• Pat_Riot@lemmy.today
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      Yeah, all of us that find F-150 sized trucks, with their minivan sized cabins and useless 4 foot beds, utterly useless and repugnant. There’s still scadd of little trucks from the 80s and 90s on the road. The only vehicle I have ever missed is my old Mazda B2200. I’d buy one of these in a heartbeat.

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        Importing is more than you think, Donut media imported one of those cheap trucks and the import fees and various services needed to get it to you ended up being more than the truck. Also the build quality was terrible, the welds looked like a 5 year old put the truck together.

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        Again, you people have such a weird definition of perfection. “It aligns with my niche tastes. Perfection.”

        This thing is worthless to a huge part of the population.

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          Modern American pickup trucks are a sad, obese ghost of the utilitarian vehicle they once were. Gone are the beds you could haul a couple sheets of plywood in. You can’t even get an adult sized 4 wheeler in one. They don’t fit in a parking spot. Every new pickup puts its headlights straight in the back window of every regular passenger car. Their bumper is face hight to any child under 14. New trucks are a fucking blight. Fuel economy is non-existent. Diesel versions are even worse. Puking smoke and unburnt fuel in everyone’s faces because the garbage that buys them immediately disable any emissions control measures. 90 percent of people don’t need a pickup. They aren’t pulling trailers or carrying anything bigger than a bag of dog food. The only thing they are hauling is their fragile fucking ego.

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            I remember saying that exact same thing about SUVs in the 80s. Nothing changes. Not with the American car industry anyway. Printing money hand-over-fist for most of the 20th century to be so miserably managed as to go bankrupt and “have to” be bailed out by taxpayers. Largely responsible for destruction of the planet, the poor public transport options, preventing EVs for decades, and offering nothing new but bigger more expensive pollution.

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          Same can be said of so many things! Why take a dump on a cheap truck? There’s bigger fish to fry if that’s really your concern

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            I just think transportation perfection is absurd click bait 🤷‍♂️.

            It’s a kei truck for outside Japan. Nothing new or revolutionary.

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      In America the segment for small pickups is larger than you think and cars are overpriced right now which makes a brand new car you can import for less than 15k mind-boggling. Additionally, the barebones nature of the car is appealing for its low-tech nature. Add that it’s a Toyota, known for reliability.

      Maybe you don’t see it as a desirable car because it isn’t to your tastes, but the world doesn’t revolve around you.

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        Cars are very cheap these days. It’s silly that people keep saying this. You can find brand new cars with Android Auto and are perfectly safe for 16k. If you want nicer just about every economy brand will sell you a small sedan for 24k that will out perform anything under 40k from 10 years ago.

        As for a 2 seater pickup with low tow capacity, I really doubt the demand is as high as you think here in the states.

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      I think transportation perfection means better bus, train and bike/pedestrian infrastructure with, ultimately, less vehicles on the road overall.