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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When my little 4-cylinder truck wore out in 2021, I looked so hard for one of the little kei trucks. But all of the ones I could find were $20k, or they were $15k and needed a lot of work to be driveable. And none of them were within 200 miles of my location.

I ended up with a used base-model F150 which only cost me $12k. It had 81k miles on it. As near as I can figure out, it started life as a rental truck for a hardware store called "Menards". It has an 8ft bed, no carpet, no power locks, no power windows, no back seat, no touchscreen, and no color LCD screen in the gauge cluster. I use this truck for a small farm that my wife and I run, so it doesn't get driven every day.

Im still looking for a kei truck, though.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Try carused.jp - they'll find you a truck matching your requirements, arrange shipping and even customs.

I recommend Suzuki Carry da52t 4x4 - you should be able to get a low mileage one for 5-6k all in.

[–] reluctantpornaccount@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tty5@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, fixed. Thank you

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Suzuki Carry is the one I really wanted. I've a soft spot for tiny suzuki vehicles.

Every time I mention not being able to find one in early 2022, people come along to show me where I can get one now. The issue was, I couldn't find one when I needed it.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If you still want one as indicated in the comment I responded to contact carused with what you want and they'll notify you when it's available

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a pretty great deal on an F150. Nice!

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It was half the price of the next cheapest truck on the lot, and the next cheapest truck had twice the miles. But the next cheapest truck had all the whiz-bang fancy electronics, instead of being four wheels and a truck bed.