• rigatti@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    So as an American, are there any hoops I have to jump through to buy one of these? Besides, you know, going to Canada…

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      24 days ago

      Not certified for the US, won’t be able to be imported to the US. You can stand at the the border with your face against the glass and wish you were Canadian.

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      24 days ago

      Maybe wait 20 years , figure out what loophole allowed a handful of Kei trucks to be imported.

      At that point even 20 year old car tech might be more advanced than what we’d be saddled with

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        23 days ago

        It’s not a loophole. You are permitted to import kei trucks >=25 years old.

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          23 days ago

          The loophole is that “antiques” are exempted from safety regulations.

          I thought I remembered seeing something about an explicit ban a year or so, but trying to find it I see state level registration bans