Comparison left vs right for a craftsman who doesnt know which one he should buy:
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l/r same bed size
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r lower bed for way easier loading/unloading
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r less likely to crash
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r less fuel consumption and costs
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r less expensive to repair
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r easy to park
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r easy to get around in narrow places like crowded construction sites or towns
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r not participating in road arms race
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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.
Its a tin can basically. Theres a reason why you cant import new ones, you have to wait 25 years. Also terrible emissions for its size.
Another reason you can’t import light trucks from over seas is because there’s a 25% protectionist tariff on foreign light trucks. Combined with a practically non-existent market for them there’s no incentive to try and sell them here.
If a Smart Fortwo can meet those standards there’s no reason a kei truck couldn’t be made to meet them as well.
The smart fortwo had 340 more ccs, and .1 meters wider.
Kei trucks are basically road legal gators.