I agree completely, I've been saying this for years. I am 69 years old, the year I graduated high school there were 2 cars that you could buy for $1995. A Volkswagen bug and a Ford Maverick. $1995. Google the chicken tax, this has prevented small trucks from coming here from Europe for many years. I'm not sure if this is in effect in Asia or not. In 1972 he bought a brand new Chevy pickup, 350, three speed on the column for $3200. As I've heard him say, pickups were what you used to buy when you couldn't afford a car. Regards
I completely agree! The problem, rightly understood is CARB legislation, and the over the top crash safety standards. Government is the reason we can’t have nice things. A cheap, dependable, slightly less safe, significantly less complicated vehicle is not something our overlords will allow you to ever purchase again.
I would like to see a pick up built off the Edison motors tractor design. Built with off the shelf parts. Powered by a 20 or 30 hp gas or diesel tractor engine driving a generator. Electric motor drive powered supplied by rechargeable batteries. No transmission to worry about regentive brakes. Engine needs replacement walk in to any tractor store and buy a new engine. You could plug it in and charge the battery for short distance driving.
Seems like a good idea for a small town but where traffic is insane like route 270/70/695 etc interchanges it's dangerous as the owners of big SUV's tend not to give an inch to smaller vehicles. acceleration and handling are safety features as well as size
thats true also and my complaints about smart cars and their safety claims and such are far worse. in a way more practical in the city due to size but due to size thats exactly where you don't want to drive them@@HotRodDad
hey mate .. Hilux is pronounced ‘Hi’ lux not helux. they are the no.1 selling vehicle here in Australia .. every man and his dog has one because they are unbreakable. Mine is an 2005 4x4 dual cab, 3 litre turbo diesel, 5 speed manual(stick). About to hit 380,000kms and still going strong - I look after it and it looks after me. some very valid points in your video .. cheers HRD 🍻👍
If the US/Canada would adopt Euro safety rules, we'd have a larger selection at lower cost. Equipped similar to the Tacoma, they think the 0 will be about $5K cheaper. The real draw could be going back to a PU that can do a PU's job... hauling a couple people and cargo vs a super-sized SUV with a "trunk".
Thanks to the federal government this will never see the light of day in the US. I had a 1995 Nissan hard body pick up that I bought new, it was inexpensive, simple, reliable and a real work horse. Best Truck I've ever owned and really wish we could buy something like it here in the states.
Yep. I had a 1988 Mazda pickup. It was a cheap little base model truck. I’ve had a 1993 S10 for many years and is similar. Both have been wonderful little haulers that didn’t break the bank. We unfortunately don’t have that option anymore in the US, and probably never will again.
Awesome video buddy you hit the nail on the head with this video America has gone by the way side so far I just hope that we can get our selves out of the hole we have fallen into, this thing of always beginning the top dog, it's a sad thing that we have let ourselves get this way. I always enjoy your videos later.
Yes it is needed. The government needs to stay out of everything and let the people decide what they want. So much of the cost for a new car or truck is to cover the required government bs. Just this week they are adding more cost of a car to have a shut off if the car thinks you are impaired
my solution is to own a 1973 super beetle. i do and i love the thought of a cheap user friendly car. Yes, i do have the old 1985 f 150 for backup. yet another user friendly vehicle but not as good for the environment
I like the way they look and idc how bad it is on gas you dont buy a truck for mpg and people fail to think about that i would buy one in a second for that price and i can drive stick so i would buy either opion idc lol i deliver pizza in a 02 tahoe 70 hours a week just to get buy and scrap if i had the ability for one of this in America it would be a no brainer for like 30to40% of America i dont understand why they wont sell them here we need them
Sad, but they are going in the opposite direction with everything, not just cars. Europe has even tried some "right to repair" laws. But it isn't helping much. I like fixing my own stuff. Whatever it is. Till my last breath. Your dream is from a good-hearted perspective. Thank you for sharing.
@@HotRodDad Yes, in fact lots of the new stuff needs expensive diagnostic and programming tech to DIY. That's why my newest car is my 2005 Camry. I refuse to be hostage to the dealer. (Except when I need quality non-counterfeit parts....I still go dealer.)
agreed! personally im still driving a 1989 Chev C1500 with a 5.7L and a 1995 Chev K2500 with a 6.5L turbo diesel. ill never get rid of them. way too reliable and easy to fix.
I checked on the toyota website in hopes it would be listed, I would buy one in a second. Trouble is I would prefer the diesel and ain't nobody smart enough to figure out they are the best mileage cars. out there, dead simple and highly reliable. Someone mentioned CARB legislation as a reason we can't have nice things, CARB is an acronym for California Air Resources Board, they are the ECO-Nazis that push all the zero emissions crap, if you allowed your state to adopt CARB regulations, you're part of the problem. When a new truck started baselining at $40K, that's when I decided I'll keep what I have and baling wire and bullshit repair it as long as I am able. The newest car I own is a 2006 diesel and there isn't anything in the viewfinder that beckons to my heart within my budget and abilities. So maybe somewhere down the line, someone will come up with the reincarnation of the Model T before we all end up on bicycles or horseback, and they call it progress.
I agree on all your points. My trash hauler is a ‘93 Chevy S10, and my newest is an ‘05 Honda CRV. We did recently upgrade my wife’s ride to a ‘17 and it’s WAY TOO FANCY, with too much garbage to tear up for my taste, but she wanted a newer car, so she picked out what she wanted. I did tell her to get the extended warranty as I would not be working on it.
There are several reasons I would not and will not buy a new truck from the United states. Most are status symbols only and the only thing you can do is replace the family car with the family pickup. The only way u can get a long bed pickup now is to get a 4wheel drive or a 1 ton. The second reason I won't have a new truck is that I want a damd truck, not a rolling entertainment center. I can do without all the electronic crap and I can slide my seat without a motor to do it for me, I can also crank the windows myself with my hands and arms.
It'll never happen. The auto industry and the economy as a whole has figured out that people who are spending money they don't have are willing to spend a whole lot more than people who earned their money and have been able to delay gratification enough to actually save some of it up. The people signing on the dotted line for a $0 down 8-9 year loan don't feel they deserve a peoples' car, they feel they deserve a performance luxury car. And they don't care how reliable it is because in a couple years they will be able to roll the remaining old loan into the financing on the next performance luxury vehicle they can't make a downpayment on. Even though auto loan defaults are at an all time high, the government's solution isn't to go back to 1970's banking regulations, their solution is to mandate remote shutdown systems on the cars so the banks are able to repo them easier.
Unfortunately, you’re right on all accounts, BUT it seems there’s a growing number of people that would be interested in a vehicle like this. I think if auto makers would offer it, they’d be surprised at how many they’d sell.
Well Dennis i do agree on your topic, i finally bought a newer BMW 3 series ( 2013 is very new for me) and i could not find the oil dipstick ‘cause there isn’t one , and the number of warnings and lights that lit up in the dash brought me to tears several times, while my 1985 Audi 90 keeps on going without major problems, so also here in Europe we know what you mean 😢
I'm old enough to remember back when Japan started to flood the US market with cheap, little cars during the gas crunch of the 70s. You're right, they probably wouldn't ever let that happen again.
The ignoramus who just discovered this channel needs to disagree. Two words: resale value. My dad had a Dakota similar to what you are descibing, that it took him months to sell. I used to know a couple that ordered a car without pl, pw or a/c, the dealer refused to take it on trade and they had an awful time selling it.
That's a valid point, but most people that would buy a vehicle would use it up till it's not worth anything anyway. It would mostly be a throw away vehicle.
It'll never happen. US politicians have gotten rich off passing "safety" laws which will prohibit anything like youre describing from ever happening again. You can build your own, but laws prevent mass production and sale. Mahindra Roxor with a few inexpensive mods can be street legal.
I agree completely, I've been saying this for years. I am 69 years old, the year I graduated high school there were 2 cars that you could buy for $1995. A Volkswagen bug and a Ford Maverick. $1995. Google the chicken tax, this has prevented small trucks from coming here from Europe for many years. I'm not sure if this is in effect in Asia or not. In 1972 he bought a brand new Chevy pickup, 350, three speed on the column for $3200. As I've heard him say, pickups were what you used to buy when you couldn't afford a car. Regards
I’m well aware of the “chicken tax,” but even if it were applicable, the price would still be roughly half of anything in the US.
I completely agree! The problem, rightly understood is CARB legislation, and the over the top crash safety standards. Government is the reason we can’t have nice things. A cheap, dependable, slightly less safe, significantly less complicated vehicle is not something our overlords will allow you to ever purchase again.
Yep, the "land of the free" isn't as free as it used to be. I'm wondering if it ever was.
Was in aviation for a while, the quality is obvious.
I've been screaming the same thing for years....they don't want us to work on them....
I want one. Bruce from Canada
Are they going to be allowed in Canada?
I agree, I want a strong dependable cheap to operate if maintained rig. I'll take 2. I blue and one red.
Henry Ford offered only one color to keep costs down.
I would like to see a pick up built off the Edison motors tractor design.
Built with off the shelf parts.
Powered by a 20 or 30 hp gas or diesel tractor engine driving a generator. Electric motor drive powered supplied by rechargeable batteries. No transmission to worry about regentive brakes. Engine needs replacement walk in to any tractor store and buy a new engine. You could plug it in and charge the battery for short distance driving.
That would be great!
Love this! Yes, companies need to get back to basics. Not every wants an $80k half ton status symbol.
I’ve only bought one new vehicle, but I absolutely would IF they offered a good, dependable, and affordable option.
Exactly. What ever happened to a work truck?
@nyki7fykxtjxyi oh they have them.....they're just $45k for a base model 🙄
@Moosecop32 for commercial use that might work. Toyotas typically last 300+K mi. You can get a lot of work done in 300k miles.
Not to mention fuel economy.
Seems like a good idea for a small town but where traffic is insane like route 270/70/695 etc interchanges it's dangerous as the owners of big SUV's tend not to give an inch to smaller vehicles. acceleration and handling are safety features as well as size
Shouldn't we have that option, though? I mean, it couldn't be any worse than a Smart Car, could it?
thats true also and my complaints about smart cars and their safety claims and such are far worse. in a way more practical in the city due to size but due to size thats exactly where you don't want to drive them@@HotRodDad
hey mate .. Hilux is pronounced ‘Hi’ lux not helux.
they are the no.1 selling vehicle here in Australia .. every man and his dog has one because they are unbreakable.
Mine is an 2005 4x4 dual cab, 3 litre turbo diesel, 5 speed manual(stick). About to hit 380,000kms and still going strong - I look after it and it looks after me.
some very valid points in your video .. cheers HRD 🍻👍
Pardon my hillbilly dialect.😂 I’d love to have one however it’s pronounced.
@@HotRodDad Taking speech lessons from an Aussie?
@@jonyoung6405, crikey, mate!😂
If the US/Canada would adopt Euro safety rules, we'd have a larger selection at lower cost. Equipped similar to the Tacoma, they think the 0 will be about $5K cheaper. The real draw could be going back to a PU that can do a PU's job... hauling a couple people and cargo vs a super-sized SUV with a "trunk".
Make trucks great again!
Very Good!... #82 ✝ {12-10-2023} ~ We need a small affordable Truck/Car that the people in the USA could buy!..
Absolutely!
By the time it meets U.S. emissions and safety standards price will be way more. If it comes over here I'll take 2
I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Thanks to the federal government this will never see the light of day in the US. I had a 1995 Nissan hard body pick up that I bought new, it was inexpensive, simple, reliable and a real work horse. Best Truck I've ever owned and really wish we could buy something like it here in the states.
Yep. I had a 1988 Mazda pickup. It was a cheap little base model truck. I’ve had a 1993 S10 for many years and is similar. Both have been wonderful little haulers that didn’t break the bank. We unfortunately don’t have that option anymore in the US, and probably never will again.
I don't think it looks bad at all, but for $10,000 it will never make crash testing or emissions.
From what I’ve read it does have air bags. They’re trying to bring it to the US from my understanding.
All we can do is hope, I don't want to spend another fifty grand on a truck.@@HotRodDad
Awesome video buddy you hit the nail on the head with this video America has gone by the way side so far I just hope that we can get our selves out of the hole we have fallen into, this thing of always beginning the top dog, it's a sad thing that we have let ourselves get this way. I always enjoy your videos later.
Unfortunately, we’re no longer top dog in a lot of areas anymore.
Yes it is needed. The government needs to stay out of everything and let the people decide what they want. So much of the cost for a new car or truck is to cover the required government bs. Just this week they are adding more cost of a car to have a shut off if the car thinks you are impaired
It seems the “land of the free” is not so free anymore.
my solution is to own a 1973 super beetle. i do and i love the thought of a cheap user friendly car. Yes, i do have the old 1985 f 150 for backup. yet another user friendly vehicle but not as good for the environment
Ford should build the truck and should call it the model T
I wholeheartedly agree.
I like the way they look and idc how bad it is on gas you dont buy a truck for mpg and people fail to think about that i would buy one in a second for that price and i can drive stick so i would buy either opion idc lol i deliver pizza in a 02 tahoe 70 hours a week just to get buy and scrap if i had the ability for one of this in America it would be a no brainer for like 30to40% of America i dont understand why they wont sell them here we need them
I’d probably buy 2 at that price. Sadly, we’ll never have that option in the US.
@@HotRodDad I can't afford to pay 2 but if I could I would
Buy
Sad, but they are going in the opposite direction with everything, not just cars. Europe has even tried some "right to repair" laws. But it isn't helping much. I like fixing my own stuff. Whatever it is. Till my last breath. Your dream is from a good-hearted perspective. Thank you for sharing.
I try to do most stuff myself, but it gets way over my head quickly on these new computers on wheels.
@@HotRodDad Yes, in fact lots of the new stuff needs expensive diagnostic and programming tech to DIY. That's why my newest car is my 2005 Camry. I refuse to be hostage to the dealer. (Except when I need quality non-counterfeit parts....I still go dealer.)
agreed! personally im still driving a 1989 Chev C1500 with a 5.7L and a 1995 Chev K2500 with a 6.5L turbo diesel.
ill never get rid of them. way too reliable and easy to fix.
Back when a truck was a truck. I don't blame you.
It will only cost $50-60,000 in the US market
Unfortunately.
I checked on the toyota website in hopes it would be listed, I would buy one in a second. Trouble is I would prefer the diesel and ain't nobody smart enough to figure out they are the best mileage cars. out there, dead simple and highly reliable. Someone mentioned CARB legislation as a reason we can't have nice things, CARB is an acronym for California Air Resources Board, they are the ECO-Nazis that push all the zero emissions crap, if you allowed your state to adopt CARB regulations, you're part of the problem. When a new truck started baselining at $40K, that's when I decided I'll keep what I have and baling wire and bullshit repair it as long as I am able. The newest car I own is a 2006 diesel and there isn't anything in the viewfinder that beckons to my heart within my budget and abilities. So maybe somewhere down the line, someone will come up with the reincarnation of the Model T before we all end up on bicycles or horseback, and they call it progress.
I agree on all your points. My trash hauler is a ‘93 Chevy S10, and my newest is an ‘05 Honda CRV. We did recently upgrade my wife’s ride to a ‘17 and it’s WAY TOO FANCY, with too much garbage to tear up for my taste, but she wanted a newer car, so she picked out what she wanted. I did tell her to get the extended warranty as I would not be working on it.
There are several reasons I would not and will not buy a new truck from the United states.
Most are status symbols only and the only thing you can do is replace the family car with the family pickup.
The only way u can get a long bed pickup now is to get a 4wheel drive or a 1 ton.
The second reason I won't have a new truck is that I want a damd truck, not a rolling entertainment center.
I can do without all the electronic crap and I can slide my seat without a motor to do it for me, I can also crank the windows myself with my hands and arms.
I agree with all the above. Thanks for watching!
Does it have a 22R E ?
They're going to have several different drivetrain options depending on global region.
The coolest thing about it is we can build a nice cheap in line 6 flat bed and make it cool
👍👍👍👍
Hilux is pronounced as written. Not “Helux”
Please, pardon my hillbilly linguistic faux pa.
@@HotRodDad Certainly sir!! Did not think it was hilbilly, but rather general American. Down under we have a real love for these legendary Toyotas!!😀
@@mattnbin, I don't blame y'all. Every time I go to other countries, I check 'em out. They seem to be everywhere, except the US market.
Pretty much an opinion I have been expressing for years. There is a market for a “new T”. Good marketing could make it a huge market.
I just don’t understand why we can’t make it happen in this country.
It'll never happen. The auto industry and the economy as a whole has figured out that people who are spending money they don't have are willing to spend a whole lot more than people who earned their money and have been able to delay gratification enough to actually save some of it up. The people signing on the dotted line for a $0 down 8-9 year loan don't feel they deserve a peoples' car, they feel they deserve a performance luxury car. And they don't care how reliable it is because in a couple years they will be able to roll the remaining old loan into the financing on the next performance luxury vehicle they can't make a downpayment on. Even though auto loan defaults are at an all time high, the government's solution isn't to go back to 1970's banking regulations, their solution is to mandate remote shutdown systems on the cars so the banks are able to repo them easier.
Unfortunately, you’re right on all accounts, BUT it seems there’s a growing number of people that would be interested in a vehicle like this. I think if auto makers would offer it, they’d be surprised at how many they’d sell.
Well Dennis i do agree on your topic, i finally bought a newer BMW 3 series ( 2013 is very new for me) and i could not find the oil dipstick ‘cause there isn’t one , and the number of warnings and lights that lit up in the dash brought me to tears several times, while my 1985 Audi 90 keeps on going without major problems, so also here in Europe we know what you mean 😢
The newest vehicle in our fleet does not have a transmission dipstick. That seems so foreign to me.
US automakers will never let another automaker sell a vehicle in the US for less than what they do. They would never sell another vehicle.
I'm old enough to remember back when Japan started to flood the US market with cheap, little cars during the gas crunch of the 70s. You're right, they probably wouldn't ever let that happen again.
You mean like the have been doing since the 90s? Yeah, they would never allow that.
Toyota news starts at 11 min! Playback speed rec 1.5. Trust me
Best most common sense video I’ve seen in years!
Thank you!
The ignoramus who just discovered this channel needs to disagree. Two words: resale value. My dad had a Dakota similar to what you are descibing, that it took him months to sell. I used to know a couple that ordered a car without pl, pw or a/c, the dealer refused to take it on trade and they had an awful time selling it.
That's a valid point, but most people that would buy a vehicle would use it up till it's not worth anything anyway. It would mostly be a throw away vehicle.
It'll never happen. US politicians have gotten rich off passing "safety" laws which will prohibit anything like youre describing from ever happening again. You can build your own, but laws prevent mass production and sale. Mahindra Roxor with a few inexpensive mods can be street legal.
I've seen a couple of those around. They're tiny.