This Is Ridiculous

[@cypher1o1]

Modern truck manufacturers are big mad you can buy a $3k option vs their $80k rolling financial crisis.

[@Cara.314]

Finally, someone blames the right people.

[@moriyamakyon1067]

"But our option has air conditioning and leather seats!!!! Also our 80k$ option will completely smash anything lighter than our SUV"

[@51L3NTF1R3]

their new business model is to get everyone into their rolling data collectors so they can sell every conversation and bit of your cell phones data (calls/texts) to data brokers . along with having you get their credit card . they’re not auto manufacturers anymore as they’re just banks and tech companies now .. good times 🫠🤓🎉

[@mcfish689]

@@moriyamakyon1067and don’t forget their option also has a higher profit margin than a Porsche 911.

[@jimmyjohnjuan]

​@@moriyamakyon1067true but having more affordable vehicles mean more people having access to them. Also k truck can do a lot of work, maybe not as much as you 80k one but I see them up heving the work truck industry if there were legle. Everyone would have one

[@jonnythunder76]

The less doors than a Boeing mid flight made me laugh HARD

[@WhoIsThisGodPersonAnyway]

I died when I heard that one!

[@staycurious3954]

You better start crying now because one is heading for your house now 🎉😢

[@lonewolf646]

@@staycurious3954 nah the ones that really have to cry are the ones who live on boings new emergency "runway". its a good thing that American houses are so soft

[@Josmersuero]

Why did that arouse you?

[@shawndixon4536]

I had to re-watch it again because I heard nothing after this line!

[@ChiTownGuy72]

This is America! Land of the Free??? Ain't NOTHING FREE here!!!

[@WilsonZoneOK]

Move. Or quit complaining about it and do something about it. If you can find a lot of people who agree with you, then you can make the change. But if all you are going to do is complain about it, you might as well move.

[@ASHE_ATTACC]

​@@WilsonZoneOK Yeah like moving to another country isn't an arm and a leg either. Why are you so desperate to keep this country impossible to live in? "Don't like 100k homes, 80k cars, 10k medical bills??? Move! In this country we pay to be poor! 😤"

[@user-sw1mt8ii5j]

Your free as long as you can pay

[@DrCruel]

They're talking about pay for interns.

[@1centimetre]

​@WilsonZoneOK

[@christianinfante8657]

The boeing joke was genius

[@xray86delta]

I drove a Jeep in the army. Don't worry about being impaled on the steering wheel in a collision. You'll be thrown so far from the Jeep it will be amazing!😂

[@thetrippinwiccan115]

I sense a back story 😂

[@faranger]

He is telling you the truth

[@OldMusicFan83]

I learned to drive a stick in the motor pool on an old M151. Glorious

[@faranger]

1979-1983

[@OldMusicFan83]

@@faranger 84 to 88

[@oldretireddude]

I've often said, any similarity between "right and wrong" and "legal and illegal" is purely coincidental.

[@SmD-ff5xd]

When people base their entire moral compass around laws and how they'll follow them like the ten commandments, kindly remind them that alcohol was illegal, and slavery was legal

[@Cara.314]

​@@SmD-ff5xdalso kindly remind them the Bible condones slavery.

[@Cara.314]

Also, remind them the Bible condones slavery

[@mattl6584]

@@Cara.314 I didn’t know that! What part of the Bible is that in? I haven’t studied it much.

[@gunnyishere7482]

@@oldretireddude still didn’t name the verse where slavery is mentioned…Try again….

[@AlbinoFuzWolf]

America learned quick. Ya can't beat em, ban em.

[@Tootall206]

It competes with the expensive cars of the big three. And guess who's giving the politicians juicy kickbacks and their big commissions after they leave office...

[@AGalacticMerger]

Reagan family doing good I’m positive

[@skidjs]

The law was passed in 1988.

[@ismaelfigueroa5277]

Law makers know why. Lobbyists know why. Everyone knows why. It isn't safety, it's politics.

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

But it's still safety, sort of. Obviously anyone can dee that the Honda is better in any way (except looks) but if it was never tested in the US for road safety and is not over 25 years old you can't legally drive it. The same reason why the Skyline R34 is mostly still banned (altough some early models can already be brought in due to their age). If it is over 25 years old you can legally import it and drive it. The jeep was built in the US and is a milotary vehicle, makes sense why it's so unsafe. But since it was built in the us and is also very old you can legally drive that without any safety features. Small trucks are also liable for mich stricter emissions rules which is why so many manufacturers build big trucks today.

[@terryhiggins5077]

​@@user-bt8xr5si9y yes, modern trucks are stupid huge because it was cheaper for thr manufacturers to increase the physical size of the truck rather than meet the emission regulations. A classic example of unintended consequences.

[@user-bt8xr5si9y]

@@terryhiggins5077 Yeah that's because the EPA is stupid. This is exactly why cars in the US in general are so gigantic nowadays ,it's simply to exploit the emissions loophole since vehicles of specific sizes and above get laxer regulations and as a consequence of that cars nowadays in the US are gigantic. I don't live in the US (sadly lol) but in Europe and someone in my town drives, what would be considered a small Truck in the US (it's a standart RAM Pickup). Over here this truck is absolutely gigantic. Seeing actual US cars in Europe, especially imports never meant to be sold here, really shows you just how comically large the cars over there actually are and for some reason I love every bit of it lmao

[@terryhiggins5077]

@@user-bt8xr5si9y Exactly. And trust me, I hate how they're so dang big anymore.

[@bentonmarcum8924]

@@user-bt8xr5si9y cars in America are gigantic because Americans are gigantic. Ever hear of Andre the giant.? In America he was known as Andre the dwarf

[@L47M]

Gov: *"It is illegal for the masses to win."*

[@Cara.314]

Corps*

[@IAmTheEagleHTM]

All of the above

[@peterp5099]

Plutocracy that pretends to be a democracy.

[@danwellington3571]

By the power of lobbying, those are al the same thing

[@mikeymikey4186]

More like manufacturers lobbying the Gov

[@Noodles-sd9hb]

Corruption is always rampant in the U.S as long as an American Company is involved; the U.S govt is also run by said companies. The imports are obvious competition and the corpos hate that.

[@morganmcallister2001]

Did you notice that the steering wheel is on the wrong side? Probably more a committee of safety nuts than corporation boogeyman. The lack of safety features on the Jeep get a pass as a historical vehicle when such safety devices weren't required.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Blue state laws at work.

[@shosin2919]

@@morganmcallister2001 There are a ton of import cars with steering wheels on the "wrong side" without an issue

[@marioisawesome8218]

@@morganmcallister2001 the mailman drives on the wrong side...

[@heramaaroricon4738]

"WHAT IS GOING ON?" Simple. America being America.

[@erik365365365]

Hypocrisy of bureaucracy

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

American Exceptionalism

[@308RoadReady]

not this time. The Jeep was built in the 1940s. It is required to meet the federal requirements for automobiles AT THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. Its called being grandfathered. That is why that mini truck isn't allowed to be registered through the DMV

[@erik365365365]

@@308RoadReady 🤔well said!

[@exploregeology4650]

​@@308RoadReadygovernment hack? Justifying something stupid by stating stupid bureaucratic rules

[@308RoadReady]

@@exploregeology4650 Why TF you care? Those who own vintage automobiles know a hell alot more about the subject then 'bystanders' like you. Im a heck alot more concerned about other drivers on their phones relying on autopilot then I am any of the so called 'death traps' owners are very cautious with when driving. Cry a bridge and get over it.

[@Heatrecks]

I think it's time the lawmakers go to the retirement homes

[@jeffzeimet3395]

Them lawmakers need to go to the psychiatric ward instead !! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@handywithducttape4824]

Retirement homes? How about the glue factory, lol!🐎

[@Red_Alpha_Fox3358]

Send them to the old folks home

[@wyblackwolf]

the long dirt nap

[@luckybassturd7260]

Who replaces them? The over indoctrinated AOC types?

[@EmilioBaldi]

It is always surprising what is illegal for the US gov or dangerous for its citizens.

[@mman.Channel]

I thought it should have been illegal to drive the military Jeep on the road without brakes or seatbelts. Is America a toxic nation?

[@melkel2010]

Hobbyists keep old military equipment in good working condition... Just in case the Geneva convention goes flying out the window.

[@Evan32116]

The MB(jeep) was up to manufacturing standards of its time, then they changed the standard, so it was grandfathered in, now if you were to lose the title and try to take it in and re-register it, you would have to change it to fit requirements of today.

[@Gewehr_3]

It is legal to drive classic cars like this almost everywhere.. they are frandfathered in

[@misham6547]

Technically they are kit cars

[@CinimodNorton]

I don't recall the year the seat belt mandate came into existence. The Jeep is older and grandfathered along with many old cars and trucks.

[@stephenmartin8331]

Yep, legality has nothing to do with safety, but everything to do with economics.

[@ReformedSooner24]

The boomers decided all that mattered was economics. As long as the big line goes up surely everything was and is fine.

[@MarcosLopez-ky5yg]

With corporations lobbying

[@noynayru]

corporations buying out politicians. not just "economics"

[@marcbuisson2463]

Welcome to the USAaaaaa ✨️

[@mr.butterworth4216]

That’s why I’ll never face a moral quandary when it comes to sidestepping the law as I see fit. Anyone who follows the law by the book is just getting used like a clown.

[@justsoicanfingcomment5814]

Looks like the chicken tax is still working to me.😅

[@Stackali]

well the car import part. the rest of it is gone.

[@fr_schmidlin]

@@Stackali It was just disguised as the CAFE standard.

[@sdworldwide9998]

No this is a new problem. People have already imported thousands. So man that government officials think they are the reason people aren’t buying new vehicles here in America where they get kick backs from either local dealers or manufacturers. And they are blaming it all on safety so that way if you do register and insure one the insurance will be absolutely ridiculous.

[@ordinaryk]

This is just Polaris bribing politicians to ban Kei trucks, which would kill their side-by-sides in a fair market.

[@jacktheaviator4938]

​@@fr_schmidlin it has nothing to do with the emissions, the 660cc engines will pass emissions with flying colors. It has to do with safety. We let the feds innact a bunch of RULES (not laws, no elected representative was involved, just a bunch of unelected bureaucrats) that say any vehicle made has to have airbags and needs to meet front impact standards. In a front impact, kei trucks are pretty sketchy. I've seen videos of the resting, the entire cab flops forward and the driver dies.

[@good2f1nd]

Representatives don't represent. If they did, you could have sound money, a secure border, a fear free tax system, a balanced budget, and that truck.

[@gabrielv.4358]

Governments only work for existing

[@tmkburrito]

"less doors then a Boeing mid flight" 💀💀💀💀💀

[@Idaho_potato]

He didn't have to do them dirty like that 💀

[@terryopsahl1677]

Newsflash. Most of the postal trucks you see on the road have NO airbags, antilock brakes or catalytic converters! Being government vehicles, they're exempt!

[@mywholeheart472]

But most on them were built in from the 80s -94 on an s10 and explorer frame.

[@tuvoca825]

Rules for thee, and not for... well let's just say it's important to convince you we did something for the environment. The Sebators need cheap heath insurance and ither perks from a government subsidized business they privately own.

[@tuvoca825]

​@@mywholeheart472 Great information! Thanks!

[@ryancassidy6548]

I have to drive the Mail Cat from time to time. Pucker factor of 11

[@RubberDuckDebugger]

This doesn't really feel out of place. I know tons of people driving vehicles that wouldn't pass a modern inspection that are acceptable because they met the standards of their time when they rolled off the assembly line. It's often easier to just wait for the vehicles to age out than to try and force people to get rid of them early when rolling out new rules like that. Now on the other hand if those postal vehicles were purchased after such rules were put in place, that would be much more interesting, but it sounds like the design just predated stricter standards.

[@jajabinks92123]

They regulate everything, but the ones making the regulations.

[@dayewalker9408]

That Willys Jeep helped us win WW2.... you can drive that thing Anywhere... Thank you for your service...

[@LJAKATXF]

USA are cowards "bEcAuSe It'S nOt UsA mAdE" and all that baby idiocy the USA is made of

[@flyingproofficial]

​@@dayewalker9408that definitely doesn't explain why the kei truck is illegal

[@flyingproofficial]

​@@dayewalker9408thank you for your dumb explanation

[@jaredwilliams8621]

This is actually a case of regulating everyone fairly. The small truck did not meet safety standards when it was produced, so, regardless of where it was made, it isn't allowed on US roads. The jeep DID meet the virtually non-existent safety standards when it was produced, so it is grandfathered in.

[@josenunez1190]

They talk about Free Markets But they are the spokesmen for Monopolies and Vested Intrests.....

[@normalguy4147]

This is why you need lobbyists & petitions to talk to politicians. The elected ar out of touch and unaware of anything.

[@NoxLunarwing]

Corporate lobbying leads to plenty of stupid laws that exist only to benefit them.

[@SliceyMcHackHack]

Bribing with extra steps

[@thewatcher9778]

Just be smart and be on the winning side lol no good deed goes unpunished

[@OutyMan]

Indeed. They are the ones signing the checks, but are they the ones signing the bills?

[@thibui765]

👏🤑💰🤑👍

[@MR..181]

BINGO

[@Riker-sc2zv]

No one in their right mind ever said lawmakers were smart.

[@user-ot9gi5qn6y]

Or good people or not friends with Joe n epstein

[@jacktheaviator4938]

There weren't any lawmakers involved, the Kei trucks were banned by a RULE not a law. Rules are made by unelected bureaucrats. But in this particular case they were right. I'm a volunteer firefighter, and I've responded to accidents involving local farmers taking Kei trucks on the road. They are a death trap. Or two different occasions, I've seen the cab latches fail in a front impact, the cab flips forward, and the driver is mangled. That kei truck is a far bigger death trap than the Willys Jeep

[@TheHonestPeanut]

Most of them are lawyers; far smarter than the average American lummox.

[@leadnsteel1428]

Just like the ones who thought of the dpf filter.... Drive aimlessly for 15 minute regenerations to burn off soot too make more soot. 😂

[@dxb338]

i mean taking bribes ahem "campaign contributions" from the big three and then doing what they ask isnt exactly stupid.

[@flicewatter]

Your free to do as your told.. and their will is enforced with your money...

[@jbbradford9847]

Politicians locally or federally like to use their power against our wishes

[@racoming1035]

It's too economical and burns less fuel than a hybrid. Straight to Jail....

[@damnits2200]

Not rated to carry the same amount of weight as a normal pick up truck.

[@1mariomaniac]

​@@damnits2200 I'd say the vast majority of people don't need to regularly haul a half-ton of stuff or tow 7 tons. This isn't a very strong argument. Even then these kei trucks are usually capable of carrying about 770lbs, or towing up to a ton depending on the model. Which is more than enough for most applications.

[@Lithane97]

No, it does not burn less fuel than a hybrid. Good hybrids get upwards of 50-60 mpg, the little kei trucks get like 40 max. Some hybrids are considerably less efficient, but the good fuel efficiency ones are what I'm talking about.

[@Kamilr97]

@@damnits2200hauls air just as well as any lifted f250

[@supernathan94]

​@@Lithane97 my 1992 Subaru sambar will get up to 54mpg in the city. Admittedly the economy tanks on the highway but please know your facts

[@Neocolast]

Nothing to do with safety. Everything to do with corporations, buying government, and regulating markets.

[@stickytoy1207]

Here in Illinois I can drive a imported Miata all day Illinois dumb but fun with certain things

[@baharinkamarul3389]

Double standard & hypocrisy on different level

[@trilikvlt]

@@baharinkamarul3389 It's crazy how insanely hypocritical, sociopathic people lead the world, and most people seem okay with it... EVERYTHING, nearly every system is wrong, evil and inhumane. HOW do people not go crazy every day, knowing that human societies are made to make, well, humans, suffer ? How shocking, absurd and dystopian is it, at its core....

[@coolyeh1017]

If I remember smaller trucks are economically infeasible due to a combination of tarrifs and corporations violating the spirit of emissions regulation. The EPA puts emissions restrictions according to weight, as such it is "better" for a corporation to make huge cars with huge engines and be "environmentally friendly" and follow regulations. Also smaller trucks are also harder to come by due to tarrifs (look up Chicken war) since Europeans and Japanese vehicle companies such trucks but they have banned the import of chickens from the USA due to concerns of salmonella (also why the FDA does not recommend that you eat raw eggs in the USA but why other countries like Japan and many European countries have dishes with raw eggs and are more or less fine with it).

[@quatjohn4375]

I assume it’s because at one point that jeep was legal. Could you imagine if every time they made a safety vehicle the government told you that you can’t drive your car anymore?

[@lavolpevideos3982]

Welcome to the Democracy and freedom

[@robshelden4670]

Ummmm….Just a guess….Monopolies, lobbyists and capitalism?!

[@ccclll987]

Those rules arecthe opposite of capitalism

[@anonanonymous1988]

Capitalism is being left alone to buy/sell whatever you want as long as you don't take it from someone else. The US isn't under capitalism. It's a mixed market system.

[@svennoren9047]

@@ccclll987 They are the direct results of unregulated capitalism.

[@ccclll987]

@@svennoren9047 it s the opposite. The problem comes from overregulation. If it was less regulated this problem in particular wouldn't exist

[@svennoren9047]

@@ccclll987 We are discussing two different concerns here. 1. The regulations prohibiting small affordable trucks but not big expensive ones are indeed a result of over regulation. Rather, all vehicles should follow the same regulations, fair and square. 2. An unregulated market tends to monopoly. As soon as a corporation gets an advantage they will buy out and absorb competitors, until they grow so large as to control the market. That is why robust and fair anti-trust laws are necessary for a free market to work.

[@mozzberg590]

This is what happens when politicians get together, we lose.

[@obeseperson]

You can make a change instead of whining online. It’s not illegal in my state. It could be legal in yours too

[@MajoroTom]

@@obeseperson yeah sure give me the pen and paper to write the laws with

[@308RoadReady]

not this time. The Jeep was built in the 1940s. It is required to meet the federal requirements for automobiles AT THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. Its called being grandfathered. That is why that mini truck isn't allowed to be registered through the DMV

[@willieclark2256]

@@308RoadReadybut the Kei trucks do. We were allowed to import ANY japanese vehicle until the rich smelled poor people moving up

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

​@@308RoadReadythere is no legal difference between the two. Both are over 25 years old and qualify as antiques and thus meet the same safety standards (that being essentially none if registered as one) it's not about the legal status of these trucks, its about cost. You can get one of these for $5k, thats about 45k less than the ford ranger or toyota tacoma you could have bought instead. That means the state collects significantly less sales tax and the county collects significantly less property tax. It's all about money, if safety was an issue then things like the cybertruck would never have been allowed to be sold.

[@tc2241]

Affordability through competition is a crime in our “open market”

[@mr.monocle4812]

Yup, that’s why we can’t buy renaults here

[@doomedbringer]

That’s why walstreet made it so can’t pull a thing like that gamestop stock again… because only the rich are allowed to play the market

[@jbmp1390]

Because it's not a free market

[@Thatonefuckinguy]

@@jbmp1390 wow captain obvious over here. That was the whole point of the joke. lol

[@FitzChivalryFarseer2]

Not even ironic just straight up hypocrisy and stupidity that the states have one of the least free or open markets in the entire world. Monopolies hates any competition and anyone giving what the companies see as their money to some other company

[@Trentstone121]

Because capitalism doesn't work without heavy regulations.

[@Nofanboyz]

Neither does communism.

[@TheCrealkiller]

You're not free to pick your own truck on the land of the free.

[@randolfo1265]

Americans think they are so Free!

[@kiteblaster]

Lobbyists for corporations - same reasons your meds are so high.

[@johnaashmore]

What's going on? Government.

[@FargonNemeloc]

​@@johnaashmorecorrection: manipulation of the government people

[@user-xm2yc4lh9h]

Cheap transportation not on my watch said the lobbyists.

[@kevinarmstrong5999]

Can we revolt already?

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

​@@FargonNemelocLet's be fair, the government would do this anyway. Governments don't need an incentive to screw over their population, they just do it.

[@arthurbretas2003]

No government is interested in your well being, they are very interested in your money

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Well, except Cuba. Cuba is cool!

[@hainleysimpson1507]

Well Gaddafi was doing well for his country up until the rich white capitalist cartel decided to fuck him and his country over. All because he refused to allow them to run anything in his country.

[@ZhadTheRad]

Sensible countries are in fact interested in the populace's wellbeing, as made obvious by the fact that American healthcare charges like all hell while many other western nations have actually affordable healthcare that won't cost an arm and a leg. Probably because, oh I don't know, we in other countries pay a bit more tax? Legit, it's hilarious how USA is the richest nation in the world yet people are struggling in multiple ways. Corrupt state. I earn less than Americans (on paper) but I'm not even financially struggling, not at all. I earn on average about $1400 a month (after tax of like 20%), pay roughly $300 in "rent" (I live with my parents because the housing market is kinda wack) and have other expenses of about $250 - 300 every month. That leaves me with about $700 - 800 every month I can do whatever I wish with, and most I save, either in normal savings account or my investment savings account. I even went on vacation last year, a two weeks vacation to Asia. And the best part? I don't even work full-time, I work roughly 24 hours a week, yet still make enough to support myself with a good chunk to spare.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@@ZhadTheRad Simply put, the oppression under capitalism is just more extreme here in the US. As time progresses, I bet ya you'll experience something similar.

[@LunarMARAUDER]

No government does lol and if it seems like it ir's only tp control the populace@@ZhadTheRad

[@keganwinn9900]

Just shows politicians know nothing about anything

[@skypiratecaptain]

Chicken tax needs to go. Also make the big 3 pay back their bailouts already. With interest

[@BabylonGames798]

So, what's next, are they going to outlaw used cars because people aren't buying new vehicles?

[@Abrothers12]

@@davidtindle6973bro what?

[@davidtindle6973]

@@Abrothers12 To difficult to understand?? You can register and drive Kei trucks in Colorado... the video is bs. More fearmongering against what?? Regulations?? You do realize regulations keep our water clean?? No Regulations = Corporations can dump hazardous material into our water in turn, our food. Tell everyone you lack critical thinking skills without telling everyone much?

[@ZBunney]

​@davidtindle6973 did a Google search, it said he's not lying. What are your sources?

[@kazual9206]

It's in the work , proposed many times under "climate change initiative" and for "security of users on the road bill".

[@arcamean785]

No what they'll do is make restrictions on new engine so tight that e-cars can outshine them. They'll also keep the price of fuel high so that you're essentially paying a luxury tax to use gasoline/diesel vehicles. They don't have to outlaw them just force restrictions so high it's impossible to make them look appealing.

[@Ariana321]

Because of the same idiotic law which prevents people in the US from buying a Toyota Hilux.

[@matthewpollock9685]

For real. I drove an '89 diesel hilux in Papua New Guinea. That thing was so sweet!

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Toyota won’t let that happen

[@ComedicLetter]

Toyota hilux: the evolution of revolution

[@hosslane320]

Are the rich the only ones that get to own hylux in the U. S. ?

[@matthewpollock9685]

@@hosslane320 Toyota used to make Hilux for the American market, but they just called it a "Pickup" which is weird as that's the generic term for a truck. It'd be like if they called the Camry a "Toyota Car". The problem is that the pickup/hilux we got here was only the 22r or 22re petrol engine. It's a fine engine, well made and very durable, but severely lacking in power for even a small truck. We never got the diesel version. In fact, there are, to my knowledge no diesel Toyota vehicles in the United States. I'm not sure why.

[@user-th5qp4ki1c]

I drove that Jeep in the Army and it was my beloved companion. Simple in maintenance!

[@arty1717]

Yup❤I love America ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Commentererer]

Climbing Mount Everest and betraying the mafia is still less dangerous than being a boeing wistleblower

[@rowmagnvs]

Lies

[@IanB.2022]

Do you think they have that Hitman from a game, Agent 47 or something as their employee of the month?

[@Moldyskullet]

Yeah... you can hide from the mob snd go into witness protection. But if you cross the industrial military complex, you are knocking on the deaths door.

[@John_Buck]

It would probably be less dangerous to skydive without a parachute than to be a boeing whistleblower.

[@matheuscerqueira7952]

​@@John_Buck I've seen a guy do that and come out fine. The skydiving bit, that is

[@JokeeGA5]

What you have to do is pry the H off the front, slap a big ol FORD logo on it, write F050 on it, and bob's your uncle. No longer an import.

[@Razgriz_Ace18]

I love the concept of an F50, but if we're cutting half, would it be an F75 for that year?

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

Robert is your mothers Brother!

[@jakobstevens]

The Maverick is already the F50

[@shaneebz5292]

Snip snip and bobs your auntie

[@6feetunderpants]

F050 😂

[@MacMasore]

“What is going on” lobbying from the oil companies against small cars and trucks

[@MinusMOD98]

Yeah wtf, America? That's insane

[@rayneokami2878]

It's never about safety. The big 3 hate the fact that we want small, economic trucks that they can't charge $70k+ for.

[@bigboytoyz541]

The big 3 would love to make small trucks, the gov won't allow them to do it anymore. That's why the s10 and rangers are gone.

[@djaydeved]

@@bigboytoyz541 now we got "rangers" like that kid from spy X family who was buffed as fuck, had a deep voice yet we not even half way to puberty. technically not a full size truck, but fuck me if it dont look like a full size from a long time ago thats why ill never get rid of my nissan D21 hardbody pickup, 22 MPG good enough for me.

[@riograndelocos9639]

@@bigboytoyz541 "oh the maveric, the maverick!" the maverick is the size of the largest pickup available in 1970

[@jorgey4]

​@@bigboytoyz541this. EPA ratings made the trucks larger do to how the tax laws are.

[@appalachiangunman9589]

@@riograndelocos9639I wouldn’t even call the Maverick a truck, it’s a uni-body and I think it’s AWD as opposed to 4X4. Not that it has to be 4X4 to be a truck but it it either needs to be 2WD or 4X4, AWD is for cars and crossovers.

[@1invisible1lol1]

Whatever they tell you the issue with the small one is, they're lying. The only issue is that it's affordable for the common man.

[@MLMguitarguy]

No airbags or crash structure. Cab over trucks have been illegal in the U.S.A. for decades because they are death traps in an accident. You get crushed by whatever you hit.

[@M0vingSaturn523]

​@@MLMguitarguy Yet the point of the video shows you can own a old ass deathtrap & drive it legally on the road..

[@thetrashpatrol7379]

​@@MLMguitarguyThe very concept of being allowed to drive bikes or atvs on road proves you wrong.

[@justinmadrid8712]

@@M0vingSaturn523MLMguitarguy has a lot to learn about what government regulation is really about. The government will often cite safety concerns to create laws that benefit the people in power. And too many people just go with it.

[@M0vingSaturn523]

@@justinmadrid8712 When rules are made by the people it effects then yeah your dam right its going to favor only them and nobody else.

[@stevebradeen8924]

Michigan has a no helmet law for motorcycle riders but force cars to wear seatbelts for our safety.

[@toulousegoose1150]

It's not about safety, it's about an extra excuse to pull people over for traffic stuff and violate their 4th amendment rights.

[@zanderdev57]

Just wear the damn seatbelt before you wish you had it on

[@MrMiddleWick]

@@toulousegoose1150 Wouldn't they make the law about helmets for bikers too, then?

[@trueaussie9230]

"This is riduculous". Well, it IS the USA. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@circuskills1928]

Same thing here in PA, its a "safety concern" Yet we don't have a helmet law for motorcycles...

[@KevinxDoll]

In Oregon its "safety concern" yet the Kei Van version is completely fine.

[@cwbetb]

Comical isn't it?

[@Champaign268]

No helmet law in Colorado either

[@robertharper3754]

@@Champaign268, well, those laws DO help with organ donations though, so there's some benefit!

[@non7top]

​@@robertharper3754 good point actually.

[@PAPITO_49]

Back in the 1950s &60s you could buy that jeep for $25.00 out of a comic book.

[@needparalegal]

You are thinking of Sea Monkeys.

[@travissamples3806]

I would like to buy a fleet of them please. 😅

[@niallobrien-moran6596]

@@travissamples3806that is exactly what the US military said.

[@DarTTSouth]

IIRC, you could do it into the mid to late 80s except out of a JC Whitney catalog. Omix ADA got its start that way when the original owner, Al, would order entire Jeeps in crates just to part them out and that evolved into possibly the biggest source of Jeep body panels, restoration, and aftermarket parts in the world. I worked there until Truck Hero bought it from him

[@thomasd1513]

Made in America, son🇺🇸.

[@Artist1974CH]

In some states, driving K-trucks on the road are allowed: Washington State, Texas, Florida, NC, and a few others. How they became legal in those states? The voice from the public.

[@thepeskyone]

I saw one in NC and I was soooo shocked to seem 'em

[@tholmes2169]

Texas allows them, I’ve seen a few for years. I’ve seen ww2 era Jeeps as well. Lol

[@capitaljushman5756]

@@thepeskyone some guy down the road from where i live has one parked in front of a duplex

[@KylerJones]

Saw one the other day in NC, they're still illegal in the highways since they can't go fast enough though

[@plus3943]

I saw 3 today in Washington what a trip

[@mugenwara]

Corruption is killing America

[@treymiller5736]

Laws that stop small trucks isn’t even corruption. It’s dumb people. Emission laws pushed for better emission but bigger cars/trucks couldn’t pass so bigger vehicles got more leniency. Problem is it was a lot easier to make a bigger car pass then a smaller one then…. So they pretty much stopped making all small cars.

[@Mario-ob8es]

More like the entire world. It's far behind what people can even imagine. You think the ultra advanced tech can't produce a car that can get vastly better gas mileage? 200 miles a gallon was possible decades ago. And that's a drop in the bucket.

[@treymiller5736]

@@Mario-ob8es just because we can make something doesn’t always make it practical. An example would be they made a fuel based fuel cell and getting over 50% efficiency. (Over double the avg engine) Problem? They were heating the fuel cell to 1100c which uses a metal like tungsten carbide so it doesn’t melt and explode on site. Problem here is to cut a metal you need a harder metal but your not getting a harder metal then tungsten carbide and due to its heat properties heating it up before cutting it isn’t even useful either. So your only real options are a ECM or EDM. (Basically cutting it chemically or electrically) Problem here? Both those methods are expensive as hell. There is a reason we hardly use them. We can’t get overly excited because they made something work. The car that got “high gas mileage” often has a least a few things going on that would make it worthless. But the testing they can get out of it is rather interesting. Showing us what can be done. (However may require extreme manufacturing improvements or even laws and public perception)

[@Mario-ob8es]

@@treymiller5736 The technology was locked away from the public for only 1 reason. It would lose the oil barrens an enormous amount of money. It's a drop in the bucket. There is literally 1000s of inventions that are locked away because it would lose powerful people money and control. This is why a lot of tech has been at a standstill for a century in an age of advanced tech. The carburator that got 200 miles a gallon was tested by various experts and was proven effective, this was a lifetime ago. The inventor conveniently died and the tech was slapped with the "secret patent" like 1000s of other such inventions. Decades and decades ago. The current technology being suppressed is obviously even more efficient and advanced and by no means limited to only automotive. People have no idea.

[@senrab99]

Corruption and subterfuge have always been baked into any human system.

[@joshplayzgamezz]

I love how you don't talk at all about the lack of safety in the other vehicle.... truly sad...

[@TopiasSalakka]

It's about as safe as a Civic of its time, plenty safe.

[@scottmccauslin3489]

Idiocy of government oversight.

[@carz4lifee2567]

luckily here in north carolina those kei truck are legal to drive on the street

[@rooknado]

Love North Carolina, it’s great here

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

same in Alabama, sadly i can not afford one

[@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad]

Same in Florida

[@Mr-pn2eh]

I think new jersey does too but dont quote me.

[@carportchronicles1943]

Same here in Washington State. I would buy one, but they are a little too expensive for what I would use it for: a dump run truck.

[@RYN988]

Car manufacturers own lawmakers. They can do whatever they want. They paid for that privilege.

[@ekklesiast]

Lawmakers own the entire country and all the people and companies and all the money. They can even create infinite money out of thin air. They can legally do absolutely everything they want. It's the law

[@muovi2463]

​@@ekklesiast Corporations own the US government.

[@eligreg99]

@@ekklesiastNo they cannot.

[@sweetpurple8812]

Corporations are oligopolies in this nation They run the govt. Dont expect fairness out of an injustice system designed for profit and hypocrisy

[@ronmcqueen2088]

But it's white, it should have white privilege oh it's got what every not super rich white person has

[@GalenlevyPhoto]

Exactly doesn’t make any sense at all. USA politics circus at its finest.

[@amartin11226]

“Less doors than a Boeing mid-flight” Dude is savage 😂

[@franzkoviakalak6981]

Next let’s talk about how the 25 year rule has nothing to do with safety or emissions compliance and everything to do with politicians selling your right to freedom of choice to Mercedes Benz.

[@pigletshut]

Come to Canada. 15 years and it's fair game, after you retrofit daytime running lights.

[@ljmorris6496]

Called protectionism, Japan is famous for it, until the US can have full access to their markets, let's protect ours. Unless you'll end up like the UK w/o an auto industry

[@benjaminmatute9085]

@@ljmorris6496THANK YOU

[@obeseperson]

@@ljmorris6496don’t care

[@franzkoviakalak6981]

@@ljmorris6496 weird how the US auto makers had absolutely nothing to do with its implementation.

[@paulparoma]

Just proves once again how absurd these regulations are and have been over the years.

[@johnwren3976]

Not absurd at all. VW stopped the van because UT could pass a crash test. Thus Hinda would do substantially worse.

[@BiffTannen1983]

​@@johnwren3976 worse than the Jeep, that passengers would SURELY be ejected from in any accident? Maybe you didn't pay attention to the video... 😆

[@-_J_-]

​​@@johnwren3976 The Jeep's fuel tank is literally under the driver's ass. No seatbelts and the closest thing to a roof is a leather cover.

[@matts1166]

I'm wondering if you could use the laws' absurdity against itself. If there was a donor car you could keep just enough of the frame to continue to register it as the street-legal donor car, but have the small-truck body. I knew a guy who once did something similar to skirt emissions regulations in the late 1990's. He was doing a complete overhaul of a 1980's Oldsmobile 442, including a body-off frame. While the body was off he purchased the frame from an El Camino (technically a pick-up in that state), but it's literally the same frame as the 442. When completed it is now registered as an El Camino, and didn't have to meet emissions standards, as trucks were exempt. Perhaps put the Kei truck body on something like an old Geo Tracker or Suzuki Samuri frame?

[@MovieMakingMan]

Let’s do away with all regulations do the US turns into a cesspool of pollution from coast to coast & planes falling from the skies because there are no standards.

[@AlkalineGamingHD]

Conn. just asked Kei truck owners to turn in their registration. Hope those boys protest with disobedience!

[@p.r.9219]

Politicians shouldn't set automotive safety standards. Laminated safety glass is now required on car side windows & people are dying from fire & flood. Occupants can't break glass to escape & first responder can barely break glass to save them. 😡🤬

[@BondJamesBond...]

Here's the scoop, folks. When you buy a Japanese mini Honda truck or any other Japanese JDM vehicle, to be exact, directly from Japan, you are avoiding the STEALERSHIP's money-fleecing markup practices because many of these vehicles can be purchased for pennies on the dollar plus import fees. When calculated, these Japanese vehicles are well within most people's budgets. I can't say the same of what is being sold at our nearest STEALERSHIPS aka DEALERSHIPS, and guess what? Some folks are okay driving a plain, mini conservative truck for running odd and end jobs, but let's not forget the massive fuel savings that come with these vehicles. It's a win win 100 percent. The funny thing is, stealerships call it an unfair advantage, but we average folks call it saving money, and who doesn't like saving money? If these corporate folks who run America's vehicle manufacturing monopolies want to get folks to buy their vehicles, they have to make them more affordable and STEALERSHIPS need to stop tacking on ridiculous and outrageous markups, which we all know, given today's HORRIBLE economy, isn't what most of us would call an incentive to buy these overpriced domestic vehicles which unfortunately leaves many of us with no other viable alternative than to import.

[@FDDFGGSHORTS]

Stealership. Nice word

[@cathlive267]

Umm it was the car manufacturers idea dude.....

[@rupe53]

it's actually about crash and emissions standards for a given model year, on that Honda. The Jeep is what it is for that model year. In most states you can register anything as an antique after it's 25 years old, and they no longer check everything.

[@BondJamesBond...]

@@rupe53 False, this is why there is a 25-year import law in the US, whereby, any vehicle imported to the US that is 25 years old or older can be LEGALLY imported into the US. This law allows certain exemptions for these vehicles. For example, importing the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 into the US is now perfectly legal.

[@rupe53]

@@BondJamesBond... I believe I just said that.... except you could always import the vehicle, but now you can register it once it's 25 years old. In most states they fall under classic or antique status.

[@galil_6863]

*The public:* Asks for small, affoedable trucks. *The big 3:* Builds 100 000$ EVs instead. *The public:* ... *The big 3:* Asks for government bailout. Repeat.

[@perfectlybalanced8995]

Those EVs are a direct result of government intervention. But yeah I agree they’d rather sell us these monstrosities rather than actual practical, small, and affordable vehicles

[@robertcleveland1940]

And I ride a bike !!!

[@user-us9jn9pr2r]

​@robertcleveland1940 do you like turtles?

[@lesliedeana5142]

Almost NOBODY mentions the fact that we don't have the electrical grid to support all the vehicles that are coming along! Make sure to carry a generator in your Tesla Trunk!

[@user-us9jn9pr2r]

@lesliedeana5142 is that really a fact? But we can build a dollar general every seven miles, but Teslas are going to be the problem?

[@v1-vr-rotatev2-vy_vx31]

People are not going to be buying American,, we can't afford it,

[@johnkern7075]

The University where I was formerly employed in the maintenance department. We had those little white pickup trucks. We could drive them around on the streets on campus but we weren't allowed to go out on any public roads.

[@georgehubbs1747]

Every two and four years we pretend politicians care, and they pretend our votes actually count for anything.

[@austinhernandez2716]

Some DO care. Some want proposed things like publicly funded elections to take away the advantage of rich people winning elections all the time. But people hate her. Her name is Elizabeth Warren. Another guy like Bernie Sanders wants to go even further but people hate him too. The media smears them and people are INCREDIBLY gullible and fall for it.

[@catherineharris4746]

So sadly TRUE!😖👍

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Ended 1945, the fall to centralize banks, end of freedom. Germany, inventors of all things. The Kei Car sucks it’s not for outside Japanese cities, 650 cc motorcycle engine is not for highway you will be hurt. Cause accident. Willie’s has more modern keeps under Mitsubishi don’t recall all foreign makers, not mahindra India. I’ve drivers Suzuki vehicles, fine. The jeep is a farm vehicle not on road as daily driver ya knucklehead it’s got a PTO POWER TAKE OFF FOR DUMP LIFTING HAY. What ever with to purpose off . Combine tractors all rest get to fields on roads but not going to work or beach on one! Want something silly get a sand rail or other look at me solutions. 2.0 liter okay! Very few keeps going to reinactmw at where German wind and all free. Both dumb choices. A logical fallacy but ones safe so Aldo should be more legaler? Child thinks in such terms.

[@crunchybro123]

they literally just care about power, you can say theyll do this and that and the other sucks but theyre both looking for the same prize

[@histguy101]

Sure, if you think of voting as purely national elections. How often do you vote in local and state elections? Your vote absolutely matters there

[@grimstnzborithbrisingr7296]

Because it'll ruin the American truck market. Pure and simple. I want one of those little trucks though. It's pretty much perfect for my life, but it's illegal to get one here in the grand ol US of A.

[@kreativeforce532]

build one and sell it for less than the japanese version.

[@iguanac6466]

Not illegal in the USA, just in the various states. Texas just made them legal to license. It took a lot of work from locals to get to that point.

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

No, it wouldn't. American car makers would welcome this. The government is the only reason why we can't have these

[@GodlyNoghri]

Land of the "Free"

[@cefb8923]

It wouldn't ruin the American truck market lmao. Yeah because you see so many people driving around in pickups that aren't full sized. Literally the opposite is true. This vehicle would be great for certain businesses though, I know the military uses them. But if you're thinking people are going to trade on their full size pick ups for this..

[@jamesforgington3315]

They’re both equal deathtraps. One wreck, and you’ll be worrying about hospital bills 10 times over before any car repairs

[@vexter3225]

You want to drive a tank perfectly fine Wait you want a safe car that makes us lose money nope it’s illegal

[@epiccowboymemes2042]

I mean going by their logic devoid argument this is the one thing they could easily retort. Like with a tank how tf are you going to get into a crash?

[@bennuter]

Bribery and corruption in action, i mean lobbying and "public interest" in action.

[@Anonymous-sb9rr]

America is a corporatocracy, not a democracy.

[@ZerokillerOppel1]

Is that really a word?😂

[@ActualChrist]

@@ZerokillerOppel1 a corporatocracy is an economic, political and judicial system controlled by business corporations or corporate interests.

[@davidkintzer1604]

We were never a democracy

[@mezanoken1492]

I like it, but my dentures fell out trying to pronounce it.

[@TheSergio1021]

You were wrong to assume it was a democracy. Its officially a Constitutional Republic.

[@serenitysfirefly]

"It's got less doors than a Boeing mid-flight" 💀

[@unclebuck5051]

I blame Boebert.

[@farmerjackson709]

It all boils down to hypocrisy and corruption. With a dash of stupidity

[@thomasfurniss2026]

No, it's called laws and they are governed by grandfather claws...

[@tacticallemon7518]

@@thomasfurniss2026 grandfather clause* second, who do you think makes those laws? Politicians, and who benefits most from a imported vehicle ban? Domestic auto manufacturers do the math

[@liontamer1212]

It's more than a dash

[@asdfasdf-zt8vz]

You can buy and register these things in most states. I have a shocker for you all. NOBODY buys them.

[@uncletoby-]

Stupidity would be buying one of those Kei trucks.

[@Dunriteproducts]

Oregon is another state that doesn't allow the import mini trucks on public roads and it's infuriating! If they won't allow it then at least one of the car manufacturers could make an American version! Perfect commuter vehicle for construction workers! Perfect off roaders with some easy mods! And how hypocritical of the government to be pushing for a green fossil free future but right now they won't allow these little trucks on the road despite them using FAR less materials to build than American trucks and FAR better fuel milage than American trucks. Just goes to show the "green" energy push has NOTHING to do with the planet and EVERYTHING to do with making money!

[@CrystalStarscape]

hello fellow oregonian + kei truck enthusiast

[@Traks_threw_life86]

It's bc of the people modifying them to going stupid fast, and it's causing lots of problems.

[@TrippyMushrooms]

Not true it's because they can't as effectively monetize them

[@ThermalGoguh]

At the end of the day the actual reason is because these trucks are nowhere near capable of adhering to US vehicle safety requirements. Even in low speed accidents kei trucks are rolling coffins. Would you be ok puttering around town making grocery runs or whatever? Yeah, probably. Taking one onto the freeway is suicidal ideation.

[@arion9696]

Ford makes the Maverick?

[@TasteTheRambo]

Lawmakers when they see this: Fear not, citizens, we have heard your complaints! From now on, Jeeps will ALSO be illegal on public roads. You're welcome, constituents. Please, hold your applause.

[@XKaiserWillX]

Well. Now I'm gonna drive it anyway. They can't tell me what to do.

[@joecee6862]

A perfect example where something can be banned, yet be a proven better alternative than something the government endorses.

[@brendanthebomber.]

Cough cough Chinese evs

[@MindForgedManacle]

*The government endorses because big business/the rich bribe them to endorse it. Just to be clear about the cause of the corruption.

[@elitegaming2913]

It’s not better at anything else other than farming

[@walther2492]

-government- / _companies_

[@charliemurphy9411]

​@@elitegaming2913its pretty great for not murdering children compared to the 80k American pickups

[@ReasonablySane]

And people think we're a free country. 🤣🤣

[@OliverDiGeronimo009]

All lobbying so car companies can sell giant f*cking suv's and trucks to soccer moms and men who need to compensate for their small di*ks. We cant have anything small and practical in this stupid country because of the EPA and stupid beaurocracy.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

free... from foreign better products competition

[@casualgamers3369]

Well free-er. I'd still rather live with these rules than have to live in somewhere like China. There was a guy who got his modified Lexus IS confiscated by the police because he didn't know the right people in power.

[@MakeCriminalsIllegalAgain]

Do you of a place with more protected freedoms than the US?

[@DaPlenThing]

Yep, we’re not, the us is a joke

[@GaryCat899]

Gotta love when lawmakers are in bed with the automotive industry CEO’s

[@garand70]

Fortunately, NC allows them, but restricts which roads they can be used on

[@benadams5557]

We need to end the corporate cronyism

[@rickwho2314]

It's saving your JOB DIP

[@alg003]

75% of americans make less than 40 grand a year. The average cost of a new car went from 40k ish before covid to 52k currently. We are living in a dystopia.

[@cameronland4439]

That’s insane to realize! I make about $25k a year at my warehouse job making a bit above minimum wage. It would take 100% of my wages for an entire year to afford a base model new Toyota Corolla! That’s insane that it costs that much!

[@noseboop4354]

That minitruck is about 20k new in Japan. And one as old as that one (1997) can be had for less than 2k in Japan.

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

I call bullshit. Cite the source showing that 75% of Americans make LESS than 40k a year.

[@TexMex421]

The average American believes any statistics they think shows they are not getting enough free stuff.

[@jamessmallwood8488]

Price of vehicles is why I drive a 2005 xtype,cost me $2000, easy to work on,gets bout 28 mpg,get the gauking looks from everyone, gold,black tint windows, original chrome rims,full options and power sunroof.blast to drive.

[@curlcd]

I don't remember that clause in the Constitution

[@navinsingh1730]

Partiality should be destroyed!

[@sownakbhattacharya8216]

This thing has the capability to disrupt the market of heavy pickup trucks with low fuel efficiency. Most people don't even need that much powerful pickup trucks.

[@jdguy23]

Only good thing for them are hauling massive stuff

[@-Nick-T]

usa needs trucks, neither of those belong on the interstate.

[@40kanon]

​@@-Nick-T silence shill.

[@KarolusTemplareV]

In rural areas kei trucks would sell like hot cakes.

[@user-nq2oz8tf2l]

@@jdguy23 They aren't even good for that. They're inefficient and some of them are way too high and bad weight distribution. Most of the huge trucks I see are spotless, lifted, and in the suburbs covered in stickers.

[@terrancenorris9992]

This is your state government at work making life miserable...😂

[@JohnSagin-SimViDeLucis579]

What "STATES RIGHTS!" actually means

[@ThatsnewsTV]

Apparently he doesn’t comprehend historical vehicles getting exemptions. Which has nothing to do with the modern trade wars.

[@CristianRomero-in5cd]

Freedom country but no the estate.

[@Jaysonengineering]

Honda Acty trucks and similar trucks are now legal to operate on the road in Texas, it’s definitely possible to make it so in Colorado as well!

[@johnhaggerty5510]

This is what happens when your country is run by corporations

[@SoloRenegade]

corporatism and socialism. Gov is supposed to prevent this from happening, but padded their pockets with corporate bribes instead.

[@jamesmorton8431]

You can finally legally drive these on the public roads in Texas!

[@datnoob4394]

The US regulations on trucks are insane

[@user-tg5ml7xj4c]

This is ridiculous indeed. However, the reason why the jeep is 100% legal is because it is an antique.

[@cwbetb]

The honda is also considered a antique if 25 years old

[@2010ngojo]

You can argue the jeep met regulations at the time. The kei car/van, probably not. Still bs though because of the 25 year law should be good for all vehicles older than 25 years.

[@indiopeninsulares6723]

@@cwbetbantique and vintage are very much different

[@Schnipah]

@@cwbetbdepends on state.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

And made in the US.