Kei truck street legal on public road.

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Kei truck street legal on public road.

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Some states has passed law to drive japanese kei truck on public road..

They get about 40 to 50 mpg has 3 cylinder engine.

http://www.iihs.org/laws/minitrucks.aspx

I would love to own one.. :surprise:


dont need to drive full size trucks, chevy, ford, dodge.. :mrgreen:


Canada is legal to drive on highway or street.. :nervous:


Can atvs do like that? NO

http://allterrainminitrucks.com/compare ... icles.html :rock:
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Here in Washington you can get them licensed as a "Farm Vehicle" but this only works if you are country folk. For some reason the state won't go for you having a farm in the city. :roll:
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Get yourself a REAL "Mini" Truck :wink: It is already legal for the road. The .7 liter engine gets about 75mpg

This one was done here.....it has a 26" lcd tv , BBQ grill and a Freezer too keep your beer cold, in the bed of the truck. :2thumbs:
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Picture for scale. This truck is super small.
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The three we have are here are all a cab over design.
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veedubh20 wrote:Some states has passed law to drive japanese kei truck on public road ...
We use those trucks around the lake in Missouri. I don't know the laws but I was told Japan has a national law that those trucks are no longer street legal after X number of miles. So they ship the trucks here to get the best price out of them after they are used.
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'Jamz - nice build. Did you say you work for a living? :D :love: :thumbwink:


I don't know a thing about the laws, but saw a Suzuki up in north WA farming country for sale with WA plates. Was getting the I want it's over it... I had no camera, but it looked somewhat like the one below:
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In Michigan, with enough determination, almost anything can be made street legal. The UPS guy that delivers to the store I work at just got the paperwork through and now has a registered, street legal golf cart. He got a vin number assigned and everything. He had to equip it with all the lights and other basic safety features of a car, but that's not really that long of a list.
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Here's the way to go......3-wheel Cushman truckster registered as motorcycle..... :urban:
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