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Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck? (archive.is)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kei-class trucks and minivans from Japan are finding US buyers who want pickups that fit the urban environment. Some DMVs and safety regulators have other ideas.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

You’re going to drive a half-ton, lifted, child-killing machine and you’re gonna like it!

And make payments for 108 months.

A proper small car would sell like hot cakes, but they just don’t have the profit margins and is a regulatory problem asking too much from their small and simple frames/engines.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

For a moment I was confused, because a lifted child-killing machine should weigh at least 2 tons. Everything below that is embarrassing.

But according to a quick search "half-ton" describes the max payload of the vehicle, not the weight.

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