivia
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:30 am to RaoulDuke504
Emissions standards.
Give me Toyota Helix and may be the last truck I buy. When in Panama last year I drooled at them and they were everywhere.
Give me Toyota Helix and may be the last truck I buy. When in Panama last year I drooled at them and they were everywhere.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:31 am to RaoulDuke504
i'd finance that for 84 months no worries
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:31 am to RaoulDuke504
Look at the places you see those driving around...third world countries
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:34 am to RaoulDuke504
Probably a lot to do with safety standards... imagine a suicide capsule like that driving on i10 in Houston...
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:34 am to sidewalkside
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Look at the places you see those driving around...third world countries
My bad sorry you want to pay an extra 60k for you’re heated seats, lane control, touch screen dash board, and defroster window for a work utility vehicle.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:34 am to RaoulDuke504
I'd buy one today if I could. Not sure why every freaking truck in this country has to be $60K+.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:35 am to RaoulDuke504
You can get a used street legal K truck (jap truck) for about $5,000. I'm seriously considering getting one for around the house.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:37 am to LSUfanNkaty
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Probably a lot to do with safety standards... imagine a suicide capsule like that driving on i10 in Houston...
But you can buy a 1000 CC crotch rocket and that’s fine
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:41 am to The Third Leg
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Because the elites don’t want this place to feel like Bolivia
LOLZ
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:43 am to RaoulDuke504
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Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Lots of people will say they "would" buy one but how many actually would? I'm skeptical
Also, emissions and safety
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:44 am to TrueBaldPate
I felt the same way about the Toyota Fortuners in Colombia. Bigger than a 4runner smaller than a landcruiser. Sold here as the lexus GX but these were more rugged.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:44 am to RaoulDuke504
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:45 am to RaoulDuke504
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work utility vehicle.
Are you talking about using this on a private farm or facility as opposed to driving around the city in a street legal vehicle?
Also, you have to remember...if there was money to be made selling those here they would.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:45 am to RaoulDuke504
I believe the import tariff on "small utility trucks" is something ridiculous like 60% which prices them out of what any reasonable person would pay. Saw a brand new Chevy S-10 the other day with Mexico plates and damn did that thing look nice.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:46 am to LSUfanNkaty
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Probably a lot to do with safety standards... imagine a suicide capsule like that driving on i10 in Houston...
Well, I can’t afford anything on the market anyway, so what difference does it make?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:46 am to RaoulDuke504
This is simple from an economic perspective.
The cost to arrest then house those committing hate crimes against dudes that drive these would outweigh the sales and assumes much less risk.
The cost to arrest then house those committing hate crimes against dudes that drive these would outweigh the sales and assumes much less risk.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:47 am to sidewalkside
All this talk about third world countries and yet most of those people could work circles around the lazy pieces of shite we have over here.
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