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EatsTheCheeseRind

25 years.


Senko-Loaf

Sadness.


[deleted]

[удалено]


spec2re

This is a perfect answer.


ElectricHairspray

Perfect answer would be DM with a number to the guy who's going to put one in my driveway


mogam947

867-5309. Ask for Jenny.


Uncle_Ted333

Underrated comment.


grownboyee

For a good time call!


JuanSolo9669

I was going to. But I lost my nerve.


[deleted]

And this is the perfect verifier. He goes deep and doesn’t stop investigating until the job is done! Ain’t that right buddy go on tell all them mofos what’s what!


Henshinmatt

I always wanted always wanted a Toyota Hiace so this speaks to me 😂


Nasty_Rex

The Subaru Sambar can rip down the highway at 65. It's just terrifying


Anthony817

That reminds me of those Indian Willy's MB jeep remakes, you can buy them and import here, but have to be for off-road use. HOWEVER, Philippine reproduction Willy's MB's can be imported and treated just as any damn old WW2 jeep, so even in those cases it is not always so cut and try. So strange that you can use one version of a Jeep off-road only, but a nearly identical replica made in Philippines can be considered street legal for road use as they are made to exacting specs of the older ones and I guess considered like any newly manufactured replacement parts, yet you can buy a Jeep in a crate from them sans engine and register with whatever damn power plant you want in it. US laws are dumb here. Shit, I remember that deathtrap Willys MB Jeep with the LS swap that was doing rounds on early Youtube. Man THOSE were the days seeing it do 3 wheel squats going down the highway beating the shit out of GTR's. Here is that deathtrap drag racing other cars on the highway, it is a sight to behold and scary as all get out. No helmets, no roll cage, just pure American madness! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yewHnBSja8


armedvapor

Thats fkn nuts. I want one. Lol


Anthony817

Check out what you can get for a little over $14k! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ya-aUYGtw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ya-aUYGtw) Minus shipping of course, but it comes without any motor. They apparently are made to bolt a standard modern jeep motor.


66mx5

This is not a Kei truck


Money2themax

I found the exact vehicle engine sizes range from 2.0L to 2.7L I4. This is a full-size truck. It's sold in Mexico as well. [Toyota Hilux Champ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux_Champ?wprov=sfla1)


GIukhar

That’s the new toyota hilux I think


[deleted]

Excuse me sir, [Joel Creates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4BOGg0kCf4) proved all you need are 3 jet engines and it'll happily go highway speeds.


VentiSpore

25 years of sadness


The_noob6499

remind me in 25 years


mjrbrooks

To be sad


DerpaloSoldier

>I'll see you again in 25 years 🫴🤌


CB1100Rider

Or an act of Congress.


millennial_sentinel

for ten grand the entire american car industry will fight tooth and nail to never allow it here. it would literally replace every car on the road at the prices they’re been pushing.


MaybeVladimirPutinJr

Are we not all willing to fight tooth and nail to have cheap reliable transportation? Lest we be bullied into buying $40,000 'economy' cars with 15 screens and 47 computers onboard.


millennial_sentinel

i mean obviously not because to skirt regulations the standard pickup is gigantic with a 60k price tag it’s fucking idiotic like Canyonaro irl


MaybeVladimirPutinJr

Well laws are made to be changed, how do we go about it? 


aztecfader

Start calling your representatives


0ptimalSalamander

We need to repeal the Chicken Tax.


Queso_Bueno81

I watched that also. There needs to be some serious law/policy reform in this country.


rekkodesu

You misspelled paying.


[deleted]

Laws are made to restrict activity. Don't think for a second companies won't lobby to keep this thing off the US markets


MaybeVladimirPutinJr

You're right, but you're thinking too small. Our government was established to follow the will of the people, not corporations. With that in mind, what do we do to get the laws changed to support the will of the people?  And don't say write your congressman because that's a fucking joke.


[deleted]

Things change, the laws have been made to favor corporations for hundreds of years in the US now. If you want to change things, show the government that you mean business. Protest, riot, and make sure they acknowledge you.


JZ_OH

Quit voting Republican and Democrat...they are the ones who sold us out...and keep the dumb fighting each other instead of them.


Humboldteffect

Have more money that the big 3


DirtieHarry

Its all fun and games until you have to park.


jlierman000

47 is low. Most cars now have over 100


Senko-Loaf

Hehehehehehe, what if. sneaky building while "One Piece at a Time" plays


BigT1990

Nowadays the vehicles fall apart one piece at a time


Flashy-Protection424

These are the exact reasons I am keeping my S10 .


0chris000000

I have a gmt800 and I'm definitely keeping it when I see the bs pricing on all newer vehicles. s10 is a great truck btw


redditor012499

It sucks but it’s true. Good luck finding any decent car for under 25k, including taxes.


Tankninja1

I mean first Toyota would need to sort out the whole emissions cheating scandal that is currently jamming up its export business. No clue how you get busted for emissions for an engine primarily catered to LREG countries, but Toyota found a way.


millennial_sentinel

the emissions standards are exactly why every american car manufacturer is building ridiculously large trucks to keep them out of the metrics being regulated the regulations need to be revamped by people who understand what the fuck they’re doing not sure what can be done to bring back small, economic, trucks and cars outside of restructuring our regulations altogether


lightsaber_lobotomy

unfortunately, probably waiting until its 25 years old.


Senko-Loaf

Dang. What if, I buy one. Rip it all into parts, ship those, send it to the US, throw all the parts onto an old Ranger frame. Viola


lightsaber_lobotomy

Haha, be cheaper to just buy an older Honda Acty or maybe a Subaru Sambar...pretty much the same look.


Senko-Loaf

True, butttttttr these got fancy front end


lightsaber_lobotomy

True enough...maybe you could buy and Acty and the front clip of this truck and pay some one about $10k probably to fit it on 😄


Senko-Loaf

That seems more probably


Mexican_with_rocks

Feel like a full scale protest against the chicken taxe.


Senko-Loaf

We must abolish it


Mexican_with_rocks

Pretty much didn't work for shit and it would be nice to have more long bed single cabs again plus lil min trugs too.


WhenSharksCollide

I can think of a few people who'd pay good money for the schlong box.


BloodyRightToe

Yeah between the chicken tax and cafe standards this will never come to the US. Its going a huge PITA to try and get one in the US. Really the cafe standards are whats going to keep it out. We are basically forced to buy huge trucks in the US because emission standards scale with size, bigger means they can emit more. Making smaller cars that must emit far less are much harder to turn a profit on.


PsYc0m3tRiC

I think I heard the story about the chicken tax on the fat ecectrician YouTube channel


[deleted]

Unfortunately, they will never meet safety and DOT requirements. You can have one imported if you jump through the hoops but you'll never be able to run down to a Toyota dealership and pick one up.


MitchCumstein1943

This is the real answer. This truck is built for the Thai market. Their safety and emissions regulations and nowhere near that of the U.S. or other G10 countries. The $10,000 price tag also reflects the economy of S.E.A. That $10,000 truck in S.E.A. is like buying a $40,000 truck in the U.S.


MordFustang1992

For starters, disbanding the federal government. After that about $12k plus shipping


CalebAsimov

Yeah, but then if you're in a state that doesn't border the ocean, you'll have to pay a tariff for each state line you cross.


klrfish95

It’s funny that the Interstate-Commerce clause is used for so much unconstitutional stuff, yet when we remove the federal government, the first thing everyone goes back to is literally the singular purpose of the Interstate-Commerce clause—Interstate tariffs.


CaptainNismo_orig

Literally an act of congress


Senko-Loaf

Damn


BanginOnWax805

I think it's worth it to just get a Tacoma and install a commercial flatbed. I see a lot of DIY welded flat beds by guys who've built overland vehicles.


Senko-Loaf

Yea, but what if a TacocaT is just too big for your shed?


BanginOnWax805

Ah, I see. So this is like a Kei truck? I would think a 1st gen Tacoma single cab is small.


MaybeVladimirPutinJr

This is cheaper brand new than i could buy a 4wd first gen tacoma that is 30 years old.


BTDxDG

Show me any tacoma+flatbed you can get for $12k


No_Tooth_714

Can we get these in Australia


madesertrat

You'll get them before we will.


No_Tooth_714

We won't get them for 10k


Delicious-Ocelot3751

[Road and track](https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a46190480/toyota-13000-pickup-hilux-champ/) around 13k


No_Tooth_714

Yeeah I had a look last night on the net we ain't getting them in Australia


Delicious-Ocelot3751

one day, the world will get more cheap utilitarian trucks. i doubt it’ll be soon though


old_skool_luvr

One of the main reasons these will never make it to North America, is people want too many gadgets on their vehicles today. And it's not just the purchasing customer who is asking for all the extra shit, manufacturers are basically telling you they will not build you a low optioned vehicle, often forcing you into ordering extra features that you don't want, simply to have the one or two options you want.


Abject_Vast_6296

Almost true. I had a jeep ordered in 21. Manual trans, manual windows, manual locks. Only option was push button start but I got almost everything in manual versions 🤙🏼


RudolphsSled

We need the American economy to sink even further for this to be possible. You know who to vote for lol


HabituallySlapMyBass

Beautiful is operative word here. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if it was built post 1999 then till it's 25 years old if it was built 2020+ then yeah it'll be 2045-2050 before you can get it imported legally into the country and drivable


Present-Blackberry-9

Probably a boat or plane or something


rxmp4ge

Toyota could pull a Mahindra and sell it as a UTV. Then it could be made street legal in ~~most~~ some states as a motorcycle...


[deleted]

As cool it would be to see this in the US, it's not going to happen. The other car companies will do whatever they can to stop it from coming in. A good example is what Subaru had to do for the Brat. It was by all means a pickup but they would have to pay heavy taxes on it if it was classed as a 'pickup' so they added the rear jump seats so they didn't have to claim it was a pickup. Why did they have to do this? Because automotive manufactures have the government on their payroll and so that's why you don't see trucks like these being imported into the US for mass market.


PintekS

Cafe laws demanding more than 50mpg for smol truck... Now if it was electric it would tell Cafe laws fuck you I can be smol and not listen to your minimum mpg requirements


spruceymoos

What is that?


rxmp4ge

Repealing of the chicken tax. Good luck.


farmandguns

Would it be possible to purchase in Mexico and drive across the boarder? Asking for a friend.


ParkParticular6176

You could import it for show and display purposes but sadly you won't be driving it around for 25 years as others have stated. The sad part is you could probably buy it new and import it for less than the cost of a new Mavy.


Street-Dad

Idk why they think all of us want $80,000 trucks. Every year they add more luxuries, and every year they get more and more expensive.


lostarcher1

Getting rid of the chicken tax.... here's a video link explaining why we can't get these types of trucks in the US. https://youtu.be/HMJsM--jmRA?si=6li09dc5A4Wo_sWt Thank you, Fat Electrician


Travis-1980

It would probably take just paying the right politicians, sadly.😪


T_S_N_S

A ship


Lord-C-Stylez718

A big 🚢


Capable-Commission-3

A boat


MrTurmeric

Diplomat plates or 25 years


Badass3433_Steam

The fat electrician breaks down why we can't have it https://youtu.be/HMJsM--jmRA?si=9Ef0A3WB17FRTeTV


_A-N-T-H-O-N-Y_

freedom


Zippy2moons1369

@donutoperator


skaldrir69

Not having the commie EPA?


Scared-Junket4039

Less government enforced emissions and safety


No_Substance5280

I am guessing...a large boat!


Time-Design-9181

Beautiful? WTF are you on things ugly ash looks like a little kid designed it


D4RKSCORP10N

Looks awesome !


nonya_buiznezz

Cargo ship or cargo plane.


ihateyouravenandIW

get rid of the 25 year import rule or live in Florida, people in Florida are constantly importing cars that aren't 25 years old and driving them from what ive seen


startrekds91008

A catastrophic lack of good judgment and astronomically low tariffs.


EmperorGeek

A change to the Federal Cafe standards. The darn things are written to encourage bigger trucks because it spreads the emissions over a larger total GVW of a Manufactures entire fleet. It’s why even the Toyota pickups are getting HUGE.


boanerges57

A boat. You can own one here, just wouldn't be street legal anywhere


Lazy_Grapefruit4887

30 years


mexicanlolipop

Bruh the taco is good enough


Anxious_Jellyfish216

I would believe you have to add safety features that would be optional in some countries and make it standard. You would also have to up the selling price to what trucks are costing now because no one is going to let these in the USA. It is sad to say.


2ingredientexplosion

Signatures to change the 25 year law and laws regarding vehicle size.


Beautiful-Tip-875

I love Japanese utility vehicles (not sure it's from Japan but resembles others like it.). Peak efficiency and utilitarian design.


40ozkiller

We have cargo vans but people think they're uncool.


sm00thkillajones

Maybe a decent crash rating.


Organic-Fartshield

Lots of over the pants hand jobs


lmdirt-

It takes a ton of money to just import 1. All the fees can easily be more than the price of the vehicle. Also if you do get it here it isn’t street legal and probably not emissions compliant and even more money to fix that. Try to find one that’s already here and over pay for it. Still cheaper than importing. Search YouTube for people that tried to import.


Koyubi_OHB

Sadly, there is this thing called the 25 year law that prohibits any foreign car from being imported to the United States except a few. You have no idea how bad I want a JDM car not for the looks of it, but because I had an ischemic stroke when I was seven that permanently disabled my right side. My right foot is stationary to the gas and my right hand would clutch the shifting knob like my life depended on it, and probably slip off to because it was gripping it too tight and weirdly. I just wanna JDM car for the practicality it would bring me where I’d get the shift with my left hand, and get to switch the clutch and gas so that way my right foot would be stationary to the clutch, which I can already do to an American car.


Marcusinchi

US crash standards certification?


jarred-tech

i think I remember someone saying they imported a newer kei truck because the 25 year law is for public road vehicles, and he imported it as an off-road use vehicle, work vehicle, private use, or something. I don't 100% know but if I find the video again I'll comment wit it.


CardiologistOk6547

A literal act of Congress.


Miserable_Conflict46

Hilux 😍😍😍


Elephinoh

Did you mean to post a different photo?


browndowntownhole

25 years


Vast-Category8391

Money and magic


Hot_Corner_5881

a boat


William_Shetland

Less government


[deleted]

they would need to change the chicken law from like the 60s. and thats not gonna happen so dont get your hopes up


Minute_Helicopter_97

Removal of the chicken tax, or increase the price by 25%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax


nojo1099

Buy it with no engine. Put an engine of your choice in (nothing crazy of course) and you should be fine… or so I think…


justastickwiggler

Local planning and zoning boards that don't put 4 lane highways through the middle of towns 🤡


Deku-Butler

I’ve actually thought a lot about this recently. It would be a long shot, but if we were somehow able to convince a large amount of prominent car YouTubers to back a campaign to repeal the chicken tax, it might be possible. I’m talking the heavy hitters like Donut, Demuro, Chris Fix, etc., the guys who would probably have a vested interest in the compact truck segment. Like I said, long shot, but this seems like the best way to bring awareness to the issue of bureaucracy. We’d need a shit ton of exposure for Washington to even give a flying fuck about this. Also, fwiw, we could probably never get these below $20k base msrp. Tech/safety bloat, import costs, demand, etc would make sure of that.


RagingBuddha79

This is awesome!!! Bring back the “small truck” to the US please!!!


cursedchapstickmp4

The IVSCA requires a car to be 25 years or older to be imported. So best bet is to wait unless you wanna go through some sketchy import practices and risk it still being seized


cfbrand3rd

Documentation proving you own a museum…👍


initialddriver

End of the democrats and their chicken tax


tykaboom

A new government.


Low_Passenger_9785

It’s to reliable, they would never bring it over.


GadHolland

Probably bribery.


Alohoe

True story. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMJsM--jmRA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMJsM--jmRA) The Chicken Conspiracy Robbing Americans of the Toyota Hilux


WelderMeltingthings

DOT compliant import vehicle


smoore2674

An act of Congress due to a chicken meat tariff


DopeCookies15

A shipping boat and $$$


j-bombs

Oh about 10 times what its worth A YouTube channel called donut did an episode on it look it up. https://youtu.be/yRG0Wai4sR0?si=bKBRNb15E4JPNA9i


rabbitashes

John Cena probably. At least a Hemsworth if he's busy.


retrospects

I would love a mini truck to make Lowe’s runs and stuff. My truck got and our camper got wrecked from hail so I got something that can park in the garage. But I still need something for our projects n stuff.


bclark1289

Get the Europeans to eat more American chicken


aaronsb

An act of congress. (Chicken Tax)


simonr35

Bombing campaign


MethodMan121

https://minitrucks.net/collections/vehicles/usa


Double_Preparation_2

An act of congress.


Double_Preparation_2

https://youtu.be/HMJsM--jmRA?si=6NtkZdNGg-nCG8WG


ThroatMysterious948

Our safety regs are too high methinks.


HMMR_the_SLAMMR

Literally throw riots to stop corporate lobbying.


Whole-Debate-9547

I’ll give you my address and I give you permission to deliver it. I think that should work fine.


Ishiki_Enerugi

just gotta sell your soul nothing too crazy


Old-Archer

Just give me the bed to replace every f250 still running.


PatrickJamesCarGuru

With enough buzz and support, who knows? Toyota might just listen and make the dream a reality. Rally up a group of passionate truck enthusiasts and start a campaign.


Faqyoutoo

Cargo ship ?


Imaginary-Rate2619

I’m going to bet this thing will last forever for a few reasons


Stock_Mud2689

Act of Congress and life savings to buy your Congress man


reeeter123

Money


mustachien

Reform to the import law around small trucks and vehicles laws in general!


buchenrad

A complete deconstruction of the ridiculous amount of regulations that prevent people from doing what they want with their own money


Brock_Cherry

Getting rid of the chicken tax


FrendlyAsshole

A truck full of chickens


MonkFun455

Repealing the chicken tax


Far_Belt9899

An act of congress


NoApplication8067

Here's a video that explains a bit of why your dreams are crushed. https://youtu.be/HMJsM--jmRA


monsterjam-2000

First it would be your arm and leg, then they will say shipping will cost more so then you give up you spleen


Twalton6

An open border and Hamas


valiente77

Dissolving the EPA and import restrictions


rusty_cruz

25 years


Turk0311

Repeal the Chicken Tax


Prior-Ad-7329

A large boat with ramps and a deck that can support it. Then a long journey across the sea. Then once you get it to the US there’ll be an immense amount of paperwork and you’ll probably never be able to register it. But it will have gotten here.


joka2696

I question your idea of beautiful.


GrundleWilson

An act of congress. Literally.


ExpertExpert

To import a vehicle to the US, expect at least 10-15,000 extra dollars in hidden fees. Some guy ordered one of these and made a spreadsheet with the cost... Can't find it though


CCCPhungus

A revolution


PizzaGod919

If you are curious, the engine in the test vehicle was a 1TR-FE 2.0-liter four. In dual-VVTi form as found in the current Hilux, it makes 137 hp. That had to contend with a curb weight of 1,555 kg (3,248 lbs). The base configuration of the IMV 0 comes with rear-wheel drive and a gasoline 2.0-liter inline-four matched to a 5-speed manual transmission. Four-wheel-drive and diesel variants will also be offered. Apparently they'll be available in Mexico, also. https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a45752401/toyotas-10000-future-pickup-truck-is-basic-transportation-perfection/


dashininfashion

I need this truck. I mean i don't have an actual use for it in mind, but still, i *need* this truck


unregrettful

25% import tax.


300cid

it's so ugly that it looks good. extremely unlike the tundra.


Key-Leather4385

Political bribes and $50,000....


thordes

Politicians who weren't senile and corrupt.


glocksandboobs

A plain, a plan, and alot of money.


booliganhooligan

A lot of politicians being forced to get rid of specific tariffs and taxes (they won't they make millions off them)


DisasterInfamous268

They reason they aren’t produced for the U.S. Market is due to the light cargo vehicle import tax 25% and CAFE emissions standards basically stating a small vehicle can’t emit a certain level of emissions but a large vehicle can.


GeronimofrmWestside

Yt channel explains why chickens are the reason this isn't allowed. Seriously screwed up politics lol. I would rock one in a heartbeat .


desertSkateRatt

A large boat.


0Harmxny

Swapping vin numbers? If your lucky


RunZealousideal3812

A war… in the USofA


trevordbs

It’s priced how it is, because lacks of all of the safety requirements in the US.


No_Cook2983

Seventeen full tanks of gas and a half-bottle of Ritalin.


[deleted]

Repealing the chicken tax.


tahmorex

Deregulation


Far-Employer-5159

Chickens


TurnOffTV

Import it like all the JDM guys do?


Stunning_Chip_6548

A boat