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re: Trump Appears to Approve Kei Cars (mini truck) for the U.S.A.

Posted on 12/4/25 at 5:23 pm to
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
30976 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 5:23 pm to
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Mine actually got horrible gas mileage for what it was. 4x4 with a 100hp 4 cylinder. The year before fuel injection. I got barely over 15 mpg. It was dreadfully under powered.

Mine was a 2wd automatic.
Those 4x4 Toyotas probably had something like a 4:30 axle ratio, they were awesome trucks off-road. They still bring good money too.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
30976 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 5:33 pm to
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Hope they are better than the old “K” cars.

I even had one of these for a short while.
You damn well better wear your seatbelt in those, because if you went around a sharp curve to the left you would slide over into the passenger seat
Those were built in a partnership between Chrysler and Renault, which was a French car company.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 5:41 pm
Posted by HooDooWitch
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 7:07 pm to
Spell check got me
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19544 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:00 pm to
That little Suzuki truck would be so fun to drive.

And eventhough that truck is tiny, they will still figure out how to sell it for over $40,000
Posted by SelaTiger
Member since Aug 2016
21324 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:04 pm to
Oh boy! I don’t know what is more awesomer this or his 50 year mortgage idea! All this winning! We even got the Gulf of America now and the Dept of War!
Posted by ned nederlander
Member since Dec 2012
5598 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:06 pm to
Honda Acty’s are what nearly all municipal fleets should be made up of. Watching city employees drive in f-150 and larger vehicles is so stupid and a waste.

The government should just gift an acty to everyone that goes to a trade school and opens a business as a plumber, electrician or HVAC repairman.
Posted by Horsemeat
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:06 pm to
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Ford is almost there.
The Maverick is about the same size as Rangers were 20 years ago. Rangers are now the size F150s were then.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:22 pm to
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If that came in a 4 wheel drive option, I would drive the frick out of that
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
29556 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:08 pm to
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aah the old Suzuki Samurai is coming back I CAN FEEL IT


On the way home today I was thinking about how much I would love an old sidekick.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
26069 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:34 pm to
Posted by BigD45
The Boot!
Member since Feb 2007
1986 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:35 pm to
Isuzu D-Max was a cool one I saw. I also saw plenty of Hilux pickups.
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:44 pm to


Pontiac years ago



Posted by The Cool No 9
70816
Member since Jan 2014
11025 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 11:17 pm to
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they could not be sold in the United States due to regulations.
That's assisine.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
9874 posts
Posted on 12/4/25 at 11:52 pm to
What exactly is illegal about these vehicles?
Posted by riverdiver
Summerville SC
Member since May 2022
2696 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:08 am to
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So Trump wants to import more cars from a foreign country and take away more jobs for Americans? Checks out.


If you’d bothered to read instead of flaunting your TDS you would’ve noticed that part of the deal is the vehicles would have to be manufactured here.

But it’s easier to get your panties in a wad, right?
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
16439 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:09 am to
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I even had one of these for a short while. You damn well better wear your seatbelt in those, because if you went around a sharp curve to the left you would slide over into the passenger seat


I had a coworker who was 7’ tall and played offensive guard at a Div II school in college. He had to go to Miami in the 80’s for an extended business trip and the company paid for a basic rental car. It was one of the “K” cars.

He looked like a wrestler the size of the Undertaker in a suit and tie driving this little thing. They gave him hell about that in the office down there. It must have been something to see in traffic.
Posted by riverdiver
Summerville SC
Member since May 2022
2696 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 6:19 am to
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Pontiac years ago


Also kind of resembles a Toyota MR2
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
34207 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 7:52 am to
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They'll make great coffins when some idiot in a jacked up 350 rolls over you


Smart Cars are legal and are smaller than those.
Posted by crash1211
Houma
Member since May 2008
3636 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 8:00 am to
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Get your truck nuts ready!


May make it pop a wheelie
Posted by Squedunk
Texas Hill Country
Member since Jun 2008
819 posts
Posted on 12/5/25 at 8:08 am to
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