Are any of these small Japanese trucks street legal where you live ? - Page 2 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

fidalgoman · 05-14-2011, 05:06 PM

Here's a Chinese Model that might be available soon.

LINK

roflwaffle · 05-14-2011, 06:41 PM

As far as the feds go, anything over 20 years old is fine, but anything newer needs to be modified to conform to emissions regs. State requirements vary.

Exalta-STA · 07-26-2011, 01:52 PM

Rode on one of these several times before..ride isnt great but it gets you there not to mention it fits on those small streets where you couldn't squeeze a regular car in

Is this the small truck configuration you are looking for?

Ryland · 07-26-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fidalgoman

Here's a Chinese Model that might be available soon.

I've seen that video before and what they didn't point out is that the truck had over a ton of weights in the back and that it was not a crash test of the vehicle but a test of the test wall.

Ryland · 07-26-2011, 03:14 PM

There is a micro truck on Ebay right now, a Honda Acty that has a real title making it street legal in every state in the USA.

Honda | eBay

Exalta-STA · 07-26-2011, 04:06 PM

There are left hand drive variants of that Honda truck available and it can be easily converted into one from right hand drive.

busypaws · 07-26-2011, 05:51 PM

5 Star Mini Trucks
This guy imports them in Oklahoma, he has a link to tell what your state thinks of them. My Toyota PU is 17 years old and still going strong. When if finally dies I'll get one of these. My HomeDepot is 5 miles away, Dump/landfill is 17 miles, Rock/Mulch Yard is 15miles. That's about as far as my truck goes.

Exalta-STA · 07-26-2011, 06:37 PM

nice find! What i'd like to see is you guys modify them in such a way that will make them more efficient yet able to carry more loads than they were designed to

Ryland · 07-26-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Exalta-STA

nice find! What i'd like to see is you guys modify them in such a way that will make them more efficient yet able to carry more loads than they were designed to

50mpg for a half ton truck is not enough?

ichiban · 07-26-2011, 11:28 PM

Those are kei trucks as the japanese called it, search wikipedia. They are still in production in Japan. Here in the Philippines, its very common truck. From market vendors, farm trucks, to anything it can fit in as a mode of cargo/transportation.

Maybe in US its not legal. I've been to Japan and its pretty legal as long as its within city or farm road limits. Its prohibited to ride in the freeway.