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8. I'd trade my older f150 for a Toyota fourth or fifth generation 5 speed V6 in a New York minute.

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Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:36 AM

Apr 2023

If I were able to fine one in great condition. Problem is, the prices have skyrocketed in recent
years and they are now quite collectable. For a while in college, I worked part time as a medical
specimen courier for a local reference lab. They had a fleet of these 1986ish trucks. We drove
the hell out of them. One of them had 386K and was still going strong. Overpowered, small and easy to
park and could still tow anything I could want.

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Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks [View all] sl8 Apr 2023 OP

What happened to made in America?.............. Lovie777 Apr 2023 #1

What happens when America doesn't make them? FSogol Apr 2023 #2

Don't buy them. gab13by13 Apr 2023 #4

It's a global economy, like it or not. paleotn Apr 2023 #9

Americans it seems by the type of truck kacekwl Apr 2023 #26

What kind of market do you think there would be for this type vehicle here? oldsoftie Apr 2023 #6

Americans will not discard their giant usually driven by one person pickups! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #7

With China opening 2 new coal plants a WEEK, profits ARE safe! oldsoftie Apr 2023 #29

Au contraire! 2naSalit Apr 2023 #15

Same here in west central Florida. My town has a bunch of them along with the little Vans. mitch96 Apr 2023 #27

What happened to an understanding of how economics actually works? paleotn Apr 2023 #10

What happened? How about all the companies that left because they did not niyad Apr 2023 #13

America seems only to be making giant cup-holder-full trucks Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #14

+1 2naSalit Apr 2023 #16

Check out the Ford Maverick small truck which has beat the Japanese to the punch YorkRd Apr 2023 #22

They're still pretty huge, really. And all cab with little work space. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #23

Yup, compaired to the little "KEI" cars it's an aircraft carrier...nt mitch96 Apr 2023 #28

Never know when you might need to rescue granny from the deep woods she keeps wandering off to! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #30

"And unlike a side-by-side, it can also be driven legally on local roads." mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #3

True. sl8 Apr 2023 #5

Yep. Big fight in some towns in Vermont. paleotn Apr 2023 #11

I'd trade my older f150 for a Toyota fourth or fifth generation 5 speed V6 in a New York minute. harumph Apr 2023 #8

Oh hell yes NJCher Apr 2023 #12

+1 2naSalit Apr 2023 #17

I've seen a couple on the road in my area Red Mountain Apr 2023 #18

MAGAs gonna need smaller flags 😂 Roy Rolling Apr 2023 #19

Bahahahaha! Well done! Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #24

Extremely unsafe. The market for these is too small to make safety compliant YorkRd Apr 2023 #20

I have a Kubota 520 side by side. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #21

so funny Kali Apr 2023 #25

An enthusiast's POV, and some details: Mopar151 Apr 2023 #31

oh those are tiny BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #32