Americans are Pretty Dumb Sometimes

[@SkyDraco]

I read somewhere that like 70% of truck owners don’t even use their trucks for truck purposes.

[@phunk8607]

70% that’s a bit low

[@concept5631]

I'm one of those 70%. When my grandfather was in Hospice he wanted me to have his pick-up truck so I kept it. Not trying to justify it, just telling my story.

[@pnoodl3s775]

It’s closer to 90%

[@weirdfan88]

Because a majority have tiny peckers and this helps.

[@bramweinreder2346]

Isn't the purpose of a truck to look cool and burn lots of fuel?

[@TheSeanUhTron]

The problem with small trucks is that they aren't capable of hauling an overinflated ego.

[@edgarsandoval289]

That truck limits the amount of passengers you can carry.

[@pallemaniac]

😂

[@conservativepatriot2837]

Says the guy who can't afford a real truck!

[@organiced9805]

LOL

[@shinyagami8843]

@@conservativepatriot2837 said the guy with the hurt overinflated ego 😂 Oh dear, how the snowflakes melt…

[@LoadedGunn47]

“Now the engine is also tiny…” *50% of Americans have left the chat*

[@terrenceacoose8490]

Not even the issue of it being small, it just has no power.... beyond hauling things on pavement that weigh less than 600lbs, they're kind of useless.

[@roadforrunner]

U NAILED IT!

[@marcusbrown188]

Yeah I need a V8 to drive on the streets in the city

[@juelzd7172]

Having a V8 is Americana 🇺🇸

[@teslatrooper85]

@@marcusbrown188 Absolutely. a 150cc V8 :D

[@donovansshoes7462]

I never understood why people buy pickup trucks as family cars, they are not family cars.

[@Techlevel1534.]

Yes they are

[@blendo12345]

@@Techlevel1534. no they’re not, trucks are for hauling, and covering tough terrain. SUVs are for families.

[@willkelly9726]

​@blendo12345 I mean I have an old s 10. I don't use it as a work truck often. But it is helpful when I move too and from college. That's why I like smaller trucks, you have the bed if you need it but it's not a huge waste if you don't use it often

[@LightBlue-l5j]

​@blendo12345 nah an estates car is better family vehicle it has more space and is more efficient and safe by far (station wagon)

[@BeachbaIICS]

@@blendo12345and they can be used as family cars. That’s why they are better because they can do all those things and have a family of 4/5 in them.

[@Exis247]

The issue is that in the US small trucks are restricted on a federal level and cannot be driven on a highway. On top of that the EPA has laws against small engines because they arnt as efficient for their size as say a big block V8. Stupid i know but unfortunately the US auto industry is locked down by legislation lobbied into being by the likes of Ford, Gm and Dodge. End lobbying.

[@aj9969]

The V8 restriction is the most stupid thing I've ever heard..

[@fyneyoungstunna]

State level. Theres an article on a guy trying to make them street legal in Colorado and he was railroaded by local car dealers and others. Shit was infuriating to read.

[@jaymca730]

Yeh they sell them here but they are now trying to regulate them to make it so you can't register a license plate for it because supposedly "it's not safe for public roads" meanwhile you register a classic Ford with no doors or roof and drive that on the freeway.

[@gmbsmkd8888]

As a person who live where these small trucks/pickups are the norm, driving these things at our not-so-fast highway are indeed scary 😅.. Ive been driving 1000cc Suzuki Carry and Daihatsu Hijet, i won't push myself beyond 80km/h in these things. I can't imagine people driving them on American highway. Slight breeze or a small hatchback passing you probably could make them wiggle. Tough, outside highway they will be fine. Slightly bigger pickups like Mitsubishi L300 or Australian utes probably make more sense for American highway..

[@Icessassin]

Doesn't matter at all as these trucks are imported from times before those regulations and also because they are imported they don't have to meet the US regulations as long as they meet the requirements to be able to be imported. If not they get blacklisted to import

[@mawakini9585]

If toyota sold a truck the size of the 80's pickup with a manual transmission and no computers, manual transfer case, and hand crank windows I would never buy anything else. Until then I'll keep my manual tacomas running as long as I can.

[@Dutchtreat-pn3cj]

Landcruiser J series?

[@OCinneide]

And that’s why they have to sell stuff that you’ll have to keep coming back for the new series.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Yup i got full manual t100. Fuel injectoed but im an ex Toyota ASE tech

[@ericallen8263]

Isn't that the truth I would buy one in a second..

[@Noticing-Enjoyer]

The problem is you would buy one because it would last forever. That's no good, we need repeat customers

[@jordan_velasquez]

In Iraq I used to see those bongo trucks loaded to the max with goats, people, produce and miscellaneous tools. I can confirm that those little trucks are a workhorse 😂

[@octranspo_owl]

​@@thejoatmooBecause the large truck is just not sustainable for a smooth running society.

[@ProjektRaven]

in indonesia, that same small truck can carry more than 10 people in the back, and very illegal 😅

[@laffz2224]

They were toyota hilux, another vehicle not allowed to be sold in the US.

[@jongsookim636]

bonggo is the name of KiA comercial truck😅 like Hyundai Porter. it represented by overloaded cargo. in developing era, S.Korean workers love overload. so 1 ton allowed Bonggo and Porter reinforce their body strenth upto 3 tons.

[@RugbyHouseVintage]

@@jongsookim636Bongo isn’t the official name but we definitely called these Bongos in the military.

[@Notguilty1]

The worst thing to happen to Toyota was when they stopped making the mini-truck

[@blazebi47]

I hear they've come out with a new one priced at 10k

[@Notguilty1]

@@blazebi47 yup. Can’t wait to see it. Hopefully it’s not an EV or hybrid.

[@bruceganter8449]

And never effected there stock 1 bit

[@reddberendes82]

​@blazebi47 it will probably never see US soil unfortunately.

[@fan590pepe99]

Toyota still makes the kei trucks under the badge of Daihatsu. Toyota owns Daihatsu.

[@JonnyLinori-pi1gl]

55 hp will get you rear ended if you even think about merging onto a highway

[@pcmountaindog]

Toyota sells the FJ70 truck all over the world. America is the only place on earth where you can't buy one. Our government won't let them in.

[@CHMernerner]

hey Toyota does not sell ANY 4x4 in south korea. ANY 4X4. Including Lexus.

[@BrianComment]

Bc of Chicken 🐔 Tax

[@swirledworld340]

​@@BrianCommentToyota has plants here chicken tax is nullified. Toyota would rather sell the Tacoma. Fact is the small cabovers are lame only good for tiny roads which america doesn't really deal with.

[@dwightmills9773]

These things are everywhere here in the states. I drove one just the other day. Very popular with local contractors.

[@61089loki]

It's more theaat they won't sell here, due to the American mentality towards trucks. The government has nothing to do with it.

[@sorrowcat2724]

Ford should’ve never changed the Ranger bruh. They literally made the ideal small truck and they just said nah

[@MWH12085]

Honestly, if Ford brought back the Ranchero and had an AWD (like a Subaru), I'd be all over that shit

[@tw8464]

Exactly Ford pickup trucks were much smaller in grandads day and you'd better believe granddad got everything done with that truck. These ginormous trucks Americans are brainwashed into purchasing and going in huge debt are ridiculous as a mass buy.

[@sorrowcat2724]

@@tw8464 there hasn’t been anything my 2003 Ranger hasn’t been able to do. I only have 2WD also. They don’t want to ever make a simple, practical truck for blue collar workers anymore because they’ll lose money when people start doing their own repairs again! When my Ranger inevitably dies I’m going to get another early 2000’s Ranger.

[@Someone-hs5yb]

Actually they make small single cab pickups

[@tw8464]

@@sorrowcat2724 exactly you're absolutely right. I miss the Rangers. They used to be widely available and could get them used for very affordable prices. Miss those days. Would love to see Ford bring back a solid affordable Ranger.

[@davidSFL79]

Check your state laws before looking for one. Example: in Florida they’re only legal in roads where the speed limit is 35mph or less

[@AsianTrix]

I’m not saying a Ford F-150 can’t mount a .50 cal heavy machine gun. But I know for a fact that a Toyota can.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

Actually, these little trucks are Hondas, not Toyotas.

[@jamesm.1467]

Ask the Taliban...oh wait, they've upgraded now to US Military vehicles already...

[@CountKibblesNBits]

​@@jamesm.1467 Why would you not want to upgrade to the armored military vehicle that was designed for combat from the pickup you jerry rigged to do so? If anything your argument supports the Toyota truck, as it was seen as a good alternative until they got actual combat vehicles.

[@bucknasty69]

Narcos in Mexico mount machine guns in the back of F150s and from the videos I’ve seen they work just fine for the purpose.

[@billrose2083]

That's all you see being used by the taliban. And as we all know, they have discriminating taste....

[@jaybackspace]

Not Americans, it is the government regulation around emissions. Can't sell small trucks without a fine. Big trucks are better according to the EPA.

[@jamesmaddison4546]

Its not like that, its the import regulations, different countries diff standards not only in emissions but also in safety features etc. oddly, yes, a big engine can be more efficient and less polluting than a smaller one when that smaller one has no systems in place to limit pollutants. To those who whine about the epa, you clearly didnt live in the time before these standards where on some days outside looked like a foggy day until you looked toward the sun and realized nope its not fog, the color of this crap means its a whole lot of shit in the air.

[@feral4813]

American car manufacturers don't feel it's worth the cost and trouble to put emission controls on smaller and lower priced trucks.

[@Leo-hwru]

I think your confusing the EPA with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)

[@deltab9768]

@@Leo-hwru there’s the CAFE standards for fuel economy, which (of course) allow higher fuel consumption for larger trucks. That’s perfectly fine, some jobs need a full size truck and all things being equal they need more fuel. The funny thing, though, is that they demand fuel economy 40+ mpg if you want to make a compact truck (not even kei sized, even if you just wanted one the size of the little old S-10’s and rangers etc.) meanwhile 20-something is good enough for a larger truck like the F-150. Because of this, it’s easier for manufacturers to meet regulations for full sized trucks.

[@trueaussie9230]

Who, if not Americans, elects the American govts to represent them and implement their desires?! 😒🤣🤣🤣 'Entitled' puerile Americans - always looking for someone else to blame for their own shortcomings. SMH

[@CarlosFlores-mp6xg]

Americans don't buy trucks with big motors and big beds to use as a work truck: These trucks are mainly used to drive to work, the lake, the park and are not necessarily purchase as a work truck....

[@AbrahamCasillas-t3o]

Funny because you could do the same thing with a normal car.

[@JCTheSniper15]

@@CarlosFlores-mp6xg you know that how?

[@LightBlue-l5j]

​@@JCTheSniper15 because Asia and Europe does it

[@LightBlue-l5j]

​@@JCTheSniper15 an estate car is made for that and will always be better than a SUV or pickup

[@JCTheSniper15]

@LightBlue-l5j it absolutely will not. An estate car won't tow my landscape trailer with 2 mowers on it. Nor will it transport a load of gravel. Nor will it tow my 6 horse trailer. There are a ton of people in the US that still actually haul and tow and work blue collar jobs. You can't just spray out the back of your estate car with a hose after you throw an old toilet and a bunch of ripped out tile in the back to take to the dump. The idea that an estate car is "always better than a pickup" just shows that you have no idea whatsoever what people use pickup trucks for. 2 days ago I ripped out a whole bunch of carpet and padding at a house where they had very badly behaved cats. You want me to try to jam 800 square feet of pee-stained carpet, padding, and tack strips in the back of a station wagon, and then drive to the dump with the back gate open? No thanks. Pickups are far superior for that. I was very happy to be driving an F-150.

[@bustermorley8318]

I don't need a truck, I just need a friend with a truck.

[@ScottieMitchell-f8y]

You're one of the smart ones buster. People in America will buy a 2000 square foot house and the top line tundra, for 1 person and complain that they can't afford anything.

[@ericolens3]

as long as Im american, i can easily find a friend with a truck. i got a middle aged man, an elderly man, and a young adult friend... ALL with trucks. at least the older men have jobs they use their trucks for. 1) lawn care 2) Mobile Auto Repair 3) the young guy just uses it as a personal vehicle 😅 Personally I love SUVs. its a masculine family car. that I can use for commuting 28 city 34 highway mpg, it has up to 70 cubic feet of storage, a panoramic sun roof. I have a love-hate relationship with its price. i got it brand spanking new and i plan on keeping it till the wheels fall off, BUT.... its a nissan rogue so im kinda concerned for its reliability rating. but so far so good, ive put on every mile from 000 054 until its current 75k miles. my favorite was 69,420. 😂😂😂 and 50k. but what does suck is my towing capacity is only 1000 lbs. but again 99% of my driving is EXTREMELY FUEL EFFIECIENT for a non hybrid SUV. if push comes to shove, I can Pay U-Haul or Home Depot $20 to rent a truck. again, I got lots of American friends with trucks. so why waste my money on a gas guzzler when I dont work with freight. much respect to truck drivers, but I hate em. gas is also much quieter than diesel trucks. jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jayh... brum bruum brumm. my dads truck was so loud, we could sneak as kids to turn off the games and TV when my folks got home. then they got a Car. and so many gotcha moments cuz gas is just so much more quiet.

[@ratsumatra3003]

And both of his brothers! Hi guys! I ordered pizza for after the heavy stuff ❤❤

[@jamesfowley4114]

And a six pack.

[@charlesmeans6767]

Exactly

[@moneymanjoe9639]

You can blame the US auto industry for lobbying to make any sensible truck illegal here in the US.

[@LS-Moto]

Americans are buying it though. So its not the lobbying. Its what people want and buy. If Americans quit buying these things and decide to drive motorized horse carriages, you'd be surprised how quickly the auto industry would provided them carriages to meet that desire.

[@HDL_CinC_Dragon]

Actually it's because of the EPA, ironically. There's a great video on KZbin that goes into detail about how certain EPA restrictions actually make it so small trucks that we used to have, like to the Ford Ranger or Toyota T100, can't legally be sold in the US anymore.

[@JSPHism]

​@@LS-Motoamericans are buying it bc its the only option lol

[@LS-Moto]

@@JSPHism How is it the only options? There are countless of sedans and station wagons, vans, that are a smaller alternative. It's the American people that buy these trucks. So the auto lobby satisfies the demand.

[@JSPHism]

@@LS-Moto if you want a truck that's the only option

[@lolloblue9646]

Overinflated egos in the comments justifying death traps that achieve the worst of both cars and trucks

[@nodak81]

Nothing "dumb" about not buying something you can't legally register and drive unless it's at least 25 years old and already clapped-out. Change the laws so I can buy and drive a new one and I would in a heartbeat.

[@trueaussie9230]

Don't tell the YT audience you want the laws changed - tell your politicians. Oh, sorry. I forgof. That's the responsibility of 'they'. You know. As in "they orta do sumfin". 🤣🤣🤣

[@biggtomm2000ut]

They are also incredibly dangerous. They are designed for Japanese roads, with much lower speed limits. Even so, the crash scenes even in Japan at low speeds are sometimes horrible when these are involved.

[@theAsterisk]

​​@@biggtomm2000utAnd yet, I could drive a 50's Beetle on public roads legally. Don't see why Kei trucks should be singularly unique for 25-year-plus import or registration- outside of regulatory capture or political pearl-clutching.

[@Btobebone]

​@@theAsteriskit's any import car that the law applies to. there have been attempts to get rid of the law but american automakers have deep pockets and pay for a lot of lobbyists and whatever else it takes to make sure they don't have foreign competition.

[@theAsterisk]

@@Btobebone Oh, I'm not moaning merely about the import age restriction, but rather that I can restore or import nearly anything else that old, and the state will register it for public roads without batting an eye- but, come the Kei truck, my state will suddenly get very worried for my safety, and refuse to title or register it, even though I can still import and own it just fine under the federal 25-year-rule. That feigned sudden concern over safety- where **no** such concern is to be found for other vintage or collector vehicles- is my primary complaint. I don't buy their justification- that a Kei truck *specifically* is too dangerous to allow, where they have no issue with- say- an MG roadster, or a vintage 1940's motorcycle being registered and used on public roads. Bear in mind you can still- and many do, due to simpler mechanicals- operate a tractor-trailer from the eighties or far earlier, often lacking ABS, in interstate commercial use, without ABS and so forth, up to an 80K-pound gross. The amount of ire states afford Kei trucks in particular, ostensibly over safety, is laughable. Hell, I'd even be amenable to a restriction of no controlled-access roads for them, given their handling and size, but instead we just get a petulant, total refusal to title and register. They'll generally even let you title and register *other* Kei cars if they're old enough- just not a Kei *truck*. (In inquiry before deciding whether or not to purchase, they even said they would be able to register a Kei van based on the same core design, but not a Kei truck.) It's utter nonsense, capricious regulatory whimsy.

[@rpm2day]

“We should be buying these” -points to vehicle that can’t be sold in US…

[@_martian101]

why?

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

​@@_martian101Poorly thought out environmental regulations. They literally do the opposite of their intention.

[@_martian101]

@@macaroon_nuggets8008 so you think it's against US regulations? Why?

[@macaroon_nuggets8008]

@@_martian101 The regulation put a limit on how powerful a car's engine is depending on its weight. This was to prevent excess emissions from engines that were more powerful than they need to be. However they also held pickup trucks to these standards, but most pickups went over the limit since the law didn't consider the cargo the truck could carry, so am empty truck did have more than enough power to move itself. This lead to the trucks getting heavier so they could use the same engines. This probably very oversimplified and some details might be wrong, but to my understanding that's the gist of what happened.

[@Kent__the_Baker]

It"s the EPA's Cafe standards. @@_martian101

[@paulpease8254]

We have a nation full of poor people, deeply in debt, driving around in vehicles they can’t afford that keep them poor. Make it make sense.

[@uguralpkosar]

yeah, I see in order to participate the life in America, one must have some wealth just to start

[@jasonkoch3182]

Gotta have somethin' to tote all them guns around in. Freedom!

[@AV-nl9gc]

Everything makes sense if you just think instead of talk. An era of easy money printing made way for gainful employment and high wages that created complacency in the citizenry. Complacent citizens elected corrupt politicians who passed legislation that are backed by bribes and intense lobbying. This is giving way to an era of legalism where politicians are elected on their promises to pass laws that supposedly benefit the American people when in reality they rob Americans ability to live reasonable logical lives. All the while the Federal reserve uses its ability to print money has an international weapon to keep the rules-based international order in check while keeping its citizens to poor to create political change and unseat the tyrants in charge.

[@fjbslgie]

Soo it’s our fault YOU can’t live within your means? You need money to start out anywhere, not just America. Oh wow a dig at guns, y’all sure like our money though, sure like our support and tech. (Try stand on your own 2 feet) That’s the awesome part of America, you can get that little piss ant toy of a car, and I can have my 6 wheeled beast of a truck. It’s whatever floats your boat here.

[@Tential1]

​@@fjbslgiefunny thing is, they say that as is they drive small vehicles. They still drive big suvs.... Also, it's just how it is being a liberal, you just think the other side are uneducated idiots, poor, driving in trucks they can't afford. The reality is much different, and imo, I've noticed a far more subtle racism in cities. The nicest people were in places I would have thought I'd get lynched originally.

[@teeheee2]

They actually are trying to ban these. I'm so sad. It's because of safety but seriously someone needs to make a compliant truck in this size. Extended bed even. Be Top!

[@cljcrescent]

Small pickups have always been popular in the States. However US politicians have eliminated the choice with the stupid chicken tax and idiotic EPA regulations.

[@fireflyraven2760]

Keep politicians in the circle things will never change

[@bigdapramirez6157]

Tell those chicken chokers to choke on this chicken 😂

[@ysmaelsoto2005]

Make S-10s great again!

[@bigdapramirez6157]

Tell those chicken chokers to choke on this chicken 😂

[@mrexists5400]

@firefly lol, name a career politician that won't screw things in some way lol

[@zenlikestate96]

The main issue is that a Kei truck will be absolutely obliterated in an accident with Karen's $80,000 lifted extended cab 4x4.

[@hishykot]

The main issue is America’s car dependency then lol

[@ixCGAMExi]

Whilst this is true, this is also America, land of the FREE. Meaning anyone should have the FREEDOM to CHOOSE to take the risk of harm to oneself in the event of an accident. I've seen this argument over and over again, and my rebuttal to said argument is this: motorcycles. These aren't safe? Motorcycles are less safe. Want to ban these? Whelp, I guess motorcycles should also be banned

[@Cdmxforever]

I heard that so many times...... It haven't stopped me from riding my Harley.... When your time comes, you can be in an Abraham M1 Tank (capable of surviving a nuclear blast) and still drown in a canal..... (True story) That happened in the Irak invasion.

[@zenlikestate96]

​@@ixCGAMExi i never insinuated that the ban on Kei vehicles should continue. The ban is stupid. But the massive vehicle epidemic precludes people adopting smaller vehicles. Its the same reason not everyone rides motorcycles. The general trend will continue because the consensus remains that larger car= safe from other cars, whether or not this is true is up for debate.

[@ixCGAMExi]

@@zenlikestate96 I actually believe that the large car epidemic is the result of the auto manufacturers skirting around fuel efficiency regulations

[@halo3odst]

Dont blame americans. K-trucks have to be imported because of insane EPA legislation which makes buying a new small truck in the US nigh impossible, once imported it is also nigh impossible to legally drive them on roadways. Americans aren’t stupid. Politicians are.

[@SPCLPONY]

Amen on politicians being stupid! Also, that smaller truck is made for just one thing. Hauling something in the bed. That's about it. Is it cheaper and economical to use? Sure it is. But, the bigger truck can do the same thing.... AND transport the entire family at the same time. It can haul more weight, tow a large trailer, like a 25' camper. It has higher ground clearance and can go more places off road. I can't even begin to imagine how many gadgets & options like GPS, Bluetooth, satellite stereo, remote start, memory steering wheel and pedal settings, heated and cooled 6 way power seats & steering wheel. Power windows, traction lock, on demand this and that, back up cameras and blind spot alarms. And, let's not get into the HUUUUGE list of aftermarket items available... like snow plows, auxiliary lights, lift kits, big tires and performance goodies....

[@halo3odst]

@SPCLPONY And that is nice im not denying that........ But what if you dont actually want any of that and just want a cheap small truck?

[@Mark3nd]

​@@SPCLPONY You just explained your debt right there lmao

[@johnc339]

and yet Americans repeatedly elect the very politicians who will regulate them into more unaffordable trucks.

[@christopherpardell4418]

Politicians did not advocate for these regulations. Half of the regulations on the books were DEMANDED by your forebears to combat corporate disregard for lives or safety and corporate avarice. And the other half were demanded by corporations to protect their profits or markets and to a lesser extent to keep Americans employed so they can afford to be consumers. Pull your head out of the simplistic drivel from Rupert Murdoch. These trucks are illegal because they don’t meet collision safety standards, emission standards, or because importing them would mean Honda and other manufacturers would have to stop selling OTHER vehicles on which they make a much larger margin in the US. E.g. Audi did not sell the TT in the US in 2006 because they are only allowed a specific average of fuel economy across all their brands, and the American market wanted their eight cylinder cars more than the 3.2 six. Once more, stop blaming politicians for the fact that the PEOPLE press for greater safety and cleaner air, and the US corporations don’t want foreign car manufactures to kill the domestic car industry. Car makers like Toyota kept making their trucks bigger because that is what Americans kept BUYING. But me, I bought a Maverick the moment they were available. Smaller truck. Decent mileage. Adequate power. Seats 5. Carries 1500 lbs in a bed just the right size. A mere 30k.

[@EricMarenyi]

Why these can’t be driven on the road is beyond me. If it’s “less safe for the driver” then why are motorcycles allowed. It’s dumb and needs to be changed.

[@SalamHerbs-db5nt]

Gotta love government rules and regulations!

[@bendermi]

That's because bikers are organ donors so many organs are not necessary.

[@MrPooreboy]

You can register for road use in maine but I have a cousin in CT who has one registered. I think MA might allow them as well.

[@bendermi]

@@MrPooreboythey should drive in the copenhagener lanes and have the same policy as a TUK TUK .

[@thruitallauto2538]

I see em all of the roads here in wv, but so are 4 wheelers, no insurance no tags

[@VHP7044]

We have overinflated safety regulations to make up for bad drivers. These trucks will never be sold as the automakers oppose any simple reliable transportation. Not enough profit in this. They only offer $60k trucks with multiple screens and heavily optioned that most cannot afford.

[@user-bw4jm1bv1i]

The funny thing is those big pick up trucks aren't really that safe. I'm pretty sure those, and SUVs, were made and pushed, marketing wise, was to get around safety regulations.

[@Jimwill01]

I have a 2009 Smart Fortwo that I have made several trips of over 200 miles. Only has a 10 gallon gas tank but only use a half tank during the 200 mile trip. 80 mph toll roads multiple times during the trip. Greatest gripe is no cruise on this older model.

[@TylerMcVeigh1]

​@@user-bw4jm1bv1i Partially. Car manfacturers here in the states get a tax break on anything this made on a truck chassis, which SUVs are also made on, so they have way higher profit margins on them. They do get to ignore other rules and regulations like gas effciency and ride height, but the major draw is the tax break.

[@elliotkane4443]

You speak foolishly Kei 'trucks' are absurdly small, underpowered and uncomfortable, unsafe and unable to safely haul more than a 6' trailer. The avg. American who barely uses the bed of their truck and haven't driven manual in 30 years would not be interested in a Kei 'truck'. You complain about f150s for 60k, here in Australia a Ford Ranger or Toyota Hilux will easily set you back 65-85,000. Have some perspective for goodness' sakes.

[@haydenwilliams458]

Take a look at the truck market right now. Dealers are hurting cause no one is buying. Manufacturers forcing dealers to stop pice gouging so the trucks will sell

[@nuklear-helper6]

Where do I haul my wood? The small engine won't pull my trailer of wood.

[@jmerridew124]

"Where is the front crumple zone?" "It sits here and controls the vehicle."

[@BeWhoYouWant2]

Fr tho 😂

[@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376]

@@manne8575envious of getting smashed into a dough in a minor front end collision?

[@js-wy8fg]

On the back xD

[@manne8575]

@@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376 Oh sorry man, I misunderstood the first comment. I'm actually all for big trucks! Lol.

[@heidenfelderkustoms1502]

Who cares if you do not tailgate and drive like an idiot you will be fine. I’ve been driving over 45 years and had one accident many years ago where I was following to close. 2 second following rule works.

[@donaldteed35]

Lookup CAFE regulations. There are dumb laws pushing the trucks to be bigger to avoid fuel economy targets based on the number of sq feet in a rectangle between the four wheels. We used to have small trucks like Tacoma and Ranger (in the 90's), and they cannot make them that small anymore due to US laws. This also impacts Canada since they are not going to make a vehicle for such a small market.

[@clockworkbadger2363]

This. Several videos done on this topic. That said the bigger vehicles do leave room for more impact safety I’d hazard a guess

[@Skylancer727]

It's more a loophole the car industry was able to weasel in and nobody closed it. The car industry always wants to sell bigger cars as they're easier to make people believe are worth more. People will always pay more for a bigger car even if the value wasn't actually there.

[@Skylancer727]

​@clockworkbadger2363 Bigger cars aren't actually safer, what they do is they just change the dynamics of a crash. If two cars crash the smaller one will take the bigger impact and forces, but in reality two larger vehicles hitting each other is just as bad or possibly worse than two small vehicles doing the same.

[@brianbice1427]

The laws you refer to would be the emission standards that a small truck does not have to meet and this is the reason for these so called trucks being pushed onto the public, they also have an awful safety record

[@grandrapids57]

bingo!

[@sopmodtew8399]

You can thank the car companies lobbying against these.

[@russellkinkade21]

Actually, you can thank the EPA mostly. Their fuel milage requirements are based off the size of the vehicle, which forces companies to build larger vehicles to hit the government's targets. Also, these small Japanese trucks don't meet safety standards, emission standards, and can barely run at highway speeds. They are actually quite terrible for everyday use

[@arx117]

​@@russellkinkade21because this Japanese truck are meant to carry item while driving at 40KMPH (23MPH) at that speed, it's pretty safety

[@dantirk4560]

Nobody but a hippie might buy this pos

[@notsus6956]

@@arx117try going 40 on the highway and see how long you last

[@chinogambino9375]

@@russellkinkade21 If they didn't meet safety standards they wouldn't be sold. THese are driven on Japanese and American highways under load and can hit 65mph. They are fine. For their intended utility they are a much better daily drive than the Ram or Fords popular in the US. They are not luxury commute cars as trucks are used in the west.

[@MathTidbits]

you don't usually need a flat bed truck (even a mini one ) to go shopping in Walmart. Your disposable income can only afford a couple of shopping bags full of groceries.

[@garygwinn5818]

Truck manufacturers won't let us have those

[@OriginalBongoliath]

More like unhinged government safety standards, import laws, and the chicken tax. Blame your government before the manufacturer.

[@Cybermaul]

​@@OriginalBongoliath And who lobbied for those laws? Oh, right, the auto manufacturers.

[@TocnaelStarcraft]

The EPA won't let us have those

[@thegoldenatlas753]

​@@Cybermauldo you even know what lobbying is?

[@joshrepik]

@@TocnaelStarcraftI second the epa argument

[@SnookOnTheFly]

The only reason why the bed is that small is because most Americans buy a truck as a status symbol anymore. Most of those guys don’t need a bed and probably can’t use a hammer lol

[@espneindanke9172]

Yess! You rarely see cargo on pickup trucks that wouldn't fit in a station wagon or even a compact car. That's for sure.

[@nostalgically_nope9983]

You mean you city folk, right?

[@jkent9915]

I suppose it’s all about what you call real work. I know that there really is that set of people, but basically everyone I know actually uses their trucks. I even bought a Kei truck a few years back, and almost instantly sold it. Payload capacity is like 1500lbs (at like 30kmh/20mph) including occupants. This means with two big sumbitchs in the front and 12x 80lbs bags of concrete in the back you are maxed out. Two people can mix and pour 12 bags in an hour. My F350 needs a whole pallet of concrete in the back (42 bags, about 3400lbs OR more than the weight of the whole kei truck fully laden) just to make it ride right. I can get 5 (technically 6) people and 3 pallets (126bags) of concrete to a job AND actually get it up 20% grades driveway. It gets better. On a highway trip I would get about 5-6mpg (possibly up to 8mpg if the drive was long enough). So even if the Kei truck got 40mph it would be losing the efficiency race at the 6th / of 10 trips. That’s not even including that the F350 would still get 12mpg towing the empty back meaning the Kei truck really lost on like the 4th or 5th trip. At 20miles each way the diesel would burn about 5 gallons of fuel. The Kei truck would burn its entire 10 gallon fuel supply in the 400 mile trip (20x2x10). The Kei truck was great for delivery and some tradesmen in the city, and even for some of us car guys that are just trying to move around body parts, tires, engines, etc.. they make sense, and they’re cool/obscure, but not what I would call a work truck.

[@espneindanke9172]

@@jkent9915 Just get a Mercedes Sprinter Pritsche 🤷🏼‍♂️ It's way better as a working vehicle.

[@rigobertosalinas4105]

🐓🐆😹😁

[@johnlynn5616]

I don't need a truck. I need a big comfy car that can haul plywood and a refrigerator.

[@RNGeeGee]

You need a van.

[@zeroinfinity5864]

Vans are so much better for most things

[@TheWinjin]

Do you carry plywood and refrigerators every day though?

[@owl8185]

The problem with bigger cars is they’re less safe for the people outside the car and in them. We should be aiming for everyone to be in more reasonable sized cars so everyone is safer

[@VecheslavNovikov]

I legit transported a fridge in a Mitsubishi Mirage hatch. That thing was crazy.

[@dusty7264]

Most Americans don’t even use their trucks for truck things, us ranchers do and a lot of farmers and people in the trades do

[@TheVillainInGlasses]

Yep, no way in hell that dinky thing is gonna haul a hay bale or pallets of feed *anywhere* lol.

[@amateurcrastinator9523]

This is my issue with the "truck culture". It's a bunch of city folks who want a truck for... reasons. They have inflated the market so now trucks are more expensive. Ridiculously so.

[@dusty7264]

@@amateurcrastinator9523 exactly, the cabs are as fancy as a Bentley driving up the cost, they don’t have any ground clearance anymore, the ones on our ranch we use the most are a 69, 70, 72 Ford F-250 4X4s sure we have a couple nice ones for pulling horses and livestock. But wow a friend just bought a F-350 4x4 truck and it was 90000 Bucks ridiculous

[@amateurcrastinator9523]

@dusty7264 Exactly. Now, thanks to the epa rules and the absurd costs of trucks, I'm looking for something much older now.

[@pcmountaindog]

I too have a real truck, rubber floor mats, manual roll up windows, manual transmission, lock/free hub front differential, manual shift transfer case. That truck has not been on the market now for 15 years. Today it's automatic junk for every thing. No manual lever to shift into 4WD, no a switch and motors move the same lever. Nothing but more automatic junk that breaks.

[@nikkijackson4419]

I live in Japan these trucks are one step above riding in clown car. Super uncomfortable tin cans. I know a few people that own them specifically to haul large things that can't fit in our tiny cars. The roads here in japan are super narrow so trucks and cars are built a lot smaller than US cars.

[@MatthewSchrenk]

Does the truck from Japan meet US safety and government standards?

[@noco7243]

​@@MatthewSchrenk Nope. That's why you almost rarely see them here. Granted US import regulations are kinda ridiculous.

[@Hman333]

@@noco7243 My guy 😂 the biggest problem with these tiny trucks it they literally can’t go 60mph on a highway without blowing up speaking to a non American about our cars and roads is pointless they have zero knowledge and can’t comprehend America

[@revanxl5612]

this would make more sense if the larger truck in this video wasn't literally a japanese truck.

[@nikkijackson4419]

@MatthewSchrenk I mean it has breaks and seatbelts so maybe. Lol

[@LovleyLemonade]

The small one has another advantage. When you get in a wreck, all your problems instantly fade away.

[@tramainesmith6067]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@EricJones-yi5uy]

true that lol!!

[@hobomike6935]

“I don’t feel so good Mr stark.”

[@nathank2289]

Not that our oversized tin-cans actually protect anyone over 30mph but it's nice to pretend, I guess.

[@Carlinisalive]

@@nathank2289our oversized trucks tend to kill anyone who isn’t also in an oversized truck that’s how my brother died his sedan got hit by a lifted pickup

[@dildanusmaximus9891]

One you can register in all 50 states and parts are readily available. The other can only be registered in a few states, parts are NOT available and shops refuse to work on it.

[@semaka66]

When the words "manual transmission" arrived, 99% Americans left.

[@jlkkauffman7942]

I prefer manual however this mini truck wouldn’t do what I would need it too!

[@philipgrodsky2626]

Crazy the amount of people thinking they’re pulling 10 yds of mulch with one of these… like are we really classifying people who use their truck as a work truck as dumb .. crazy Somebody who owns a truck for no reason, I guess but that’s may even be ego / desire to feel big or safe who tf knows

[@Michael-ii9fs]

theft deterrent.

[@jerryjohnson4965]

All 4 of my vehicles are manual. An each has their own purpose.

[@dillonwearssa7401]

Why is automatic transmission standard in the US

[@ruscopcoltrain]

Thinking Americans choose trucks for their practicality is like thinking celebrities get plastic surgery for their health.

[@MainInternetUser]

On the stop moaned hard on this one

[@bluezdr]

Preparedness > practicality

[@ebadurrahman7848]

​@@bluezdrwhat preparedness American trucks have?

[@Hman333]

Well believe it or most Americans use their trucks sorry you don’t know how to hook a trailer up that small ass truck would be used like a golf cart in most places of work it’s pretty useless except for mulch and gravel honestly

[@jml9hgk]

Every office worker I see that drives a Silverado 3500 is a poser. Pick ups do have practicality to them as the bed on the are able to be taken off and changed into something else like that other vehicles configuration or put something else but the frame is so beefy that it was designed to haul much more than the average office workers equipment. Plus engines in modern pickup trucks now use cylinder deactivation and stuff to get better gas millage but it is all unreliable.

[@teonesterov9141]

I don't think these were designed for Americans. Most Americans would simply not fit between the seat and the steering wheel.

[@jerry-xx8mu]

😂Umm reason being

[@teonesterov9141]

@@jerry-xx8mu The obesity statistics, man. 40% of population is obese, 30% overweight, and almost 8% morbidly obese. Which leaves 22% of Americans who are able to fit inside this thing.

[@giannamolinari3065]

I mean, he's completley right... in italy they have similar things, they call it ape car and it's a small thing that has 3 weels and a 50cc engine. Latley the company that produce it decided to make it with a 125cc engine by factory, not 50cc anymore, because they realized that 50cc wasn't enought. It can carry a lot of stuff, go where normal cars cant and it had (with 50cc engine) good pulling power at the cost of going like 5mph. Now with the new engine it goes much faster and has even greater power to weight ratio and for me that thing does wonder. They are hard to find because it's a really requested little thing between youngsters and by a little part old mans and people that work for tje county or f0r construction company.

[@rickjames553]

They also were not designed with any safety standards in mind.

[@skarshad]

​@@giannamolinari3065 Dude Ape is EVERYWHERE in India. I think it's perfect for India

[@pcdude2394]

They need to bring the mini pickup trucks back. Had my 1993 Toyota pickup when I was in college. That truck was a Swiss Army knife for me.

[@davidc750]

It's not the consumers. it's the policy makers who are dumb and not letting these trucks in for safety regulations. *edit: -Yes, you can IMPORT them yourself. It will likely cost more than what the truck is worth, which defeats the purpose of it being affordable. -Yes, we voted for these policy makers on the majority. But when was the last time anyone in the government cared about what voters think or want?

[@fayrefitness5416]

Who votes for the policy makers? The consumers?

[@dustingariepy2056]

You can buy these in the US

[@sleepygryph]

Not safety, CAFE. Based off of the wheel base vehicles need to have a certain mpg, small trucks like old rangers, S10s, Highluxes, and the like need to get over 50 mpg to be sold and imported otherwise there are penalties assigned. By making vehicles larger the manufacturers can avoid those penalties. A problem with the mpg is that it's not realistic and that many of the emission reduction measures installed in vehicles actually hurt your mpg

[@alonzoharris6424]

You can have them in the US, if you address the passenger side safety and emissions issues Or it has to be older than 25 years. Websites like boekei USA and cars from Japan sales em legally. idk why people keep saying that these are banned, they aren't. You just gotta meet the same regs every vehicle in the US does

[@dirtysquatch7036]

My state government won't allow these to be licensed for road use.

[@777ikram]

CAFE regulations won't allow them to be built here

[@mrcringe-fg6zq]

Stupid Regulations , They are trusty Workhorses.

[@351cleavland]

They get better milage than most trucks. What makes you think that Cafe standards would prohibit them? Curious.

[@Aposte-quotation]

​@@351cleavlandsafety

[@MrMo-oh4wf]

​@@Aposte-quotationlmao what are you talking about? CAFE regulations have to do with emissions, not safety.

[@Aposte-quotation]

@@MrMo-oh4wf why the h*ll would they even LOOK at kei trucks then??? They are the most fuel efficiënt ever

[@ralegade7710]

No, Americans aren’t “kinda dumb” The small truck industry is non existent due to lobbying and legislation.

[@savagemode2150]

They kinda are tho

[@thewolf9851]

Both are true

[@taoufix6915]

dumb* legislation

[@ConrailSD80MAC]

​@@savagemode2150As an American, I can confirm that I have an IQ of 30

[@josiahhumber4775]

It’s both. Most Americans eat up the propaganda fed to them by corporate America

[@cabuan]

If they allowed these in America we would probably have both

[@russellbrooks23able]

Most pickup drivers never use their truck to haul things.

[@mikedeek22]

Most pick up trucks are company owned as write offs...

[@notaspy1227]

No they don't lol.

[@thunderhorse689]

I'd be interested to see some evidence for that claim, or is that just your anecdotal experience?

[@josephpenderson613]

The majority of spotless lifted trucks I see don’t even have a trailer hitch attached.

[@madunwerkstatt3093]

Small pick up trucks carry a whole lot of stuffs

[@Whooshta]

But can that truck fit that one little bag of snacks from 7/11?

[@hobomike6935]

The cab had plenty of space. The only problem is that the wheel’s on the passenger side.

[@houalee9101]

That truck probably won't have enough horse power to haul the bag of chip they need to go buy at midnight 🤣🤣

[@hhhlacrosse]

The Honda ACTY can't be registered in all 50 states, it doesn't meet US crash standards.

[@andyblinkblink4198]

its funny how we can only import vehicles 25+ years old but meanwhile the newer kei trucks like the town ace have crumple zones, seat belts, air bags etc and preform well on crash tests, typically achieving 4-5 stars out of 5. About on par with something like a honda civic.

[@johnbrobston1334]

@@andyblinkblink4198 If the newer Kei trucks can pass US safety and emissions then your beef is with the manufacturers who don't get them certified for import.

[@claseobreraespanola7305]

Of course, it's too above US standards and quality.

[@Ancovg]

Well those US trucks don't confine with EU laws yet can be imported and registered (because of safety standards).

[@sebastianwoodall294]

In Hawaii I see these from Honda ,Subaru,Suzuki,Daihatsu,etc . They are legal ,registered and driven daily by their owners ... The cabin safety can be upgraded by the addition of a off-road type bumper welded to the front end . Probobbly the best it'll get . Or swapping for a 1.5 or 1.6l engine of choice so you're not slow enough to be a road hazard and can maneuver out of the way.

[@RalphTempleton-vr6xs]

I would own one of these in a heartbeat, with a few qualifiers; SAFE speed of 65-70 mph, and the ability to haul 500lbs and tow 1500lbs, at 50 mph. I currently run a 2008 ranger and it's never not been enough truck for my needs

[@chaddepew5831]

90% of Americans would gladly get the smaller truck. But there are some stupid things called regulations that mean it will never happen

[@BRAINFxck10]

No they wouldn’t, Americans like big trucks because it makes them feel safer same reason why SUV’s are preferred over wagons in America

[@vanguard6937]

​@@BRAINFxck10it's a mixture of both. Americans want larger vehicles because there are larger vehicles. If you're driving a Corolla and pull up next to an f250, you'll see that the bumper is about your head height. And then you imagine yourself getting T boned at an intersection, and that bumper taking your head completely off.

[@brandonrobertson6327]

​@@BRAINFxck10I will be willing to say I rather be hit in my 9,000lbs SUV than this tin can POS. And to boot, I don't need the extra expense of an extra vehicle on the insurance.

[@Rocketman0407]

They are too fat to fit in one

[@dandre3K]

@@BRAINFxck10If you were right the regulations wouldn’t exist.

[@stephenr2195]

It has nothing to do with Americans but everything to do with our American government. Those small trucks are not allowed to be sold in America.

[@Justin-ne2xo]

Exactly, I was looking into a truck I could use on my farm and for running errands in town, but I wouldnt be able to register it in my state as a passenger vehicle due to it being "unsafe" But the smart cars 1/2 the size of these trucks are fine? Make it make sense

[@brokenwrench404]

They’re sold here there just not dot legal. We had a handful of them as facilities vehicles that never left the city properties

[@BenjaminWalburn]

When you want to blame the government, instead look to who wanted the government to have this sort of policy.

[@richcast688]

Governments are no different from companies that want to grow larger. I se your point but the blame lies on the government @@BenjaminWalburn

[@compmanio36]

The difference that government is an enforced monopoly by men with guns.@@richcast688

[@TomO-nx1bd]

They don't make these for the American market anymore. Back in the 90's I drove a 1995 Nissan pickup, I loved it, it was dirt-cheap to buy new, economical and no-frills but rock solid durable and reliable.

[@cloudbase7799]

The 4th branch of government is to blame for this.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

I had one 1988 Nissan hardbody and I loved it. Manual 5 speed, no options but the radio. If they sell it today that's what I would drive.

[@NihaalKnightGaming]

You buy that small truck and go shopping. Then you will realise ☠️ 😂

[@Palanibert]

That Kei truck has the crash protection of a beer can.

[@sneztchy]

just don't crash

[@ErdingerLi]

You drive to crash? 😂

[@Billy.-tb1sr]

That's the moral of this story, without the ego trip of having a parking lot beauty, there will be smaller of the same.

[@Doom_Cloud77]

​@@ErdingerLino one plans for accidents. That's why they're called accidents, genius.

[@patrickfargie1146]

Well, true. However, if we would stop allowing people with room temperature IQs and similarly shit credit scores to drive, our roads would be a bit safer... and less congested.

[@timothybrown8424]

We’re not dumb. It’s just that Toyota and Honda doesn’t sell those over here. If they were actually sold here and advertised properly, then I could picture companies using them and that will trickle down to everyday consumers.

[@TucsonDude]

Have you driven one? They're horrible.

[@Calendyr]

Again, it's a matter of laws. It is impossible for japanese companies to se;; trucks in the USA because of legislations that have been put in place to make sure they can't do it.

[@23GreyFox]

@@TucsonDude I have, i love them.

[@stormywormie]

Not only that but I'm sure there are a whole host of safety reasons why we can't use them ​@@Calendyr

[@nicholashodges201]

​@@Calendyrthey can, but they have to be larger bodied. It's based on a fuel efficiency equation the EPA & DOT started using in the 90's. You can still import individual trucks, but USDOT won't approve them for general import and many states have outright banned or simply refused to register them

[@taintedrageXX]

"If the bed is too small then I guess they'll have to buy a trailer from one of our subsidiaries." -Some Businessman probably

[@calladeem240]

More like, "If 90% of our customers never use the bed, they won't care that it's tiny." Full sized pickups seem to have become more of a status symbol than an actual work vehicle. Of course there are those who use them as intended, but the prevalence of 4 door trucks implies that they are in the minority.

[@Ruintheus]

Spot on. One only needs to look at the undeserved popularity and obnoxious condescension of owning iPhones and Apple products to see that the decision to own a truck for practical use is in the minority while the reality shows that the underlying reason for owning a truck comes down to status.

[@socaljusticewarrior558]

No, it's a mixture of dumb emissions standards and union corruption. The Tik Toker won't mention that American trucks only recently took this absurd form. He also won't mention the price of the little truck, which would be prohibitively expensive after the import tax (thanks auto unions) But hey, let's not actually try to solve the problem. Let's just be good redditors and shit all over every for updoots

[@EntropicTroponin]

​@@socaljusticewarrior558 or you could just design sensible cars to begin with

[@sonofspongebob471]

Those same Americans with those monstrosities are the same ones complaining about gas prices being to high😂

[@weorldedit]

Americans have told me that they need a big truck because it increases their freedom.

[@joyaustin6581]

Dealers don’t have small trucks available

[@jimjohnson4072]

No one told you that 😂 Yall lie so much to push your agendas.. its sad..

[@justsomeguy5628]

They hold it right there in the back, you see.

[@Destroyer_UA]

@@jimjohnson4072Maybe try driving one of these big trucks in Europe?

[@kantai3309]

Can’t argue with that. Now, if it wouldn’t reduce their freedom to control their car and ability to transport themselves per fuel unit with empty bed…

[@Jakkadyl]

Americans aren't to blame for this. Thank government and greedy corporations

[@TheCountess666]

Americans elected that government, and allow corporate that much influence.

[@aunknownspecies4153]

@@TheCountess666yeah well while we look for the right people to be in government and fight these big corporations we still have to live and get what we can until then once everything stops so do the money

And the Japanese corporations that make the smaller trucks are less greedy for some reason?

[@LivinRentFreeInUrHead]

No u got it bass ackwards. The government is controlling every little move Americans make & Americans are the reason that the government is able to do that. Don't blame the people you voted into place in the first place.

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

Anyone can buy a smaller car if they want. Therefore blame consumers not producers.

[@Aisua]

I wonder how many Americans saw this, eyerolled, and scrolled on...

[@mj.l]

who cares? they’re americans

[@davidhatcher7016]

I am

[@spiceweasel4370]

I did.

[@michaelkolano8686]

especially since the size of trucks is almost entirely out of the consumer's power. it's all due to EPA and CAFE regulations.

[@jayallen408]

​@@mj.land yet we're still the freest country on the planet and people flock here daily

[@ARockRaider]

This isn't about buyer preference, or even manufacturer preference. This is %100 about government regulations incentivizing larger vehicles and manufacturing moving to that standard. As far as usefulness of pickups that's a case of "a man should have a truck" mentally mixed with a "but it's also nice to have a 4 door" desire. If these K trucks were available in America people would run them and "small" pickups wouldn't be larger then the old "full size" pickup.

[@LSgaming201]

This issue is quite a bit deeper than "haha aMeRiCaN sO DuMb" and it gets into auto industry regulation and inport/export laws.

[@santiaguo21]

Ok bozo go back to the economy class

[@noco7243]

Yeah.

[@izza6998]

People who constantly rant about large trucks are usually those that have never had cause to need/own one. They're also likely the people policing disabled parking spots because the person doesn't 'look' disabled enough for them.

[@wipkpremium5691]

Lol no. Big trucks are just better, a big truck is a business/asset. That tiny thing is a golf cart with a bed.

[@meateaw]

​​@@izza6998look it up, Californian fuel regulations cause giant cars. Fuel efficiency standards are based on a ratio of vehicle footprint. Bigger footprint, they can use less efficient engines. That's why all cars are ballooning in footprint. I love fuel efficiency regulations (I'm a hybrid/electric driver - money where my mouth is), but they need to reign in the vehicle footprints at the same time as ramping up efficiency requirements .

[@86donkeys]

"We should be buying THEEEESE." Except that THESE things aren't able to be bought.

[@carlenger9707]

Yeah at first you had to import them but enough people are realizing how useful they are, there are more out there in America than you might think.

[@johngreenwald2954]

@@carlenger9707 However, they still aren’t an actual thing being sold in America. The ones here are old, imported from elsewhere models, usually from Japan, sold on the secondary market.

[@WCS-xp9lu]

Exactly, I was going to reply the same thing.

[@cortransport]

@@WCS-xp9lupeople can buy them if you wanted too

[@alanagnew3451]

Even if you bought it new and shipped it here from Japan, wouldn't the government refuse to give you license plates because of emissions standards and perhaps even safety standards? I'm not sold on the idea that Americans just don't want the small Japan truck. I've looked into buying a car from Mexico and bringing it over to Texas... Well, it's complicated to do that, legally.

[@bakgatlhainvestments4456]

Considering the average size of an American, that mini-truck isn't going to work there

[@yaboidre5672]

Average size American here. You lost me?????

[@trophyscene5015]

​@@yaboidre5672I doubt that you're the current average size American, this person is referring to the new size not what Americans used to be in the early 2000s and earlier. Are you 350 lbs?? or under 200 (the old size)?

[@yaboidre5672]

@@trophyscene5015 Under 200. Is it that bad???

[@anthonybutori4149]

​@@trophyscene5015i know americans are way overweight but i feel like you pulled 350lbs out of your ass because its pretty rare that I see someone THAT big

[@JAM-rp6fi]

@@trophyscene5015 The average American man is around 200 lbs, which is still larger than most other countries around the world, but 350 lbs, really? lmao

[@joshuaanderson1369]

The automaker lobbyists won't allow those in the US because they would have to price them reasonably.

[@adamgilbert1313]

Tell the EPA and NHTSA who ensure these can’t be driven on the road here

[@aclark9869]

So when can we see you driving one of those at highway speeds for more than a mile?

[@christopherwojtan750]

Its actually because manufactures build trucks to skate regulations. Trucks have few restrictions for economy and safety. SUVs, Minivans, Trucks ect fall into that category. Your deprived of market choice because of market laziness.

[@RogueA.I.]

This

[@KodiaKSE]

Yet this truck is registered and plated in the US…

[@adamgilbert1313]

If it is plated it’s one of those states who allow UTVs to be made street legal. These trucks are sold here in my state for off road use only. Trucks have a lots of emissions, fuel economy, and safety standards. The fuel economy in particular is based upon this complicated footprint formula which basically measures the area between the tires and makes smaller footprint trucks effect the cafe ratings for the manufacturer much worse. The chicken tax also makes importation of any truck from a foreign market unprofitable. What we have is a government result not a market result.

[@h0rseinthesands878]

Like i said before, you arent going to see those types of vehicles because of: 1. Peer pressure( they will laugh at you for driving that or you dont look cool) 2. The automobile industry has a massive hand in commercials and marketing, which is why city planning is car vehicle focused 3. You cant fit the ego of a truck driver in that 4. The vehicle industry will say that it isnt safe 5. Money, your dealing with the car industries money and they will not like a vehicle like that messing with their income and will do everything in their power to get those types of vehicles either off the street or defamed that little to no one buys one. Thats what happens with conditioning over and over again, you eventually accept what has been fed to you with no questions asked.

[@marginis]

That thing gets better gas mileage than many sedans in the US.

[@heyaisdabomb]

Yep and my friend has spent 8 trips to the DMV trying to get it registered because it's not CARB certified being an import, so despite the fact everyone knows it pollutes less than a modern truck, CARB wants him to spend 10k getting it certified. Gota love californias backwards regulations, where Diesel trucks have no pollution limit, but a small engine has to prove it doesn't pollute.

[@theregalproletariat]

​@@heyaisdabombIt's not California, it's your whole bloody country

[@bobtailedtrucker2521]

If it was possible to drive the same speed limits like the rest of vehicles, then the fuel mileage would suffer the same. Try driving your vehicle at 70, then do the same at 55 then compare the fuel mileage of both. You will see the reason why in the 70's they mandated a 55mph law for fuel efficiency back then.

[@Talon18136]

Yea but those tiny little thing can’t haul anything

[@metalexchange501]

No it does not.

[@charleswhite7612]

I’ve been saying the same thing since seeing these vehicles first hand in Japan in the early 90’s. It’s all the truck most people need.👍

[@someasiandude4797]

America: we’ve turned working trucks into consumer goods and put corn syrup into oatmeal

[@danorem9969]

And we wonder why everyone has diabetes

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

💯

[@esq73]

@@danorem9969because of the trucks?

[@jimfields9491]

The problem with newer trucks is you can’t use them for a work truck unless you’re 6’4” and can reach over the side. Older trucks were belly button hight sides and the newer trucks are nipple to shoulder height.

[@someasiandude4797]

@@jimfields9491 thats what im saying! Trucks went from being sold for utility and carrying things to looking imposing and having comfy backseats

[@erikterock9071]

Modern trucks are just status symbols. High sides, small beds, and oversized bodies with all their wheelbase allocated to cabin space. They're just computerized sedans with beds designed to give the appearance of a "working vehicle". Give me a true workhorse of a truck from the 70's or 80's with a carburetor, basic ignition system, and basic "no bullshit" cab.

[@smileyeagle1021]

Hell, doesn't even need to be a "workhorse" truck of the 70s, I'd settle for a utility truck from the 90s. I'll take the conveniences of fuel injection, I'll take the power steering and ABS, I'll take the ridiculously overpowered air conditioning (I truly miss the days when Toyota just put in the same HVAC from their minivans in their pickups). I don't need a powerhouse that can move a mountain. I need something that can move stuff from point A to point B, is easy to load and unload, and ideally isn't going to take too much maintenance (yeah, I know I said I wanted some things that add to the maintenance, but the daily convenience is worth the trade off on some things).

[@dominictorimino5064]

No truck even from the 70s or 80s is gonna be able to do a fraction of some of these trucks now

[@erikterock9071]

@@dominictorimino5064 In terms of power, torque, acceleration, towing capacity, and overall performance, no there's no comparison. But my personal belief is that a truck should be a rugged, durable, simple machine built to do a job and do it well. New trucks have more luxury features than utility, and 80% of people only use them to haul the family to Walmart or keep them as a waxed, polished pavement princes. Personally I find the older ones to be nicer looking too

[@TheWholeGrainBread_Real]

​@dominictorimino5064 we don't see what these trucks can do now because no one uses them for what trucks are for.

[@only_he_stands_there762]

@@dominictorimino5064 idk, I’d imagine you could never leave pavement with them, drive them to your 9-5 office job, but one thing the old ones can’t do is require you to take out a 2nd mortgage for.

[@vapeking466]

For some reason long beds seem to be harder to come by nowadays. I don't see why you wouldn't want a long bed. If you never haul stuff you probably shouldn't have a truck anyway. They cost more to insure because they cause more fatalities and they use more fuel. They also often blind others as the headlights are right at mirror level with sedans. Most truck owners I don't think consider or realize that as they often ride my ass when I'm doing the speed limit. No matter how close they get Im not speeding to please someone in a rush. Now even police with trucks and suv's are doing it however I suspect they are trying to push folks so they can then have a reason to pull you over. The Kei trucks should be allowed so we can have brand new ones in the US.

[@overlandPNWGX]

You will 100% die in an accident in that truck though.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Tommy I love you but only a stupid person would drive that little truck in America. Who do you think gonna win in an auto accident in that little thing?

[@SuperSm13]

That model year tundra has the worst crash test rating !

[@Austin-cg7be]

@@SuperSm13Crash tests are only relevant if you are hitting an immovable object as the IIHS does dont get me wrong the IIHS has contributed to much safer cars but if you take the worst crash rated pickup from the last 10 years and crash it against the highest rated compact SUV or sedan you will still fare better in the truck most crash tests aren’t relevant in day to day life. They are just a simple guideline

[@averypollard442]

Deer lease truck!

[@Turfcat150]

​@@Austin-cg7beto hell w all that it'll still crush like sardine can

[@darkworlddenizen]

We dont need kei trucks anymore than we need oversized trucks. What we need are the old rangers, s10, sonoma, dakotas and tacomas. But, CAFE...

[@davidamburgey9398]

I had one--- Every time I drove it in traffic I felt like a dead man. There is nothing to keep you alive in a wreck

[@peterhawkfan]

You can blame the EPA for the death of the small truck in america.

[@BlueGillage]

And soon you can blame the Big 3 and others for the death of all vehicles because they've overpriced everything by their own choice.

[@sawyerlightsey3709]

I’d blame manufacturers realizing they can make a lot more money selling big trucks than smaller trucks, and the chicken tax for killing competition before the EPA.

[@britjohnson1990]

Yes! people don't understand that the govt forces the auto manufacturers to follow and equation to determine what is allowed. The cars gas mileage requirement is determined by the area it takes up. Length x width. So making a truck that will sell forces them to make it huge so they can put an engine in it that has enough power to be useful and that people want. That is why you will never see narrow long bed trucks again. They would have to get like 30 mpg that would make it an awful truck. As things get tougher you will see cars and trucks getting smaller turbocharged mechanical nightmares that wont last and will be expensive and very hard to service and will be less reliable. Electric cars and trucks are a fairytale at this point and also would require us to completely change our energy infrastructure. Out power plants and local power lines cannot withstand most people having an electric car

[@Maleficent___]

You can thank President Richard Nixon for EPA

[@BlainesGarage]

Actually it’s CAFE standards footprint exemptions for large trucks that has killed off small trucks and cars. so now our choices for small economical vehicles have been dwindling rapidly.

[@saiket1735]

we're just dumb enough to elect politicians that are much dumber than us, and so we have dumb rules and regulations, and we can't own stuff that we should own.

[@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts]

If you vote for someone thats an insider the FBI spends 3 years trying to remove him from office

[@LivinRentFreeInUrHead]

No u got it bass ackwards. The government is controlling every little move Americans make & Americans are the reason that the government is able to do that. Don't blame the people you voted into place in the first place.

[@SJ-co6nk]

Your options are dumb and dumber because the party system means you only get to choose between the choices the party wants you to have. "Would you rather get punched in the face or punched in the balls?" well I'd rather not get punched but that's not an option.

[@ipleedafif8033]

We're a wasteful nation, from our food to our choice in vehicles.

[@MrMezmerized]

Do those rules and regulations prevent you from being able to buy such a cheap, small truck thingy?

[@WhiteTrashMotorsports]

A lot of people would buy a small trucks unfortunately the EPA makes it impossible to manufacture and sell in the United States, so don't blame Americans for the stupidity of our government.

[@cyberworld9000]

It's your people who elected the government 😂

[@Loki1620]

Exactly this!!! Blame over reaching government controls as to why we don’t get our tiny Kei trucks here in the US!

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Small truck like the old ranger, Nissan hardbody, chevy s10. Not that thing, it's very unsafe.

[@AscensionProject8]

They're all imported, which is a nightmare to title/register in most states. Not to mention, if you get in an accident you're much more likely to be severely injured or killed. FMVSS were created for a reason, children.

[@redarah]

95% of pickup truck owners don't need a pickup truck

[@scott3805]

same with suv's. I only drive a car

[@Kenneth-kz9it]

I 100% don't care about your opinion.😅

[@talkingthetalk3640]

​@@Kenneth-kz9it yes you do. Otherwise you wouldn't have committed.

[@redarah]

@@Kenneth-kz9it Ok boomer. As if I ever cared about your feelings

[@josem588]

@@scott3805 well many of the owners of large suvs like Chevrolet suburban have them for the space and not for the cargo capacity

[@sosomelodies659]

We Americans are so dumb we'd probably end up buying both. 😂

[@Majaweed17]

Both are useful in their own way

[@bluefly1]

Most likely situation

[@Jiraiyashouse666]

I've got a Chevy 3500HD, a side by side and a mini truck which is what we call these. They all have their niche and we Americans love our vehicles. We aren't dumb, we just like our toys!

[@Formosa1]

Shut up and take my money 💰

[@badasstigeroscar7444]

They're both Japanese vehicles technically lol

[@MineBloxMania]

How am I putting my 12 inch lift on this 😢

[@Y2KSSteve]

Tried that already. In my county they won't pass inspection and my insurance company will not insure it.

[@viksjolt1]

that just means you're government is making money off of your dumbness....

[@girayhankaya]

cause you would use it for real work so it would be in more danger :)

[@anonimoporsiempre6033]

What state is that ?

[@Hyperear42]

What made it fail inspection

[@leezhieng]

Why??

[@Peepbus]

Talk to the EPA about killing small trucks. I know, that sounds stupid, but that's our government.

[@aguilayserpiente]

Cite verifiable evidence and authority from a published trade journal or statute to support your claims.

[@LayzeeGiant]

@@aguilayserpienteWhy? Because you demand it on the internet? Crawl back under your rock.

[@austincrabtree2850]

​@@aguilayserpiente Look up the "chicken tax"

[@aguilayserpiente]

@@austincrabtree2850 You saw the standard- verifiable evidence and authority from a published trade journal or published EPA regulation to support a claim ratifying the original post. Short of that, your claim has zero merit.

[@austincrabtree2850]

@@aguilayserpiente lmao you're something else dude. Have a good one

[@jrgenstacholsen6876]

Do you also by chance make rolling paper for joints?😂

[@RoofingConnecticut]

Blame the EPA for incentivizing car manufacturers into making cars bigger

[@virtuerse]

The only person who gets it, it wasn’t the American consumer’s fault, we were forced to adopt larger trucks by new regulations.

[@TheCraftySam]

​​@@virtuerseweirdly, its actually lack of regulation that led to this. Under CAFE car companies in America had to make more efficient and better engines for regular cars. Which they didn't want to do, so instead they poured tons of money and development into SUV's and light trucks - since they don't fall under CAFE restrictions due to being... light trucks. This is also why SUV's tend to actually be less safe compared to normal cars, they aren't held to the same safety standards. So car companies don't need to spend as much on safety features, or engine efficiency but can still charge a high price on these things. Basically, car companies found a loophole that'll probably never get closed because America is run by lobbyists. Still, in a roundabout way this was caused by regulations, just not any that affect trucks and SUV's in the US.

[@motorman111jld]

I guarantee a lot of Americans would drive something like this if they could legally register new ones. It's not that Americans are dumb. The government has a lot of money to gain by not allowing these to be registered to be driven on the U.S. roads.

[@pallabjd]

Governments get their election fundings from oil giants, and the oil giants don't like the idea of an "efficient truck".

[@KC9UDX]

End the secret ballot, and end the FED and all these problems fix themselves.

[@PleaseEnlightenMe82]

You may be right, but alot of people would still drive huge pickups when they rarely pull or carry things.

[@hershall_3162]

Naw Americans are dumb man. Just admit it. We’re arguing over what’s a man and woman. Doesn’t get any worse than that

[@motorman111jld]

@PleaseEnlightenMe82 That is also true. Me, being a taller guy, I prefer something that's not cramped up, especially when I'm traveling long distances. Also, I do pull a car trailer a lot. But it's not cost-effective to own a smaller vehicle for me to drive when I'm not pulling a trailer. By the time you figure in fuel, insurance, and repair and upkeep of a second vehicle, you are just adding more to the finances of the household. Also, just because it's a smaller vehicle doesn't always mean it's better on fuel. I have owned a lot of vehicles in my lifetime. Some that should be really good on fuel by expected design that was absolutely horrible. I've had some that you would expect to be horrible by expected design that was impressively good on fuel. I had a 1986 chevy K5 blazer, 2001 chevy Z71 and a 1992 Dodge D350 and all 3 of those would get over 20 miles per gallon. The 1992 dodge was a Cummins diesel and would easily get 25 miles per gallon and with some adjustments could exceed 30 miles per gallon. Then, I had a 1991 chevy S10 and a 1997 nissan pickup with a 4 cylinder and a manual transmission. Both could barely get 14-15 miles per gallon out of those little trucks. Now. Being in the automotive industry all my life, there are things they could do to make vehicles of any size to be way more efficient. There was a man who invented a carburetor and claimed it could make any vehicle get close to 100 miles per gallon. The fuel companies and automotive manufacturers bought out the patent. Shortly after, the claim was the man committed suicide. So, knowing that things can be done to make vehicles more efficient and cleaner without all of the smog control junk, it tells me the fuel companies, automotive manufacturers, and EPA are all together in a ploy to have something around every corner to rob the people.

[@2mileoutdoorsman997]

It's not the fault of "Americans" it's the government standards that won't let us purchase or license them in most states

[@rodiculous9464]

Fun fact: Americans run the govt 😂

[@yourboyhunter142]

​@@rodiculous9464 Fun fact, that's not true we don't run our government at all

[@RK-um2bj]

Brother I was about to comment on how mentally challenged Americans are regardless, but rodiculous's comment says it for me 😂

[@wolfmantroy6601]

@@rodiculous9464 That has not been true for a long time.

[@ricarmig]

Fact 1: (most) North America drive horribly so a big car may protect them when a collision occurs. Fact 2: most North Americans care about cheap gas and big eg…engines, so a big noisy engine consuming a lot of gas is ok in (most of) the North America. Fact 3: governments are run by the same people that live there, so if rules are wrong, it means most people either don’t care or are generally fine with them. I hear all the time that we Europeans are “naive” because we care “too much” about pollution, small engines, etc but at least we spend money for our better future; I predict that even China may have lower pollution levels per person in 10 years than in North America…

[@super19kh87]

Put Nathan and Roman in it, send it to Ike and count brake applications downhill

[@aaronstanton3525]

There would only be 1. The whole way down.

[@upshifter5316]

Hell yes!

[@tomstarcevich1147]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@christopherrosas2738]

​@aaronstanton3525 no need for brake applications.....just drop gears..... ofcourse you only have so many gears to use to engine brake

[@Cloud30000]

After Roman’s near-death experience on the Ike with Mr. Truck, you’ll never get him to chance it again.

[@agelualofa]

I keep telling people that but they seem to think I am just jealous of their achievements?

[@jefferydossett4733]

Americans aren’t dumb we’re not even offered that truck because our government is dumb

[@byshanesmith]

This is it

[@GoatZilla]

I would posit that both are true at the same time.

[@Dansuperfly]

It’s bad business of course. Larger truck, more fuel consumption, higher insurance rates. Like your government’s ever gonna choose the best for you 😂

[@park_ranger1017]

@@GoatZillathe EPA has a fuel consumption requirement that works on a curve, greatly favoring larger vehicles, plus they also tax import 2 seater cargo vehicles from other nations at 25%, which is insanely high for a small vehicle like that, further de incentivizing selling them here

[@Chezisreal]

You can buy these and drive em. U just have to import it and then it costs about the same as a nice used truck…. But if u don’t see the use for a “big” pickup then you don’t need one at all.

[@tedsommer]

80mph? You mean 80kph. Those things will only top out at around 60mph, and that's in a 2wd variant

[@coppertopv365]

Then I could floor it while in the country. Speed limit is 55mph and that thing would go as fast as i would need it to be, even in town.

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

​@@coppertopv365top speed doesn't mean you'll get there

[@leggonarm9835]

Maybe 65mph with the wind lol.

[@suomynona4420]

They're fully capable of hitting too speed even with a load. They're made in Japan not Detroit.

[@triptheroad]

​@@coppertopv365there's places here where the speed limit is 80 MPH

[@robertmycroft8268]

You can't register them in Maine, so if you buy one who becomes dumb?

[@torreyance2468]

Americans would rather buy a tank, to carry groceries and complain about fuel prices than buying something efficient. :)

[@nosale777]

Yeah and when this driver hits a rain puddle and hits a poodle it ruined

[@voodoopup4376]

I want to argue this, but I do want a tank....

[@MetaKnight964]

@torreyance2468: You're quite the liar.

[@I-eat-ass-for-dinner]

Yall complain about America all you want, but all I gotta say is check the scoreboard. Back to back World War Champs💪 and if we are that bad, then tell your shit hole country to stop calling us for help anytime some disaster happens.

[@jacks9518]

Don’t go roping ALL Americans into your statement. Makes you sound ignorant, which you probably are. :)

[@josh2676]

i was onboard until i found out the little truck has zero cupholders.

[@johnboogle6442]

The things cant even go freeway speed and since last year 3 more states have outlawed them as on road vehicles. Unless you own a farm, these things are really dumb to own

[@samuelromero4696]

Right, how the heck am i gonna deliver the tofu without a cup of water to know if i spilled the tofu 😂😂😂

[@itcaboi1707]

⁠​⁠@@johnboogle6442outlawed because they threaten the bottom line of American car manufacturers. Japanese cars were also heavily tariffed and regulated in the 1980’s for the same reason lol.

[@Diskaria]

Business deals come for business plans, not consumer use usually.

[@GigaSigmaChadOmega]

tbh if you should only be drinking water and not soda. people in the US are already fat enough. not having the cup holder will make them less likely to get a refill on a soda when they go to a fast food restaurant.

[@rampallion8694]

You don't know about the chicken tax, can't keep it at 80 for over 1 hr

[@fastwalker128]

Those are all over Asia and usually blue. We call them the blue truck of death, cuz if you’re in a crash, well, you’re dead. Instantly.

[@theboringchannel2027]

you are confusing KEI TRUCKS with Tuk Tuks.

[@dingusfuzzklonnkt2755]

​@@theboringchannel2027no these are death traps. You can kick the doors in with boots on with little effort. Two strong guys can flip this truck on it's side easily. I drove one of these 55 mph no ac cramped pos death traps for two years around memphis giving estimates. I'd feel safer on a scooter no bs

[@Dreamfullofashes]

This, with the amount of large vehicles driven by crap drivers, I'll pass on ever owning a tin can lol

[@cmc5394oparva]

We had one of those as a "shop car" at one of my deployments back in the mid-2000s. The thing had a three-speed stick shift and felt like an enclosed motor scooter. I had fun driving it, but I made damn sure to give right of way to everyone so I didn't get squished.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@dingusfuzzklonnkt2755 These things were a big hit with farmers in my area for a few years before the novelty wore off. They can be useful around a farm for extremely light duty work. They aren’t worth a 💩 on wet dirt roads or snow.

[@jeremyrockwell1287]

As mechanic in okinawa, i can say that trying to fix that weedwacker of an engine is the dumbest and most inconvenient thing you'll do all day

[@josephjones8600]

bro. i used this truck in okinawa on the air station. nothing but problems 😂

[@andrewjames2569]

These new trucks, it's easier to replace the entire motor than attempt to do maintenance like replace a timing chain or water pump. You find yourself removing 12 other accessories just to replace a set of spark plugs. Give me the weedwacker truck any day, easy peasy.

[@jeremyrockwell1287]

hey, im not saying that US made is perfect, or even good for mechanics. those 150's are our bane, but these things make you remove sh!t jus to replace a damn oil filter. Having said that, we do need something in the US of this caliber @@andrewjames2569

[@jeremyrockwell1287]

since we're stating random irrelevant statements; mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.@@matthewmoore7447