• Salvo@aussie.zone
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    11 hours ago

    Kinetic Yellow.

    Illegal in some countries because that sort of colour is reserved for Emergency Vehicles.

    I wanted to join Team Tennis Ball when I purchased my Jimny, but decided that Team Latte was a much better team to be on.

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      11 hours ago

      The SLATE Truck looks interesting. It is an EV from a new upstart.

      The have an interesting sales model but they are backed by Bezos so they are probably more financially stable that Tesla.

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      13 hours ago

      I’m thinking the same thing but maybe not that small. I really liked the Honda Element for this, but it wasn’t right for me at the time. Maybe soon Rivian R2S or R3S, or if that’s too big, Slate?

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        You can import the 2000 and older model years now, but some states don’t allow registration for the road.

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      As much as I want one too, there’s a reason they aren’t sold in the US.

      They weren’t built to survive high speed collisions with large vehicles.

      If you really want one, the best option is to import >25 years old as that’s when they become street legal.

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        11 hours ago

        The reason why the Jimny (Samurai) was discontinued in the US was due to Consumer Reports corrupting their testing procedures due to corporate pressure.

        The fact that a Jimny will not survive being hit by an oversized Truck reflects more poorly on the society that is normalising driving oversized Trucks than on the Jimny.

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        That’s fine, I should be able to take that risk. Motorcycles aren’t designed to withstand an impact with anything and they’re legal.

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          Are… You threatening me with a good time? I’d love to drive a tiny kei car. The smaller the car is, the better!

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        A bicycle isn’t designed to take a hit from the small-dick monster trucks you see these days.

        Not an issue with small vehicles, rather the insane walls of steel and plastic coming out of American truck companies.

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    I want to own one of these one day. Rented an old beater in Albania recently. No AC and bits falling off. Had an absolute blast and learned a few lessons about 4WD.