The problem with small trucks is that they aren't capable of hauling an overinflated ego.

@edgarsandoval289

6 ай бұрын

That truck limits the amount of passengers you can carry.

@pallemaniac

6 ай бұрын

😂

@conservativepatriot2837

6 ай бұрын

Says the guy who can't afford a real truck!

@organiced9805

6 ай бұрын

LOL

@shinyagami8843

6 ай бұрын

@@conservativepatriot2837 said the guy with the hurt overinflated ego 😂 Oh dear, how the snowflakes melt…

I read somewhere that like 70% of truck owners don’t even use their trucks for truck purposes.

@phunk8607

2 ай бұрын

70% that’s a bit low

@concept5631

2 ай бұрын

I'm one of those 70%. When my grandfather was in Hospice he wanted me to have his pick-up truck so I kept it. Not trying to justify it, just telling my story.

@pnoodl3s775

2 ай бұрын

It’s closer to 90%

@weirdfan88

2 ай бұрын

Because a majority have tiny peckers and this helps.

@bramweinreder2346

2 ай бұрын

Isn't the purpose of a truck to look cool and burn lots of fuel?

The main issue is that a Kei truck will be absolutely obliterated in an accident with Karen's $80,000 lifted extended cab 4x4.

@hishykot

15 күн бұрын

The main issue is America’s car dependency then lol

@ixCGAMExi

13 күн бұрын

Whilst this is true, this is also America, land of the FREE. Meaning anyone should have the FREEDOM to CHOOSE to take the risk of harm to oneself in the event of an accident. I've seen this argument over and over again, and my rebuttal to said argument is this: motorcycles. These aren't safe? Motorcycles are less safe. Want to ban these? Whelp, I guess motorcycles should also be banned

@Cdmxforever

13 күн бұрын

I heard that so many times...... It haven't stopped me from riding my Harley.... When your time comes, you can be in an Abraham M1 Tank (capable of surviving a nuclear blast) and still drown in a canal..... (True story) That happened in the Irak invasion.

@zenlikestate96

13 күн бұрын

​@@ixCGAMExi i never insinuated that the ban on Kei vehicles should continue. The ban is stupid. But the massive vehicle epidemic precludes people adopting smaller vehicles. Its the same reason not everyone rides motorcycles. The general trend will continue because the consensus remains that larger car= safe from other cars, whether or not this is true is up for debate.

@ixCGAMExi

13 күн бұрын

@@zenlikestate96 I actually believe that the large car epidemic is the result of the auto manufacturers skirting around fuel efficiency regulations

This is the longest way to say "Not everyone needs a truck" ever. But I respect it.

@keilmillerjr9701

5 күн бұрын

It's also the longest way to Walmart, because you are not driving that on the highway with a top speed of 50 mph. It is actually illegal. What a tool.

@TheYumpster

5 күн бұрын

@@keilmillerjr9701 Interesting reply

@keilmillerjr9701

5 күн бұрын

@@TheYumpster Yeah. He spewed typical gen-z bullshit. If he actually thought about it, there are many cons to having a keil truck in america. The reason we never had the option was because of the chicken tax and the 25 year import rule. Our government blocked our freedom. Those trucks are good for inner city or sidewalk utilities, but not for rural areas or work. They can't drive highway speeds, haul weight, tow, haul a family, or last a million miles like a Cummins. That is the beauty of the American pickup. They can do most tasks well.

@peggedyourdad9560

17 сағат бұрын

@@keilmillerjr9701The top speed is 80+mph, this was even stated in the video.

Small pickup truck. +80% fuel efficiency -60% road tax -95% street cred +100% gold digger deterrent

@andrewroff5387

29 күн бұрын

You’re not rich anyway. Why are you worried about gold diggers.

@ironv8121

29 күн бұрын

@@andrewroff5387 You are right I am not worried about gold diggers but I am also not as poor as you either.

@maximusthezoura

24 күн бұрын

Road tax? Where do you live, California? Anyways. To contine your list 120% spare parts markup -70% horsepower -50% cab space for tools

@ironv8121

24 күн бұрын

@@maximusthezoura And it's also 100% wanker proof.

@genzboomer-sv3pl

23 күн бұрын

lol

80mph in that thing would feel like the shuttle launching

@NarwahlGaming

6 ай бұрын

I used to own a Yugo GV. You are not incorrect.

@TheAlpineProject

6 ай бұрын

@@NarwahlGaming got the idea from my old chevette myself

@AdamBechtol

6 ай бұрын

lol 😛

@user-kb5nb6hg4j

6 ай бұрын

Down hill with a tail wind.

@sorejack

6 ай бұрын

yeah, small trucks and cars feel awesome to drive. favorite car i ever drove was a pos used geo metro in the 90s. went from detroit to baton rouge often on like 40 bucks, and felt like i was racing the whole time. couldnt kill the thing. got desroyed by a drunk driver smashing into it parked outside my moms one year.

Just don't get in a frontal crash. There is nothing there.

@tomcharter4127

6 күн бұрын

Just keep it at 80 you won’t feel anything once that accident happens

@Magnificential

5 күн бұрын

Easier to not crash when you can actually see whats in front of you. Those big trucks have like a 15-20 ft (5-7 meters) blind spot directly in front of them

@energumeno616

5 күн бұрын

@@Magnificential yeah, I guess you could (try) dodge an audi owner going the wrong way with that sh*tty truck... be realistic bro, kei trucks are made for japan, not for the west. At least not for countries with such wide roads, it is simply absurd.

@danielduckworth3100

4 күн бұрын

There is a zero percent chance that little truck can do what I need it to do.

Try looking up the Philippine specs of these kei trucks The advantages of getting one from the Philippines is it's Already an LHD, It also has 4wd and they have a Box Van Config too for Carrying more people or cargo They also have a kei Van Configuration For family use

@Zephyr-mist

9 күн бұрын

My dad used to have the van config (rwd model) in green, it was very durable and we were able to carry so much stuff in the back w/o worry. It had so much legroom too! The AC got very cold, and was very reliable not to mention cheap!

@dantevito1193

8 күн бұрын

Don't even need them to be Kei trucks, there's also bigger cab over trucks with bigger engines (like even 4.0L i4 turbo diesel). Isuzu, Hyundai, and many other brands sell them. Ofc, they are too practical for the USDM. Gotta have that massive NA gasoline V8 that makes less torque than a modern 2.8L i4 TD Hilux

One was made for actual work, the other is made to sell you the idea of hard work and get you in debt.

@yahir2043

7 ай бұрын

which is that?

@MrAaron5627

7 ай бұрын

The truth hurts!

@XOTICXPATRIATE

7 ай бұрын

Those K trucks are pretty amazing! I want to get one!

@owenbearden5769

7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to “do work” hauling a skid steer or camper with a kei truck 😂 yea right

@JohnnyD1993

7 ай бұрын

@@owenbearden5769 you have to remember, overseas anything above 7700lbs requires a commercial license/insurance/etc. Iirc Japan is only around 7000lbs

“Now the engine is also tiny…” *50% of Americans have left the chat*

@terrenceacoose8490

6 ай бұрын

Not even the issue of it being small, it just has no power.... beyond hauling things on pavement that weigh less than 600lbs, they're kind of useless.

@roadforrunner

6 ай бұрын

U NAILED IT!

@marcusbrown188

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I need a V8 to drive on the streets in the city

@juelzd7172

6 ай бұрын

Having a V8 is Americana 🇺🇸

@teslatrooper85

6 ай бұрын

@@marcusbrown188 Absolutely. a 150cc V8 :D

Americans buy big trucks to carry our giant egos.

@key2shawn154

Күн бұрын

How

I would love to have that to do things around my property. Haul trash logs lumber. Mount a winch on the front and one in the bed and your set.

Trucks aren’t utility vehicles anymore, they are luxury vehicles.

@JayBigDadyCy

6 ай бұрын

Facts. My Dad (retired now) was a tradesman his whole life. He used to buy a new pickup truck every three years in the 80s and 90s. They were cheap. No normal person wanted them. And then they started making the quad cab and adding all sorts of bells and whistles to the interior that where once you wouldn't give a crap about getting in dirty, now it would be like getting in someone's Bentley with mud on your boots.

@Igneousplutonic

6 ай бұрын

Damn straight. Love it. Heated seats and wheel are really nice when working in the winter.

@senorjuanwick9818

6 ай бұрын

​​@@ozvega.57dude thats bs, i live in western nc (clay county) and ppl drive jacked up trucks that are as clean as my mustang. Most dudes who drive them around here do not do any type of work involving these trucks. I hate those things so much lol

@mgmx2099

6 ай бұрын

And are priced accordingly.

@Zevox144

6 ай бұрын

@@senorjuanwick9818 As a neighbor just a bit more east, don't worry too much. They're getting laughed at by anybody who is A. not in the same car and B. not in the same kind of car.

I work in a lumber yard and it’s hilarious when people come in with those big trucks and have never hauled anything in them. They’re always so cautious of scratching the truck bed.. ITS A TRUCK BED

@marilynsparks5931

6 ай бұрын

If your truck bed isn't scratched and beat up, are you even a truck owner?

@udttdujgx

6 ай бұрын

It feels like nonsense when people don't have liners in their truck beds. Why drive a vehicle that's horrible for driving and has poor storage space if you're not actually using the main feature of it

@Bigdaddio

6 ай бұрын

@@udttdujgx they HAVE LINERS in them and stillll don’t want scratches 😂 they put down cardboard, blankets. I’ve seen it all

@caddyss2771

6 ай бұрын

either that or they don't want your lazy ass to just throw shit in carelessly

@Jadentheman

6 ай бұрын

It’s because they pay close to 100k on them

Yeah Japanese 軽(Kei) Truck is most used small truck in Japan, that simply explains how good it is.

@tylercameron1898

6 күн бұрын

But is it good in America?!

@kazun7847

6 күн бұрын

@@tylercameron1898 what makes it different?

@key2shawn154

Күн бұрын

@@kazun7847if it’s not good in America that says something

also those trucks just became available for importation and the government bean counters and lawyers already want to get it banned😢

Complain to congress, light cargo vehicles have an insane tariff on them.

@farzana6676

27 күн бұрын

Meh, American car companies don't produce them either because nobody wants to drive those kids toys.

@Alex-dh2cx

27 күн бұрын

@@farzana6676 guess you weren't around before the 90s, when the epa finally killed that market. Smaller work vehicles were really popular.

@farzana6676

27 күн бұрын

@Alex-dh2cx I was born in the 90's. Ford Ranger is a mid size truck and despite being huge on the international market, it did dismal numbers in the USA because nobody wants these small baby trucks.

@Alex-dh2cx

27 күн бұрын

@@farzana6676 they sold over 300,000 units a year of the ford ranger in the 90s. S10 wasn't that far behind the ranger. That's half the sales of the f150, but still well ahead of most other models. You're just full of shit

@speedy01247

24 күн бұрын

​@@farzana6676tons would love these cheap cars/trucks but tariffs are high and American companies don't build them because they want the higher profits of the more expensive cars.

70% of americans wouldnt fit in the cab

@kthmalloy16

6 ай бұрын

Yes they need that big truck to go to Mickey D's

@DocReaper88

6 ай бұрын

Damn

@jkemmanuel9303

6 ай бұрын

😂😂

@Taffey_Lewis

6 ай бұрын

LMAO!

@peternguyen2323

6 ай бұрын

no wonder most mexican called us el hefty when they talk to us.😅😅

You can hear the millions of ford owners egos starting to crumble at this verycmoment

I ain't going in the mcdonalds drive thru backwards

@Erik24296

6 күн бұрын

I've heard that drive thrus in the US often have queues while you don't have one when you do inside and order. Problem solved.

Ford should’ve never changed the Ranger bruh. They literally made the ideal small truck and they just said nah

@MWH12085

6 ай бұрын

Honestly, if Ford brought back the Ranchero and had an AWD (like a Subaru), I'd be all over that shit

@tw8464

6 ай бұрын

Exactly Ford pickup trucks were much smaller in grandads day and you'd better believe granddad got everything done with that truck. These ginormous trucks Americans are brainwashed into purchasing and going in huge debt are ridiculous as a mass buy.

@sorrowcat2724

6 ай бұрын

@@tw8464 there hasn’t been anything my 2003 Ranger hasn’t been able to do. I only have 2WD also. They don’t want to ever make a simple, practical truck for blue collar workers anymore because they’ll lose money when people start doing their own repairs again! When my Ranger inevitably dies I’m going to get another early 2000’s Ranger.

@Someone-hs5yb

6 ай бұрын

Actually they make small single cab pickups

@tw8464

6 ай бұрын

@@sorrowcat2724 exactly you're absolutely right. I miss the Rangers. They used to be widely available and could get them used for very affordable prices. Miss those days. Would love to see Ford bring back a solid affordable Ranger.

The issue is that in the US small trucks are restricted on a federal level and cannot be driven on a highway. On top of that the EPA has laws against small engines because they arnt as efficient for their size as say a big block V8. Stupid i know but unfortunately the US auto industry is locked down by legislation lobbied into being by the likes of Ford, Gm and Dodge. End lobbying.

@aj9969

2 ай бұрын

The V8 restriction is the most stupid thing I've ever heard..

@fyneyoungstunna

2 ай бұрын

State level. Theres an article on a guy trying to make them street legal in Colorado and he was railroaded by local car dealers and others. Shit was infuriating to read.

@jaymca730

2 ай бұрын

Yeh they sell them here but they are now trying to regulate them to make it so you can't register a license plate for it because supposedly "it's not safe for public roads" meanwhile you register a classic Ford with no doors or roof and drive that on the freeway.

@gmbsmkd8888

2 ай бұрын

As a person who live where these small trucks/pickups are the norm, driving these things at our not-so-fast highway are indeed scary 😅.. Ive been driving 1000cc Suzuki Carry and Daihatsu Hijet, i won't push myself beyond 80km/h in these things. I can't imagine people driving them on American highway. Slight breeze or a small hatchback passing you probably could make them wiggle. Tough, outside highway they will be fine. Slightly bigger pickups like Mitsubishi L300 or Australian utes probably make more sense for American highway..

@Icessassin

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter at all as these trucks are imported from times before those regulations and also because they are imported they don't have to meet the US regulations as long as they meet the requirements to be able to be imported. If not they get blacklisted to import

People crying about safety when you get in an accident... What about Motorcyclists? 😂😂😂

@Ph03nix1

11 күн бұрын

Yep, motorcycles are dangerous too. The difference is, you can do freeway speeds on a motorcycle, you can’t in a kei truck. You can accelerate out of a bad situation, you can’t in a kei truck. They are literally designed to be a tiny truck running on an underpowered motorcycle engine.

@eliteexposure5594

11 күн бұрын

@@Ph03nix1 What? Kei trucks can do 80 mph...

@Robynhoodlum

11 күн бұрын

Statistically the most dangerous thing on the roads are those massive pickups. Not a surprise when you see how most of them drive.

@reagank.2268

11 күн бұрын

@@eliteexposure5594at top speed, try merging, it probably gets 0-60 in 15 minutes

@reagank.2268

11 күн бұрын

@@Robynhoodlummy dad has driven a lifted truck for 20 years and hasn’t gotten in a single accident. It has no dents whatsoever.

The moment someone hits you in that thing 😂😂😂

@cloudbase7799

10 күн бұрын

That should be my calculated risk to make. I can significantly reduce serious risk by using it only on secondary roads and shorter distances from home, where it is most practical anyway. But if I want to drive it cross country, that should be my prerogative.

@hudson474

7 күн бұрын

How often are you guys getting into wrecks?? 😂😂

@Erik24296

6 күн бұрын

Someone who also has that thing? Hardly a problem.

@wilty5

Күн бұрын

At least in this there is some protection, compared to a motorcyclist not wearing a helmet.

Thinking Americans choose trucks for their practicality is like thinking celebrities get plastic surgery for their health.

@MainInternetUser

6 ай бұрын

On the stop moaned hard on this one

@bluezdr

6 ай бұрын

Preparedness > practicality

@ebadurrahman7848

6 ай бұрын

​@@bluezdrwhat preparedness American trucks have?

@Hman333

6 ай бұрын

Well believe it or most Americans use their trucks sorry you don’t know how to hook a trailer up that small ass truck would be used like a golf cart in most places of work it’s pretty useless except for mulch and gravel honestly

@jlee860

6 ай бұрын

Every office worker I see that drives a Silverado 3500 is a poser. Pick ups do have practicality to them as the bed on the are able to be taken off and changed into something else like that other vehicles configuration or put something else but the frame is so beefy that it was designed to haul much more than the average office workers equipment. Plus engines in modern pickup trucks now use cylinder deactivation and stuff to get better gas millage but it is all unreliable.

If toyota sold a truck the size of the 80's pickup with a manual transmission and no computers, manual transfer case, and hand crank windows I would never buy anything else. Until then I'll keep my manual tacomas running as long as I can.

@Dutchtreat-pn3cj

6 ай бұрын

Landcruiser J series?

@OCinneide

6 ай бұрын

And that’s why they have to sell stuff that you’ll have to keep coming back for the new series.

@captaintoyota3171

6 ай бұрын

Yup i got full manual t100. Fuel injectoed but im an ex Toyota ASE tech

@ericallen8263

6 ай бұрын

Isn't that the truth I would buy one in a second..

@Noticing-Enjoyer

6 ай бұрын

The problem is you would buy one because it would last forever. That's no good, we need repeat customers

The driver’s seat is shaped like a rubber fist.

I'm imagining the welder showing up to the jobsite with a tiny truck like a badass.

In Iraq I used to see those bongo trucks loaded to the max with goats, people, produce and miscellaneous tools. I can confirm that those little trucks are a workhorse 😂

@maplebloom

2 ай бұрын

​@@michaelpratt3142Because the large truck is just not sustainable for a smooth running society.

@ProjektRaven

2 ай бұрын

in indonesia, that same small truck can carry more than 10 people in the back, and very illegal 😅

@laffz2224

2 ай бұрын

They were toyota hilux, another vehicle not allowed to be sold in the US.

@jongsookim636

2 ай бұрын

bonggo is the name of KiA comercial truck😅 like Hyundai Porter. it represented by overloaded cargo. in developing era, S.Korean workers love overload. so 1 ton allowed Bonggo and Porter reinforce their body strenth upto 3 tons.

@RugbyHouseVintage

2 ай бұрын

@@jongsookim636Bongo isn’t the official name but we definitely called these Bongos in the military.

Bold of you to assume American trucks are bought for their use as practical haulers.

@thisfool89

6 ай бұрын

Exactly. Hes just as dumb as the people he called dumb

@fatpad00

6 ай бұрын

They are. Just their primary cargo is people

@eragon78

6 ай бұрын

@@fatpad00 And Ego.

@BigFootTheRealOne

6 ай бұрын

​@@eragon78 maybe you should get one then with your inflated ego. Mr snowflake

@bolyo22

6 ай бұрын

not really bold if it’s true. Most people who buy SUV and Trucks do not use them for their primary purpose. Suv and trucks serve as a clever marketing strategy to sell cars and to get people to buy more, bigger things. Back then, trucks were never a popular driving choice. Now, trucks represent a certain lifestyle and belief system to many Americans. it’s all a fantasy created by marketers. for instance, people buy 4x4 thinking they’ll need it when in reality the most they’ll ever touch is some snow. Or in commercials, theres a reason a man in a big deep voice is telling you to buy a truck and drive it thru mud and canyons and shit (cuz it looked cool and that image sells to men with cash) but in reality, no one offroads, hauls, and carries payload everyday (or ever lol think 4runner moms) unless you work in a specific industry which most people don’t. of course there are exemptions but the numbers don’t lie, most people should be driving sedans but capitalism, ego, and american culture stand in the way.

Average American couldn't fit in the Kei Truck. Manual transmission is the best form of anti theft in the US.

Trucks are one of those things that are awesome… when you NEED them.

The government doesn't want them on the road. It would really put a dent in the fuel and the truck market.

@mjt1517

5 ай бұрын

They’re also horrible in crashes.

@palehorse24681

5 ай бұрын

Motorcycles are the worst. But those are legal...just saying.

@joshd79

5 ай бұрын

Big corporations don’t want them on the road, ergo the government doesn’t.

@ElCapitanGames

5 ай бұрын

Honestly I think it more has to do with the near 100% mortality rate in crashes. Because other 35 mpg trucks exist. And are legal. But they also don’t put the driver in a flimsy cab right in front of the load, in most cases anyway XD

@hemphbleh926

5 ай бұрын

@@ElCapitanGamesnot to mention these trucks with 2 full grown men can easily flip forward when brakes are applied and it’s going to fast. It’s hilarious to see a truck somersault tho

When the words "manual transmission" arrived, 99% Americans left.

@jlkkauffman7942

4 ай бұрын

I prefer manual however this mini truck wouldn’t do what I would need it too!

@philipgrodsky2626

4 ай бұрын

Crazy the amount of people thinking they’re pulling 10 yds of mulch with one of these… like are we really classifying people who use their truck as a work truck as dumb .. crazy Somebody who owns a truck for no reason, I guess but that’s may even be ego / desire to feel big or safe who tf knows

@Michael-ii9fs

4 ай бұрын

theft deterrent.

@jerryjohnson4965

4 ай бұрын

All 4 of my vehicles are manual. An each has their own purpose.

@dillonwearssa7401

4 ай бұрын

Why is automatic transmission standard in the US

If you get into an accident in this you need to speed up so that it ends quickly. Aint no features saving you in this. Also gl getting in if youre over 6 foot tall.

@VirusCharlie

12 күн бұрын

You mean 6 foot fat? 😂

@georgecain2990

9 күн бұрын

​@@VirusCharlie buddy thinks it's a joke. But if you're actually tall getting into those mini trucks is going to be painful. Being 6'7, about the only thing I comfortably fit into is either a truck or a big van of some sorts.

It’s crazy to think that you compared these two vehicles.

I don't need a truck, I just need a friend with a truck.

@user-wx1br9jp6u

6 ай бұрын

You're one of the smart ones buster. People in America will buy a 2000 square foot house and the top line tundra, for 1 person and complain that they can't afford anything.

@ericolens3

6 ай бұрын

as long as Im american, i can easily find a friend with a truck. i got a middle aged man, an elderly man, and a young adult friend... ALL with trucks. at least the older men have jobs they use their trucks for. 1) lawn care 2) Mobile Auto Repair 3) the young guy just uses it as a personal vehicle 😅 Personally I love SUVs. its a masculine family car. that I can use for commuting 28 city 34 highway mpg, it has up to 70 cubic feet of storage, a panoramic sun roof. I have a love-hate relationship with its price. i got it brand spanking new and i plan on keeping it till the wheels fall off, BUT.... its a nissan rogue so im kinda concerned for its reliability rating. but so far so good, ive put on every mile from 000 054 until its current 75k miles. my favorite was 69,420. 😂😂😂 and 50k. but what does suck is my towing capacity is only 1000 lbs. but again 99% of my driving is EXTREMELY FUEL EFFIECIENT for a non hybrid SUV. if push comes to shove, I can Pay U-Haul or Home Depot $20 to rent a truck. again, I got lots of American friends with trucks. so why waste my money on a gas guzzler when I dont work with freight. much respect to truck drivers, but I hate em. gas is also much quieter than diesel trucks. jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jyah jayh... brum bruum brumm. my dads truck was so loud, we could sneak as kids to turn off the games and TV when my folks got home. then they got a Car. and so many gotcha moments cuz gas is just so much more quiet.

@ratsumatra3003

6 ай бұрын

And both of his brothers! Hi guys! I ordered pizza for after the heavy stuff ❤❤

@jamesfowley4114

6 ай бұрын

And a six pack.

@charlesmeans6767

6 ай бұрын

Exactly

The worst thing to happen to Toyota was when they stopped making the mini-truck

@blazebi47

5 ай бұрын

I hear they've come out with a new one priced at 10k

@Americanman2000

5 ай бұрын

@@blazebi47 yup. Can’t wait to see it. Hopefully it’s not an EV or hybrid.

@bruceganter8449

5 ай бұрын

And never effected there stock 1 bit

@reddberendes82

5 ай бұрын

​@blazebi47 it will probably never see US soil unfortunately.

@fan590pepe99

5 ай бұрын

Toyota still makes the kei trucks under the badge of Daihatsu. Toyota owns Daihatsu.

I once spoke with a guy who owned a brand new Nissan Titan the diesel version. He had a $5,000 lift kit, some insanely expensive off-road wheels and tires, and a whole list of expensive modifications that made the truck extremely powerful. When I asked what does he haul with that truck, he said his golf clubs.

@RK-cj4oc

5 күн бұрын

If he can afford it there is nothing wrong with that.

I love the concept of kei trucks but those are basically death traps in America lol

@RealzFoSho

13 күн бұрын

Yup. One of the reasons so many states won't give you a plate for them.

@lukelucascountrysongs9193

11 күн бұрын

But yet...all states license motorcycles..mmmmm

@wcubbin

11 күн бұрын

The American truck is better for the occupants, the Kei truck is better for society.

@williamcordell5548

7 күн бұрын

Look how small the smart car is and all those deaths in them oh very few and carry home your groceries in what trunk but there legal in all fifty states.its tiny and low profile less chance of a rollover . Smart cars do ok in collision s so what's the difference ?

@williamcordell5548

7 күн бұрын

What's your opinion of a smart car it's smaller then a k truck they do well In accidents? what's the difference in those vehicles compared to a k truck the smart cars small lighter and just as slow on top end ?

I would drive that for sure. My biggest fear is all these tiny women in monster trucks that can't hardly see over the steering wheel using me as a speed bump.

@Zavitor

6 ай бұрын

Empowerment.

@brittnyrv5087

6 ай бұрын

Im female and I agree lol. I drive an odyssey because I have 3 kids and I can haul a lot in it when I need to.

@steffen5121

6 ай бұрын

Lmao! Small women with big cars. Why does this happen tho?

@marydeceptishroom9351

6 ай бұрын

Me I'm the woman with the monster truck. I'm kind of tall though and my truck is big due to being a camper hauler

@dirtabd

6 ай бұрын

A little yellow light on top to signal to Karen and her army of children shes always distracted by.

I’m not saying a Ford F-150 can’t mount a .50 cal heavy machine gun. But I know for a fact that a Toyota can.

@reynaldoflores4522

6 ай бұрын

Actually, these little trucks are Hondas, not Toyotas.

@jamesm.1467

6 ай бұрын

Ask the Taliban...oh wait, they've upgraded now to US Military vehicles already...

@CountKibblesNBits

6 ай бұрын

​@@jamesm.1467 Why would you not want to upgrade to the armored military vehicle that was designed for combat from the pickup you jerry rigged to do so? If anything your argument supports the Toyota truck, as it was seen as a good alternative until they got actual combat vehicles.

@bucknasty69

6 ай бұрын

Narcos in Mexico mount machine guns in the back of F150s and from the videos I’ve seen they work just fine for the purpose.

@billrose2083

6 ай бұрын

That's all you see being used by the taliban. And as we all know, they have discriminating taste....

This man needs a tata yodha 😂

This thing isn't going on a highway, and hitting a deer with this thing would kill the driver, let alone a full size suv hitting it

@Aristas-zd5vd

10 күн бұрын

Except it can go on the highway, most of these kei trucks can easily go 60-65 mph. When it comes to accidents,, the same thing can be said about motorcycles, slingshots, or any number of older, smaller vehicles that are legal to drive which are just as or even more dangerous for the occupants.

@addisonbaker8211

10 күн бұрын

The reason a full size SUV hitting this would be dangerous is because those SUVs are only required to crash test against other SUVs. They are extremely dangerous to pedestrians, cyclists, and any form of smaller, more reasonably sized car.

@ChangedCauseYT-HateFoxNames

10 күн бұрын

​@@Aristas-zd5vd Just because the same could be said doesn't make it safe to drive.

@tehweh8202

10 күн бұрын

It's a truck. Not a high speed deer ramming device.

@empress408

10 күн бұрын

Do a lot of deer ramming do ya?

Another advantage. You can leave a manual car unlocked in the US. Nobody is going to be capable to drive away with it.

@LeonidasRex1

6 ай бұрын

Without even bringing have to shift left handed into the equation.

@andrews9328

6 ай бұрын

That's what I thought. (Plus I have magic that protects my shit) Well, some crackhead stole my 95 hardbody PU and thrashed the engine and transmission overnight...after meticulously cleaning the cab, including the instrument display, in a meth-fueled cleaning binge...and BEFORE getting chased and tackled by cops for driving inside walks and up one way streets. Crackhead will learn to drive your manual transmission on the fly.

@damarcuz1

6 ай бұрын

That's the kind of thinking that gets your trucks stolen. Have you forgotten that 99% of motorcycles are manual and all of those guys can drive a manual car that's nearly a million people alone not including semi truck drivers,car enthusiasts, immigrants, baby boomers. Millions of people in the USA can drive manuals

@jadepablo2752

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@tessaducek5601

6 ай бұрын

😅😂😅😂😅

Toyota sells the FJ70 truck all over the world. America is the only place on earth where you can't buy one. Our government won't let them in.

@iMernerner

6 ай бұрын

hey Toyota does not sell ANY 4x4 in south korea. ANY 4X4. Including Lexus.

@BrianComment

6 ай бұрын

Bc of Chicken 🐔 Tax

@swirledworld340

6 ай бұрын

​@@BrianCommentToyota has plants here chicken tax is nullified. Toyota would rather sell the Tacoma. Fact is the small cabovers are lame only good for tiny roads which america doesn't really deal with.

@dwightmills9773

6 ай бұрын

These things are everywhere here in the states. I drove one just the other day. Very popular with local contractors.

@61089loki

6 ай бұрын

It's more theaat they won't sell here, due to the American mentality towards trucks. The government has nothing to do with it.

That would be so awkward driving a manual and shifting with my left hand.

@Cherivix

7 күн бұрын

As an asian this is normal

@Alecosaurio

3 күн бұрын

Maybe the first couple days

“We should be buying these” -points to vehicle that can’t be sold in US…

@_martian101

6 ай бұрын

why?

@macaroon_nuggets8008

6 ай бұрын

​@@_martian101Poorly thought out environmental regulations. They literally do the opposite of their intention.

@_martian101

6 ай бұрын

@@macaroon_nuggets8008 so you think it's against US regulations? Why?

@macaroon_nuggets8008

6 ай бұрын

@@_martian101 The regulation put a limit on how powerful a car's engine is depending on its weight. This was to prevent excess emissions from engines that were more powerful than they need to be. However they also held pickup trucks to these standards, but most pickups went over the limit since the law didn't consider the cargo the truck could carry, so am empty truck did have more than enough power to move itself. This lead to the trucks getting heavier so they could use the same engines. This probably very oversimplified and some details might be wrong, but to my understanding that's the gist of what happened.

@Kent__the_Baker

6 ай бұрын

It"s the EPA's Cafe standards. @@_martian101

It's not the consumers fault when the mini trucks aren't even offered for sale in America.

@des5748

4 ай бұрын

You can blame the american government for that. Small trucks are basically banned. Companies are not aloud to make them.

@johnkidd1226

4 ай бұрын

Asian vehicles do not meet most N. American emissions and safety standards. I had one in the Philippines and wanted to bring it back but it couldnt be registered here.

@des5748

4 ай бұрын

@@johnkidd1226 I read that most cars in China don't have catalytic converters so they can sell the cars even cheaper

@johnkidd1226

4 ай бұрын

@@des5748 Correct.

@Aries_Reign

4 ай бұрын

Honda Ridgeline, Tacoma, avalanche, a few that are smaller then average. Still very infrequent

Thought it was Scottie there for a sec.

Yeah that little truck looks super comfortable….

Not all of the Kei trucks will do over 65 mph with the engine screaming. They are better suited for city/rural roads.

@braddahdev5527

7 ай бұрын

Cz Cz g.a

@tynewlin

7 ай бұрын

He said it _will_ do 80+, not that the engine would be happy doing so. I'm sure it would be screaming in the top of 5th to do 80 MPH, and most certainly not getting 35 MPG. Not to mention the fact that it's completely unsafe beyond 35 MPH in a frontal collision. No safety of any kind, really. Absolutely better suited for low-speed, rural or inner-city, use. If you want to cruise at 80 MPH on the way home with a couple bags of groceries in the bed, buy the Tundra. If you live in Japan, buy a Kei truck because you'll be hard pressed to park a Tundra at the grocery.

@paul06660

7 ай бұрын

@@tynewlinYes but the main point in the video is not just about the differences between the trucks, but our cultures themselves. In Japan you will not find many vehicles on the streets big enough to kill the occupant of a Kei vehicle at regular inner city speeds. In fact most passenger vehicles on the roads are Kei cars and all kei cars are built to be safe in crashes with other kei cars. Then you need to understand that Japanese drivers tend to take great pride in their driving skill and penalties for violations are bad enough. But if you do something stupid or not pay attention and cause a bad accident, you will be charged, you will go to jail and serve HARSH time and there is no probation. Again differences between cultures not the trucks themselves.

@dannylinc6247

7 ай бұрын

​@@paul06660he is saying we should buy those little toys. We carry loads or tow boats or trailers. That's smaller than a Honda Civic with a space for a payload it can barely support safely. You also need parts support and warranty support. I think this video shows two extremes.

@nunyabusiness896

7 ай бұрын

The 1999 and newer ones that are about to be import legal will definitely do about 70 mph all day, which is all you really need. People try to drive too fast nowadays and most don't have the skill for it. Also, if we started importing these officially to the US they could put slightly larger motors to up the power to more like 100hp. India, for example, gets them with slightly larger engines.

Ask the epa why they're dumb about emissions per wheelbase inch, not Americans.

@KJ-ho6sb

6 ай бұрын

the govt ruins everything

@everthealtruist

6 ай бұрын

@@KJ-ho6sb That's an easy excuse, but where does the government come from?

@richardstarkey2247

6 ай бұрын

@@everthealtruist Of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.

@heinzletzte.6385

6 ай бұрын

The United Staates is a mafia-state run by oligarchs enslaving the people, that is the true reason.

@tclyde865

6 ай бұрын

The only country in the world with so much freedom yet so many people are ashamed of this country calling America dumb. Leave and go to a 3rd world country then

Pull a trailer with horses with that Little K pop

@VirusCharlie

12 күн бұрын

You doing that everyday?

@griffin1095

12 күн бұрын

@@VirusCharlie he doesn’t have to do it every day for it to be a valid point. This thing can’t tow shit

@lukelucascountrysongs9193

11 күн бұрын

Yea, because every truck owner is doing that....duhhh

@equinox2655

10 күн бұрын

@@lukelucascountrysongs9193why should truck owners care about what you soy boys think?

@wozzablog

9 күн бұрын

Then don't buy one for that......not a dunk

It's our governments fault. The bigger the vehicle. The less emission rules.

Keep in mind: GOVERNMENT regulations decide that small truck isn't legal. Not American citizens.

@thiccum2668

6 ай бұрын

Not illegal, just too regulated to be as profitable as these useless big trucks. That’s why they aren’t made here

@BigOldCarChannel

6 ай бұрын

More like CORPORATE hunger for profit has them building and selling you much more truck than you need or want. Don't tell me the S-10 and Ranger didn't sell well. They would just rather sell you an F100 or Silverado. Sure, Ford is making the Maverick now, but have you priced one? It's not Uncle Sam that's deciding these MSRPs or making dealers charge over it!

@thiccum2668

6 ай бұрын

@@BigOldCarChannel uncle sam decided on fuel efficiency regulations that bigger vehicles are largely exempt from.

@chthulu27

6 ай бұрын

@@thiccum2668 , they're called CAFE standards if i recall correctly.

@chthulu27

6 ай бұрын

@@thiccum2668 , well, if you regulate something to the point that it's too expensive to reasonably pursue, it may as well be illegal.

I don't think these were designed for Americans. Most Americans would simply not fit between the seat and the steering wheel.

@jerry-xx8mu

6 ай бұрын

😂Umm reason being

@teonesterov9141

6 ай бұрын

@@jerry-xx8mu The obesity statistics, man. 40% of population is obese, 30% overweight, and almost 8% morbidly obese. Which leaves 22% of Americans who are able to fit inside this thing.

@giannamolinari3065

6 ай бұрын

I mean, he's completley right... in italy they have similar things, they call it ape car and it's a small thing that has 3 weels and a 50cc engine. Latley the company that produce it decided to make it with a 125cc engine by factory, not 50cc anymore, because they realized that 50cc wasn't enought. It can carry a lot of stuff, go where normal cars cant and it had (with 50cc engine) good pulling power at the cost of going like 5mph. Now with the new engine it goes much faster and has even greater power to weight ratio and for me that thing does wonder. They are hard to find because it's a really requested little thing between youngsters and by a little part old mans and people that work for tje county or f0r construction company.

@rickjames553

6 ай бұрын

They also were not designed with any safety standards in mind.

@skarshad

6 ай бұрын

​@@giannamolinari3065 Dude Ape is EVERYWHERE in India. I think it's perfect for India

If I wasn’t addicted to the sound of a V8 I would daily this.

Looks like a cross between a pickup and an M-Gator.

I used to own a pickup truck. It was not a big truck to prove that I was an "alpha male." The problem is that everyone asked me to help them move, pick up crap, etc., for them.

@toddsalisbury3851

6 ай бұрын

Thats why you get a smaller truck like the old ranger models or the s10! Nobody asks me for shit 🤣

@adipramono8349

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@beepbop6697

6 ай бұрын

@@toddsalisbury3851 you haven't seen the "ford f*cking ranger!" video memes out there. Rangers are extremely versatile, and I owned one for 20 years (and yes, everybody asked to borrow it to haul their stuff around).

@toddsalisbury3851

6 ай бұрын

@@beepbop6697 yea my ranger is great! But everyone looks for dude with bigger truck to help even if itd be easier with lower bed. Yea i dont have as wide of bed because i have the side step model but works great for kayaking and home depot trips

@angryveteran5196

6 ай бұрын

So you think having a truck makes someone an Alpha male?! 😊

You can blame the US auto industry for lobbying to make any sensible truck illegal here in the US.

@LS-Moto

6 ай бұрын

Americans are buying it though. So its not the lobbying. Its what people want and buy. If Americans quit buying these things and decide to drive motorized horse carriages, you'd be surprised how quickly the auto industry would provided them carriages to meet that desire.

@HDL_CinC_Dragon

6 ай бұрын

Actually it's because of the EPA, ironically. There's a great video on KZread that goes into detail about how certain EPA restrictions actually make it so small trucks that we used to have, like to the Ford Ranger or Toyota T100, can't legally be sold in the US anymore.

@JSPHism

6 ай бұрын

​@@LS-Motoamericans are buying it bc its the only option lol

@LS-Moto

6 ай бұрын

@@JSPHism How is it the only options? There are countless of sedans and station wagons, vans, that are a smaller alternative. It's the American people that buy these trucks. So the auto lobby satisfies the demand.

@JSPHism

6 ай бұрын

@@LS-Moto if you want a truck that's the only option

Great video Cost to ship a used K-truck to US from Japan: $10,000 😂

What's dumb is thinking your priorities are everyone else's. Things like safety, towing a travel trailer, and carrying passengers.

I swear 90% of the people I know with big trucks never haul anything big to justify their truck.

@maxwalsh234

6 ай бұрын

thats what the auto industry wants!!!!

@Carlos-jp6mg

6 ай бұрын

Its all about status

@simplelogic9090

6 ай бұрын

Get for some reason whenever people need to get fertilizer mulch or need to move they always call the guy with the truck

@gfries4906

6 ай бұрын

@@simplelogic9090 Wow, thats amazing. Ill buy a truck and sit around waiting for calls from people moving or buying mulch so I can haul them around and show off the power of my truck.

@county_bear9509

6 ай бұрын

​ @Carlos-jp6mg what status? A guy on a moped looks cooler than a guy in a practically self driving living room. Most trucks are just regular traffic.

"What Americans should be buying are these small Japanese trucks that they don't sell in America"

@arkgaharandan5881

6 ай бұрын

"made for resupplying small convivence store and deliveries to people living on hills and mountains and not any kind of heavy hauling at long distanced with uneven terrain."

@derekpopp7546

6 ай бұрын

They are sold but they are not street legal in many states. They work great on farms and in woods. Might want to change the wheels to UTV or ATV wheels and tires.

@allegorx58

6 ай бұрын

@@derekpopp7546no way you’re suggesting this tiny two wheel drive truck with zero clearance is somehow capable off-road lol

@derekpopp7546

6 ай бұрын

@@allegorx58 they work great, sure they won’t go through deep sand and flying of huge rocks but they’ll drive through farm fields, a few inches of mud, snow. Which is what 99% of pickups do. And most “off road” vehicles don’t see anything beyond a paved road.

@paulpennington-mv7rt

6 ай бұрын

​@@allegorx58 Clearly said that it was 4wd, and if needed, lift kits are available for anything. I used to have a '77 Datsun 720, standard height, took it out in sand and rough stuff all the time. No problems. Why? Because it was so light. Also knowing how to drive in that terrain helps.

If they drive a compact, imported truck like that, there is a 100% chance they are not straight.

@daneenmurf1043

6 күн бұрын

I bet you drive something really butch 😏

Yes risk your whole life in an accident to save on fuel, makes sense.

@williamcordell5548

7 күн бұрын

Makes a little sense but if there so unsafe what about the smart car it's smaller than this truck but you can't haul anything in it .

Not Americans, it is the government regulation around emissions. Can't sell small trucks without a fine. Big trucks are better according to the EPA.

@jamesmaddison4546

7 ай бұрын

Its not like that, its the import regulations, different countries diff standards not only in emissions but also in safety features etc. oddly, yes, a big engine can be more efficient and less polluting than a smaller one when that smaller one has no systems in place to limit pollutants. To those who whine about the epa, you clearly didnt live in the time before these standards where on some days outside looked like a foggy day until you looked toward the sun and realized nope its not fog, the color of this crap means its a whole lot of shit in the air.

@feral4813

7 ай бұрын

American car manufacturers don't feel it's worth the cost and trouble to put emission controls on smaller and lower priced trucks.

@Leo-hwru

6 ай бұрын

I think your confusing the EPA with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)

@deltab9768

6 ай бұрын

@@Leo-hwru there’s the CAFE standards for fuel economy, which (of course) allow higher fuel consumption for larger trucks. That’s perfectly fine, some jobs need a full size truck and all things being equal they need more fuel. The funny thing, though, is that they demand fuel economy 40+ mpg if you want to make a compact truck (not even kei sized, even if you just wanted one the size of the little old S-10’s and rangers etc.) meanwhile 20-something is good enough for a larger truck like the F-150. Because of this, it’s easier for manufacturers to meet regulations for full sized trucks.

@trueaussie9230

6 ай бұрын

Who, if not Americans, elects the American govts to represent them and implement their desires?! 😒🤣🤣🤣 'Entitled' puerile Americans - always looking for someone else to blame for their own shortcomings. SMH

No, Americans aren’t “kinda dumb” The small truck industry is non existent due to lobbying and legislation.

@savagemode2150

Ай бұрын

They kinda are tho

@thewolf9851

Ай бұрын

Both are true

@taoufix6915

Ай бұрын

dumb* legislation

@ConrailSD80MAC

Ай бұрын

​@@savagemode2150As an American, I can confirm that I have an IQ of 30

@josiahhumber4775

Ай бұрын

It’s both. Most Americans eat up the propaganda fed to them by corporate America

My truck does truck stuff and hauls the family everywhere we go together, but I’d be a liar if I didn’t admit I would LOVE a kei truck in my life. But given the price these days I might as well buy a shitbox Ranger or any 90’s econobox for the same use and let my diesel catch a break 🤷‍♂️

Bruh don't nobody want that whimpy truck they want the heft.

"Where is the front crumple zone?" "It sits here and controls the vehicle."

@BeWhoYouWant2

6 ай бұрын

Fr tho 😂

@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376

6 ай бұрын

@@manne8575envious of getting smashed into a dough in a minor front end collision?

@js-wy8fg

6 ай бұрын

On the back xD

@manne8575

6 ай бұрын

@@Chicken_cocknballsoup7376 Oh sorry man, I misunderstood the first comment. I'm actually all for big trucks! Lol.

@heidenfelderkustoms1502

6 ай бұрын

Who cares if you do not tailgate and drive like an idiot you will be fine. I’ve been driving over 45 years and had one accident many years ago where I was following to close. 2 second following rule works.

Nothing "dumb" about not buying something you can't legally register and drive unless it's at least 25 years old and already clapped-out. Change the laws so I can buy and drive a new one and I would in a heartbeat.

@trueaussie9230

6 ай бұрын

Don't tell the YT audience you want the laws changed - tell your politicians. Oh, sorry. I forgof. That's the responsibility of 'they'. You know. As in "they orta do sumfin". 🤣🤣🤣

@biggtomm2000ut

6 ай бұрын

They are also incredibly dangerous. They are designed for Japanese roads, with much lower speed limits. Even so, the crash scenes even in Japan at low speeds are sometimes horrible when these are involved.

@theAsterisk

6 ай бұрын

​​@@biggtomm2000utAnd yet, I could drive a 50's Beetle on public roads legally. Don't see why Kei trucks should be singularly unique for 25-year-plus import or registration- outside of regulatory capture or political pearl-clutching.

@Btobebone

6 ай бұрын

​@@theAsteriskit's any import car that the law applies to. there have been attempts to get rid of the law but american automakers have deep pockets and pay for a lot of lobbyists and whatever else it takes to make sure they don't have foreign competition.

@theAsterisk

6 ай бұрын

@@Btobebone Oh, I'm not moaning merely about the import age restriction, but rather that I can restore or import nearly anything else that old, and the state will register it for public roads without batting an eye- but, come the Kei truck, my state will suddenly get very worried for my safety, and refuse to title or register it, even though I can still import and own it just fine under the federal 25-year-rule. That feigned sudden concern over safety- where **no** such concern is to be found for other vintage or collector vehicles- is my primary complaint. I don't buy their justification- that a Kei truck *specifically* is too dangerous to allow, where they have no issue with- say- an MG roadster, or a vintage 1940's motorcycle being registered and used on public roads. Bear in mind you can still- and many do, due to simpler mechanicals- operate a tractor-trailer from the eighties or far earlier, often lacking ABS, in interstate commercial use, without ABS and so forth, up to an 80K-pound gross. The amount of ire states afford Kei trucks in particular, ostensibly over safety, is laughable. Hell, I'd even be amenable to a restriction of no controlled-access roads for them, given their handling and size, but instead we just get a petulant, total refusal to title and register. They'll generally even let you title and register *other* Kei cars if they're old enough- just not a Kei *truck*. (In inquiry before deciding whether or not to purchase, they even said they would be able to register a Kei van based on the same core design, but not a Kei truck.) It's utter nonsense, capricious regulatory whimsy.

This video is idiotic. - Significantly lower payload weight. - Poor towing. - No ground clearance. - Not getting it going 80 mph with any sort of load. - You hit anything at 80 mph and you are basically moving on from this world. - Cost as much as a newer high mileage truck that can do more. Oh, and a bunch of states restrict them, some even completely disallowing their use on roads so you can only use them off-road. Neat trucks that can have a narrow scope of use for a few people, but comparing them to a normal truck and calling Americans dumb for not using them is just glaring stupidity. They make sense for very few people and are not a valid replacement for a pickup truck. The most viable use is as a UTV replacement, but it doesn't make financial sense.

@camarofreak68

12 күн бұрын

your right on everything but cost you can get em as low as 3k usd imported if you do it yourself

@alexcorke6716

12 күн бұрын

Also one can Carry five people and the other only two with next to zero safety, they like to compare double cabs to these for some reason lol

@bdeheton6445

10 күн бұрын

The point is that Americans want stupid worthless trucks if you want to use them as trucks. Australia has the Hilux the same size as a Tacoma but with a far more useable bed and even better towing and hauling capacity. Nuff said.

@mathiasfriman8927

9 күн бұрын

I can sense the butthurt all the way from Europe.

@georgecain2990

9 күн бұрын

​@@bdeheton6445I really don't think that's true. I have never once seen someone buy a truck without the intent to actually use it? Do y'all really think that we just buy 200k trucks just for the hell of it? It's not like everyone here is loaded with money, most people when buying any type of vehicle actually put thought into what they're getting.

“It’ll carry whatever you want” 😅

95% of pickup truck owners don't need a pickup truck

@scott3805

5 ай бұрын

same with suv's. I only drive a car

@Kenneth-kz9it

5 ай бұрын

I 100% don't care about your opinion.😅

@talkingthetalk3640

5 ай бұрын

​@@Kenneth-kz9it yes you do. Otherwise you wouldn't have committed.

@redarah

5 ай бұрын

@@Kenneth-kz9it Ok boomer. As if I ever cared about your feelings

@josem588

5 ай бұрын

@@scott3805 well many of the owners of large suvs like Chevrolet suburban have them for the space and not for the cargo capacity

The only reason why the bed is that small is because most Americans buy a truck as a status symbol anymore. Most of those guys don’t need a bed and probably can’t use a hammer lol

@espneindanke9172

6 ай бұрын

Yess! You rarely see cargo on pickup trucks that wouldn't fit in a station wagon or even a compact car. That's for sure.

@nostalgically_nope9983

6 ай бұрын

You mean you city folk, right?

@jkent9915

6 ай бұрын

I suppose it’s all about what you call real work. I know that there really is that set of people, but basically everyone I know actually uses their trucks. I even bought a Kei truck a few years back, and almost instantly sold it. Payload capacity is like 1500lbs (at like 30kmh/20mph) including occupants. This means with two big sumbitchs in the front and 12x 80lbs bags of concrete in the back you are maxed out. Two people can mix and pour 12 bags in an hour. My F350 needs a whole pallet of concrete in the back (42 bags, about 3400lbs OR more than the weight of the whole kei truck fully laden) just to make it ride right. I can get 5 (technically 6) people and 3 pallets (126bags) of concrete to a job AND actually get it up 20% grades driveway. It gets better. On a highway trip I would get about 5-6mpg (possibly up to 8mpg if the drive was long enough). So even if the Kei truck got 40mph it would be losing the efficiency race at the 6th / of 10 trips. That’s not even including that the F350 would still get 12mpg towing the empty back meaning the Kei truck really lost on like the 4th or 5th trip. At 20miles each way the diesel would burn about 5 gallons of fuel. The Kei truck would burn its entire 10 gallon fuel supply in the 400 mile trip (20x2x10). The Kei truck was great for delivery and some tradesmen in the city, and even for some of us car guys that are just trying to move around body parts, tires, engines, etc.. they make sense, and they’re cool/obscure, but not what I would call a work truck.

@espneindanke9172

6 ай бұрын

@@jkent9915 Just get a Mercedes Sprinter Pritsche 🤷🏼‍♂️ It's way better as a working vehicle.

@rigobertosalinas4105

6 ай бұрын

🐓🐆😹😁

Ah yes comparing a mini farm truck to a crew cab family hauler

A sure-fire way to sell an idea to people is by calling them dumb.

The small one has another advantage. When you get in a wreck, all your problems instantly fade away.

@tramainesmith6067

6 ай бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@EricJones-yi5uy

6 ай бұрын

true that lol!!

@hobomike6935

6 ай бұрын

“I don’t feel so good Mr stark.”

@nathank2289

6 ай бұрын

Not that our oversized tin-cans actually protect anyone over 30mph but it's nice to pretend, I guess.

@Carlinisalive

6 ай бұрын

@@nathank2289our oversized trucks tend to kill anyone who isn’t also in an oversized truck that’s how my brother died his sedan got hit by a lifted pickup

Doesn’t the government restrict the sales of these because of lobbyists? The problem isn’t really the American consumer

@dbpropertymaintenance8660

6 ай бұрын

Yep and the bone head comments get 41k likes while this SMART comment gets 27. KZread IS IN ON IT

@gigmaresh8772

6 ай бұрын

The problem is NHTSA rigs the CAFE to keep the big 3 in business. The "footprint" rule Condo sized PUs get away with 16mpg Small schtuff now required to get 55mpg If a small Datsun size PU is imported there is a million dollar fine . . . But they have never clarified if that fine is per 😮 vehicle sold

@richardpark3054

5 ай бұрын

​@@dbpropertymaintenance8660Maybe the bonehead is you?

@ARockyRock

5 ай бұрын

@@dbpropertymaintenance8660 you ok dude?

@galedribble9535

5 ай бұрын

@@user-zx5gg8od6l it’s not “hate”…it’s money

It really is comical how big these trucks are now

I love kei trucks, but it’s not gonna haul my 5th wheel camper or will it pull gooseneck trailers across the country like my current truck does every week

Truck manufacturers won't let us have those

@OriginalBongoliath

6 ай бұрын

More like unhinged government safety standards, import laws, and the chicken tax. Blame your government before the manufacturer.

@Cybermaul

6 ай бұрын

​@@OriginalBongoliath And who lobbied for those laws? Oh, right, the auto manufacturers.

@TocnaelStarcraft

6 ай бұрын

The EPA won't let us have those

@thegoldenatlas753

6 ай бұрын

​@@Cybermauldo you even know what lobbying is?

@joshrepik

6 ай бұрын

@@TocnaelStarcraftI second the epa argument

You can thank the car companies lobbying against these.

@russellkinkade21

6 ай бұрын

Actually, you can thank the EPA mostly. Their fuel milage requirements are based off the size of the vehicle, which forces companies to build larger vehicles to hit the government's targets. Also, these small Japanese trucks don't meet safety standards, emission standards, and can barely run at highway speeds. They are actually quite terrible for everyday use

@arx117

6 ай бұрын

​@@russellkinkade21because this Japanese truck are meant to carry item while driving at 40KMPH (23MPH) at that speed, it's pretty safety

@dantirk4560

6 ай бұрын

Nobody but a hippie might buy this pos

@notsus6956

6 ай бұрын

@@arx117try going 40 on the highway and see how long you last

@chinogambino9375

6 ай бұрын

@@russellkinkade21 If they didn't meet safety standards they wouldn't be sold. THese are driven on Japanese and American highways under load and can hit 65mph. They are fine. For their intended utility they are a much better daily drive than the Ram or Fords popular in the US. They are not luxury commute cars as trucks are used in the west.

Lifted trucks with clean unscratched truck beds should get you jailtime lmao

Bro sees 100 trucks on the road a day but he only remembers the 5 that are lifted and not used daily for work lol

We have a nation full of poor people, deeply in debt, driving around in vehicles they can’t afford that keep them poor. Make it make sense.

@uguralpkosar

6 ай бұрын

yeah, I see in order to participate the life in America, one must have some wealth just to start

@jasonkoch3182

6 ай бұрын

Gotta have somethin' to tote all them guns around in. Freedom!

@AV-nl9gc

6 ай бұрын

Everything makes sense if you just think instead of talk. An era of easy money printing made way for gainful employment and high wages that created complacency in the citizenry. Complacent citizens elected corrupt politicians who passed legislation that are backed by bribes and intense lobbying. This is giving way to an era of legalism where politicians are elected on their promises to pass laws that supposedly benefit the American people when in reality they rob Americans ability to live reasonable logical lives. All the while the Federal reserve uses its ability to print money has an international weapon to keep the rules-based international order in check while keeping its citizens to poor to create political change and unseat the tyrants in charge.

@fjbslgie

6 ай бұрын

Soo it’s our fault YOU can’t live within your means? You need money to start out anywhere, not just America. Oh wow a dig at guns, y’all sure like our money though, sure like our support and tech. (Try stand on your own 2 feet) That’s the awesome part of America, you can get that little piss ant toy of a car, and I can have my 6 wheeled beast of a truck. It’s whatever floats your boat here.

@Tential1

6 ай бұрын

​@@fjbslgiefunny thing is, they say that as is they drive small vehicles. They still drive big suvs.... Also, it's just how it is being a liberal, you just think the other side are uneducated idiots, poor, driving in trucks they can't afford. The reality is much different, and imo, I've noticed a far more subtle racism in cities. The nicest people were in places I would have thought I'd get lynched originally.

Not entirely true, some Americans DO need a big truck to haul their ego around.

@aiiiia9971

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@alphagt62

6 ай бұрын

I’d say it’s about half and half, everyone knows someone with a huge truck, if you asked them to help move furniture they’d have a cat! No way! Not going to scratch up my truck! While the other half have families and jobs that require hauling things and coworkers and pulling trailers. It really is crazy, if all I’m doing is driving to and from the office, I want a little sports car! Fun to drive, sporty and comfortable, good on gas. Why people who don’t need trucks buy trucks makes no sense, it’s hard to park, rides rough, much harder to wash and keep clean. I’m a firm believer in buying the vehicle for the purpose you intend to use it for.

@bojed

6 ай бұрын

"Some" is the keyword there.

@bobnewhart4318

6 ай бұрын

Also they're big huge American balls

@PJP-DJP

6 ай бұрын

​@@bojed offended? Obviously we can read that the OP wrote"some"...

We buy a big truck where we live because we use it for what it is made for. Don't be rude! And that thing is ugly

The small one also comes with a free ticket to another world

Most pickup drivers never use their truck to haul things.

@mikedeek22

6 ай бұрын

Most pick up trucks are company owned as write offs...

@notaspy1227

6 ай бұрын

No they don't lol.

@thunderhorse689

6 ай бұрын

I'd be interested to see some evidence for that claim, or is that just your anecdotal experience?

@josephpenderson613

6 ай бұрын

The majority of spotless lifted trucks I see don’t even have a trailer hitch attached.

@madunwerkstatt3093

6 ай бұрын

Small pick up trucks carry a whole lot of stuffs

you forgot the fact that the kei truck got lobbied the hell out of the USA by the US car manufactures banning them in several states, citing safety reasons. Which is a load of BS.

@davidp.3170

5 ай бұрын

That is good! My opinion.

@turkey0165

5 ай бұрын

You're absolutely correct, but isn't it strange that they don't regulate motorcycles which are far more dangerous?

@oat1000

5 ай бұрын

They are kinda unsafe considering the speed differences of Japan and America. Average Japanese speed limits are around 20-30mph - even highways are only 50mph most of the time. Much slower than in the US.

@turkey0165

5 ай бұрын

@@oat1000 I've been the owner of a 1995 Honda acty sdx 4x4 KEI truck for over 2 years and what you say is a lie You fail to mention the extreme dangers of Harley Davidsons or other motorcycles! Of course you will say that's a different class of vehicle, RIGHT 🤣 !!! Not a automobile ha ha 🤣 Look if you drive these Mini Trucks on secondary roads like 95 percent (city driving ) to the Home Depot or Loewes like most drivers do and use your brain 🧠 they are a safe efficient cost savings means of transportation! I love ❤️ my Honda acty, don't knock it tell you tried it!

@SunAlucard

5 ай бұрын

@@oat1000 ehm im not trying to be an ass here or even trying to say that I'm knowledgeable, but the legal speed limit in Japan on highways is 60mph, and normal roads its 40 mph. its more like they cant get to those speeds because of traffic.

Don't buy a real truck buy this novelty industrial golf cart with the safety rating of a Skateboard.

@jordanjtbraun

12 күн бұрын

I am a fan of buying the right tool for the job. For most of the jobs that people have over kill trucks for, this little one makes more sense. You are kind of proving the point of this little video.

@griffin1095

12 күн бұрын

⁠@@jordanjtbraun He rlly isn’t, this thing would be extremely unsafe to drive in the US because of our car infrastructure. It literally only makes sense in Japan because of how Japan is laid out.

@andreisouzabento7506

11 күн бұрын

@@griffin1095 i will say one thing, this Kei Truck makes sense in anywhere in the world, even more compared to the Full sized Truck, when instead a Van would be a Sobber choice.

@jordanjtbraun

11 күн бұрын

@@griffin1095 can't be any less safe than riding a motorcycle, especially without a helmet or armour. And people regularly ride motorcycles on the American infrastructure.

@jordanjtbraun

11 күн бұрын

@@griffin1095 interesting that you are concerned about safety. Apparently Pickup trucks are the number one for single occupancy death in traffic accidents, more dangerous than cars or other four wheeled vehicles. So if it is safety you are concerned about, apparently a pickup truck isn't it.

This is like "Tata ace and Tata Intra".

Lots of blue collar Americans would love one but the government doesn't allow them readily available

Government: It's unsafe in crashes The vehicle: has 40hp

@THESLlCK

6 ай бұрын

regardless of the power figure you are almost guarunteed to pass away after 35mph

@qoph1988

6 ай бұрын

Yeah it turns out that the horsepower and speed of the other guy still matters in a crash, genius

@Brother8237

6 ай бұрын

Ya the only issue is that you are the crumple zone

@Minurz

6 ай бұрын

Statistically, these are actually safer than large trucks. Lobbying got them banned in the US because corpos wanted to get around emissions regulations.

@MouseyBusiness

6 ай бұрын

​@Minurz No they're not. Don't be delusional. A front end collision in this will likely destroy your legs. Probably also lack airbags. A crash between this and a Corolla, you'd likely die in this.

It's not the consumers. it's the policy makers who are dumb and not letting these trucks in for safety regulations. *edit: -Yes, you can IMPORT them yourself. It will likely cost more than what the truck is worth, which defeats the purpose of it being affordable. -Yes, we voted for these policy makers on the majority. But when was the last time anyone in the government cared about what voters think or want?

@fayrefitness5416

6 ай бұрын

Who votes for the policy makers? The consumers?

@dustingariepy2056

6 ай бұрын

You can buy these in the US

@sleepygryph

6 ай бұрын

Not safety, CAFE. Based off of the wheel base vehicles need to have a certain mpg, small trucks like old rangers, S10s, Highluxes, and the like need to get over 50 mpg to be sold and imported otherwise there are penalties assigned. By making vehicles larger the manufacturers can avoid those penalties. A problem with the mpg is that it's not realistic and that many of the emission reduction measures installed in vehicles actually hurt your mpg

@alonzoharris6424

6 ай бұрын

You can have them in the US, if you address the passenger side safety and emissions issues Or it has to be older than 25 years. Websites like boekei USA and cars from Japan sales em legally. idk why people keep saying that these are banned, they aren't. You just gotta meet the same regs every vehicle in the US does

@dirtysquatch7036

6 ай бұрын

My state government won't allow these to be licensed for road use.

That truck exudes confidence and function most women will hate it. But the ones that don’t keep em.

I don't want a vehicle that only has 44 hp to travel safely lol.