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re: Why are cheap affordable basic utility vehicles blocked in the U.S. market?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:18 pm to RaoulDuke504
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:18 pm to RaoulDuke504
Chicken Tax.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:22 pm to lsuCJ5
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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.
Link? Further info? Anything, just spit it out. My interest is piqued.
JPN Motors
"Around the house" and around the farm is the correct use case for a vehicle with 40-50 HP. It's not capable of keeping up in any US traffic conditions. And if you hit something, there is nothing in front of you but one thin piece of sheet metal and a nearly vertical steering column. I suppose if you want a Japanese Kei truck steering column for a pecker implant, it could work out. You'll need to find a Japanese GF with unusual tastes though......
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Maybe so, but your fat arse will actually fit in a Gator, even if it does hang over the sides. That Toyota cab is designed for the Asian market, probably a median 5' 4" height and 140 lb with a tool belt.
So angry. Your job at the green machine dealership is safe, baw. No one is gonna take your financed Yeti from you.
No anger, just laughter at all the loudmouth baws in this thread.
BTW, username checks out.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:26 pm to Gritz
quote:says guy on an internet forum during work hours
yet most of those people could work circles around the lazy pieces of shite we have over here.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:28 pm 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
We have street legal golf carts
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:29 pm to RaoulDuke504
Congress and busybodies like Ralph Nader.
And the UAW. Don’t forget them.
And the UAW. Don’t forget them.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:29 pm to TigerHornII
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That thing weighs in at an unbelievable 2,790 KILOGRAMS. Multiple sites quote the same number. That's 6,138 lbs.
If you think it really weighs that much you are dumb.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:39 pm to TigerHornII
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"Around the house" and around the farm is the correct use case for a vehicle with 40-50 HP. It's not capable of keeping up in any US traffic conditions. And if you hit something, there is nothing in front of you but one thin piece of sheet metal and a nearly vertical steering column. I suppose if you want a Japanese Kei truck steering column for a pecker implant, it could work out. You'll need to find a Japanese GF with unusual tastes though......
This guy passed me up doing well over 65 mpg on a US highway. I would not personally drive it like he was, but definitely would on lower posted MPH streets.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:46 pm to DeoreDX
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That thing weighs in at an unbelievable 2,790 KILOGRAMS. Multiple sites quote the same number. That's 6,138 lbs.
If you think it really weighs that much you are dumb.
Toyota's own website: LINK
Apology accepted.
PS - Even if that's at max GVW, which it gives no indication it is, it's still a 4000 lb+ vehicle, about the weight of a stripped, base F150 with 164 HP.......
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:48 pm to sidewalkside
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Look at the places you see those driving around...third world countries
A pretty sizable piece of the US feels like a 3rd world country.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:51 pm to lsuCJ5
Design spec for the classification was originally ~50 MPH. Some variants, and modded trucks, are capable of up to 80. Agreed its not the smartest thing to do.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:52 pm to lsuCJ5
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I'm seriously considering getting one for around the house
damn pimp how big is your house?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:55 pm to RaoulDuke504
Nanny state bullshite. Govt forces safety shite no one wants which drives up cost.
Overregulated markets.
Overregulated markets.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:56 pm to RaoulDuke504
IWD that Land Cruiser truck sold in South Africa for F150 chump change at around $55,000.
That 79 on the plate is the model name, not the year.
That 79 on the plate is the model name, not the year.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:56 pm to Cosmo
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People on this board make fun of you if you buy a silverado custom.
Lot of dumbasses post here. They still think theyre in High school.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
None of us need a vehicle that costs 8K if we banged up the front grill and light assembly. We olds know it. Vehicles post 2002 have jumped the shark in every add-on way
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:15 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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Lots of people will say they "would" buy one but how many actually would? I'm skeptical
Threads like this always get a lot of people screaming that's exactly what they want.
Yet base work trucks sit on the lot for months and have for decades.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:18 pm to Aubie Spr96
they are 60k because no one bats an eye when they are suckered into buying one.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:19 pm to RaoulDuke504
That's close to what ford did with the base xl maverick.
It was originally released under $20k.
And thats a vehicle that cant stay on the lots..
It was originally released under $20k.
And thats a vehicle that cant stay on the lots..
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:27 pm to Pfft
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they are 60k because no one bats an eye when they are suckered into buying one.
Cadillac is a perfect example. I sincerely think they have the best line of all. But you can't buy one. A simple Caddy nose to XYZ bumper is horribly expensive. A 2008 4Runner is what I'm looking for.
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