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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper
He was perplexed that you couldn't find a car to suit you. He said he'd gladly sell you a Smart For2, or a Kia Rio and he'd remove the rear seats for free (that was sarcasm on his part). He pulled out his blackberry and was able to locate 11 Smart dealers in California.
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No need to go to California, there's a Smart dealer on the way into town. (I don't live in California, just work there - mostly telecommuting, but I happened to be physically there yesterday.) Though the Smart is not the car I want - maybe if they imported the Roadster - nor the Kia. They sit up too damn high. The Insight suits me for now, until I can buy a hybrid Aptera on the used market.
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In Japan private individuals don't own trucks as they are seen as strictly a work vehicle.
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Which is what pickups should be, given a very broad definition of "work". They're for hauling stuff, otherwise they're just pretend, along the lines of the "big hat, no cattle" urban cowboy. Though even if you keep the fancy ones for the wannabees, I'd think there'd be a decent market for them as service trucks, especially now when fleet managers look at all the extra $4/gallon gas they're buying.