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I’m looking into buying a kei truck for these exact edge case scenarios. Realistically I only need a vehicle that can reliably drive a few miles a day. With one of these I can get that plus 4wd, amazing mpg, a whole ass truck bed, and they cost PEANUTS compared to regular vehicles.
I don’t plan on hauling anything, but I do love the option.
Holy shit, I didn’t even know those were a thing. Thanks! That’s kinda perfect for what I’d need and they are reasonably priced (but ooooooooold, most of the once’s I’m finding are from the 90s for 5-7k. Certainly much lower price for the low mileage than any work truck I’ve come across…
Check your local laws, but if you can find a dealership in your state you’re probably fine.
I saw conflicting reports about legality in my state, but there’s also dealerships selling vehicles with valid in-state titles that they claim are highway legal. I just assume there’s some semantic/bureaucratic bullshit at play.
I checked, street legal in my state, but with restrictions.
Idk how accurate this resource is, but it’s what I found. I figure I’ll check with the dmv before I buy one, but I found a forum post that seemed to confirm it…
Yeah same I’ve been looking at a few different models because eventually I wanna build my own house out of cob and be self sufficient and all that. It’d be nice to have something that doesn’t take up a lot of space, can be relatively easily fixed, and gets good MPG
There’s stateside dealers with inventory! Realistically the import fees/taxes get lumped into the final price, but altogether that price is still well below typical used car prices.
If you do some searching you can even find dealerships that deliver to large swaths of the country.
I’m looking into buying a kei truck for these exact edge case scenarios. Realistically I only need a vehicle that can reliably drive a few miles a day. With one of these I can get that plus 4wd, amazing mpg, a whole ass truck bed, and they cost PEANUTS compared to regular vehicles.
I don’t plan on hauling anything, but I do love the option.
Holy shit, I didn’t even know those were a thing. Thanks! That’s kinda perfect for what I’d need and they are reasonably priced (but ooooooooold, most of the once’s I’m finding are from the 90s for 5-7k. Certainly much lower price for the low mileage than any work truck I’ve come across…
Check your local laws, but if you can find a dealership in your state you’re probably fine.
I saw conflicting reports about legality in my state, but there’s also dealerships selling vehicles with valid in-state titles that they claim are highway legal. I just assume there’s some semantic/bureaucratic bullshit at play.
I checked, street legal in my state, but with restrictions.
Idk how accurate this resource is, but it’s what I found. I figure I’ll check with the dmv before I buy one, but I found a forum post that seemed to confirm it…
Didn’t see any dealerships in the area tho.
https://motorandwheels.com/mini-trucks-rules-per-state/
Yeah same I’ve been looking at a few different models because eventually I wanna build my own house out of cob and be self sufficient and all that. It’d be nice to have something that doesn’t take up a lot of space, can be relatively easily fixed, and gets good MPG
Even with all the importation fees and taxes?
There’s stateside dealers with inventory! Realistically the import fees/taxes get lumped into the final price, but altogether that price is still well below typical used car prices.
If you do some searching you can even find dealerships that deliver to large swaths of the country.