First time ive seen one of these SUVs in the wild

No .. I guess China is considered 'East Asia', or the Far East .. im in Southeast Asia .


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There are a lot of vehicles overseas that aren't sold in the U.S.

And i have long had my eye on one of these Hilux RVs, which are considerably cheaper than most American RVs



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There are a lot of vehicles overseas that aren't sold in the U.S.

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That's because a lot of countries and their auto manufacturers aren't going to bend the knee to the ridiculous standards that our government requires for every little tiny thing from the extra brake light on the rear, the thousands of worthless emissions sensors, the now mandatory back-up cameras, and all the other thing that congress has forced our manufacturers to include to drive up the cost of the American automobile to painfully high prices.

It's more of what our gubment allows, not what the car companies don't want to spend.

Looks kind of familiar-

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Looks like a Bronco Sport with a lot of additional useless plastic crap attachments

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That’s it ! I couldnt think of what it reminded me of.. I was thinking when i first saw it that it reminded me of a much nicer Jeep Liberty lol

Hilux trucks, especially 4 door model, are legit. Had a couple on our FOB in Iraq that we ran around in when not expecting contact. Wish they were sold here as they are all most people will ever need for light hauling trips to HD.

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IYAM backup cameras are damn near indispensable. I dont know how I got along without them.

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You probably used your mirrors or turned your head and looked, like people have done in over 100 years of driving automobiles.

I upgraded the electronics in my truck, primarily to add a backup camera. Of all the new capabilities I got, the backup camera is at best the third most popular after CarPlay and HD radio. Maybe it's just habit, but I forget to turn it on most of the time.

Now, it's great if I am trying to hook up to a trailer, but I use it less than I thought I would, even though I sometimes force myself to use it instead of my mirrors.