Zissou
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I like my Gladiator, but the manual Mojave I have is missing a bit of get up and go. Part of that could be solved by regearing, part of it could have been solved if I had just ordered the automatic. Those are sensible solutions.
Instead I have ordered a 2024 Wrangler 392. I figure if I'm going to get 13 mpg then it might as well hustle and sound cool.
But this will leave me without a truck for the first time in many years, and having a pickup as a homeowner is so incredibly handy.
There are sensible solutions here as well; I could buy a trailer (though I have little room to store it). I could rent a trailer from the U-Haul 3 blocks away for $15 a day.
Nay, that would make far too much sense.
So what I've been thinking of is getting a kei truck. I just can't get them out of my head!
Tiny, loud, no AC, can't really even go over 60 mph, surprisingly bad fuel economy considering it's a 660 cc engine... it's perfect!
The practical side of them is that the bed on the kei trucks are actually larger than the Gladiator, are much lower, and you can flip the sides and tailgate down to basically have a flatbed. These little things were made to work (in mega cities like Tokyo and Kyoto and not in the vastness of the US).
Anyone else have these thoughts? Anyone else have experience owning a kei truck? I could see owning both one and a Gladiator just as toys and for the novelty of the kei.
I am most interested in either the Suzuki Carry or Subaru Sambar. I would absolutely try off-roading in one - apparently they're pretty decent off road!
Instead I have ordered a 2024 Wrangler 392. I figure if I'm going to get 13 mpg then it might as well hustle and sound cool.
But this will leave me without a truck for the first time in many years, and having a pickup as a homeowner is so incredibly handy.
There are sensible solutions here as well; I could buy a trailer (though I have little room to store it). I could rent a trailer from the U-Haul 3 blocks away for $15 a day.
Nay, that would make far too much sense.
So what I've been thinking of is getting a kei truck. I just can't get them out of my head!
Tiny, loud, no AC, can't really even go over 60 mph, surprisingly bad fuel economy considering it's a 660 cc engine... it's perfect!
The practical side of them is that the bed on the kei trucks are actually larger than the Gladiator, are much lower, and you can flip the sides and tailgate down to basically have a flatbed. These little things were made to work (in mega cities like Tokyo and Kyoto and not in the vastness of the US).
Anyone else have these thoughts? Anyone else have experience owning a kei truck? I could see owning both one and a Gladiator just as toys and for the novelty of the kei.
I am most interested in either the Suzuki Carry or Subaru Sambar. I would absolutely try off-roading in one - apparently they're pretty decent off road!
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