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Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:

  • l/r same bed size

  • r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading

  • r less likely to crash

  • r less fuel consumption and costs

  • r less expensive to repair

  • r easy to park

  • r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns

  • r not participating in road arms race

  • l You get taken serious by your fellow carbrained americans because ""trucks"" are normalized and small handy cars are ridiculed.

So unless you are a fragile piece of human, choose the right one.

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[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea I never actually looked into it, i alwats figured the import would be expensive. Right now my situation is a little...um..fkd up.. but when I have enough to invest in another vehicle, i will def consider it. I would love one. And would be perfect for my uses. I'm sure I'd get labeled a humorous title by the lovely gentlemen on the job sites. I live in a rural area. And the boys love their big trucks. And guns. And a whole manner of things.

[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

people bring them in all the time. I live in Portland and there's a guy in town who imports them and fixes them up (@vanlifenorthwest). They've gotten popular tho and aren't the bargains that they once were

A friend of mine bought one; essentially once a car is a classic or something like 25 years old they're not subjected to the same regulations that newer cars have to meet. Since car culture in Japan is very different than here in the states a lot have lived their lives in garages and have really low miles and if you know what model to get, parts are still readily available. The only issue is driving a right hand drive vehicle in this country takes some getting used to. I drove his for a couple of days and right hand turns in particular feel sketchy

[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yea the antique vehicle code or whatever. There's no emissions inspection where I live anyway lol. I wonder how these trucks are in the snow. I lived in Portland for 6 months and it snowed once barely.. but where I'm at now, we get swamped ftmp. I highly doubt there is anyone around here importing these vehicles...maybe in the city though. I'll have to research. Thanks for the info. Totally forgot about the driver side thing lol.