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Thirty-Nine
01-18-2017, 04:15 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Scrum-Camper_zpsv1bdd7wn.jpg

Where do I sign up! OK, wouldn't be great on the Interstate, but it'd be OK on highways. And great in Japan! I'd give it a shot.

More Info
http://crankshaftculture.com/2017/01/18/behold-the-kei-mini-campervan/

kimona
01-18-2017, 05:23 PM
I love it!

bronsin
01-18-2017, 07:14 PM
Nice. I would get rid of the Yaris and buy a Japanese mini car if they sold em.

SirDigby
01-18-2017, 09:37 PM
Nice. I would get rid of the Yaris and buy a Japanese mini car if they sold em.

they do! you can buy 'em and get them shipped right to you! I plan on buying a Honda beat soon.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/Honda/classic/Beat_4.jpg
or a Suzuki cappuccino
http://www.driversgeneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Suzuki_Cappuccino_4_of_5_by_Jaik.jpg

you just want to look for ones 25 years old or older. (no Federal DOT or EPA inspection) so 1992 and older.

scratchpaddy
01-18-2017, 11:04 PM
I wonder how fast you can take a corner before it tips over. Do you have to sleep standing up?

I'd love to get my hands on a Cappuccino. Like a mini Miata, as if the Miata wasn't small enough. :biggrin:

dogsridewith
01-19-2017, 09:25 AM
Didn't Oklahoma tell the federal government to kiss off and allow mini-trucks now? When systems get overregulated, they sometimes rupture dramatically. Witness Uber and Lyft. Little offroad four wheel vehicles are running all over Pennsylvania where local governments let them on their public roads...seem to dominate the ads of motorsports dealers. Average price on order of 10k $.

bronsin
01-19-2017, 09:53 AM
they do! you can buy 'em and get them shipped right to you! I plan on buying a Honda beat soon.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/Honda/classic/Beat_4.jpg
or a Suzuki cappuccino
http://www.driversgeneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Suzuki_Cappuccino_4_of_5_by_Jaik.jpg

you just want to look for ones 25 years old or older. (no Federal DOT or EPA inspection) so 1992 and older.

Wow that's great! But I misspoke I really want a mini truck.

Can you get anew one? :iono:

scratchpaddy
01-19-2017, 01:35 PM
Most states allow mini-trucks under the category of "low-speed vehicle" or "off-highway vehicle," like ATV's and golf carts. Whether they're allowed on public roads is up to the local government. Kei trucks are popular as farm vehicles. I see them on craigslist once in a while, like this one, though the price is :bellyroll:

2004 SUZUKI MINI TRUCK (http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/5918824936.html)

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tvb8hr4/0/L/i-tvb8hr4-L.jpg

The college I went to in Georgia had a small fleet of Kei trucks for the maintenance department.

bronsin
01-19-2017, 05:33 PM
I live in NJ near Philly which is pretty urban.

I doubt they'll go for it.:cry:

Thirty-Nine
01-20-2017, 06:38 PM
You should be able to register a 1991 and older Kei vehicle.

toad
01-21-2017, 10:42 PM
^we had one of those pick-up styles for sale at a local consignment store many months back. i thought they'd be fun to drive and haul small stuff in!

soldout
01-24-2017, 05:41 PM
I love how the Suzuki is so tiny they could only fit 1 windshield washer nozzle on the hood.