In the PNW these are absolutely everywhere and for good reason - they're exactly what most people need when they need a truck bed for hauling capacity. Plus, many are 4/AWD and have relatively high clearance so they're great adventure wagons for forest roads and getting out there. If a manufacturer made a truck similar (or slightly larger - not much room for people 6' and over in them) available for the market here,…
If by "they are absolutely everywhere" you mean "I've seen one of them in 25 years of living here", then I agree.
How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
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Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
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#23This goes to show just how superficial and backwards the American car industry is. You can do the job of a $50,000 pickup using a machine that is half the size of a Honda Civic, costs $10,000 new, gets 40 MPG, fits in any parking spot, is easy to load, and sells for around $10,000 new. But they look weak and girly . Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas.
So long as you never get in a car crash. That's what's holding me back.
(This doesn't make Kei trucks safer, but it might have the same paradoxical effect as helmets on cyclists[1].)
[1]: https://slate.com/technology/2023/01/bike-helmets-cyclist-de...
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#24* Kei trucks are the coolest. Big gubment is making it so we can’t register them due to protectionism!
* Chicken tax chicken tax chicken tax
* Big trucks cause more crashes because reasons!
* Trucks are just lifestyle vehicles and nobody actually needs or uses them
Over and over and over again
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#25These HN threads about trucks are amazing. It’s like watching the same movie over and over again * Kei trucks are the coolest. Big gubment is making it so we can’t register them due to protectionism! * Chicken tax chicken tax chicken tax * Big trucks cause more crashes because reasons! * Trucks are just lifestyle vehicles and nobody actually needs or uses them Over and over and over again
These make me chuckle. Those people have never done home improvement projects or just projects that require picking up 8ft sheets of plywood or 20 bags of mulch.
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#26These HN threads about trucks are amazing. It’s like watching the same movie over and over again * Kei trucks are the coolest. Big gubment is making it so we can’t register them due to protectionism! * Chicken tax chicken tax chicken tax * Big trucks cause more crashes because reasons! * Trucks are just lifestyle vehicles and nobody actually needs or uses them Over and over and over again
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#27In the PNW these are absolutely everywhere and for good reason - they're exactly what most people need when they need a truck bed for hauling capacity. Plus, many are 4/AWD and have relatively high clearance so they're great adventure wagons for forest roads and getting out there. If a manufacturer made a truck similar (or slightly larger - not much room for people 6' and over in them) available for the market here,…
If by "they are absolutely everywhere" you mean "I've seen one of them in 25 years of living here", then I agree.
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#28These HN threads about trucks are amazing. It’s like watching the same movie over and over again * Kei trucks are the coolest. Big gubment is making it so we can’t register them due to protectionism! * Chicken tax chicken tax chicken tax * Big trucks cause more crashes because reasons! * Trucks are just lifestyle vehicles and nobody actually needs or uses them Over and over and over again
> nobody actually needs or uses them These make me chuckle. Those people have never done home improvement projects or just projects that require picking up 8ft sheets of plywood or 20 bags of mulch.
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#29This goes to show just how superficial and backwards the American car industry is. You can do the job of a $50,000 pickup using a machine that is half the size of a Honda Civic, costs $10,000 new, gets 40 MPG, fits in any parking spot, is easy to load, and sells for around $10,000 new. But they look weak and girly . Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas.
I would say that a non insignificant portion of pickup truck owners, don't even need a pick up truck to begin with.
Re: How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania
#30I am finding an odd intersection of Kei trucks and geeks lately. My friend imports KEI trucks and Vans for the mid Atlantic region and always has inventory: https://ohkei-imports.com As it turns out a bunch of people want these things and he's been importing and shipping all over the US.
So, where's the website that shows their actual inventory?