The ‘kei’ cars and trucks are growing in popularity in the U.S. But many states have explicitly banned them in recent years. A bill at the statehouse would allow them on Colorado roads.
My knowledge doesn’t extend much past driving a manual. There are automatics I believe but they’re rarer. (And not as much fun!) So far my biggest challenge was getting an oil change because the standard lifts don’t go narrow enough. I was able to get it into a place with a pit, it had about an inch to spare between the tires. Turns out it just takes a Toyota oil filter and the other ‘consumables’ like belts/bulbs are likewise fairly standard.
I’m vaguely hoping something will break so I can use it to slowly become more knowledgeable about cars. In theory it should be a great project vehicle, the only electronics are the lights / A/C / radio. There’s a few others around town and I think it’s funny they’re all vaguely different in what people have done to them. Extra lights, hand painted, etc. They’re cheap enough (11k freshly imported, licensed, and delivered to my door) and all metal so that’s at least a bit of the draw it seems like.
My knowledge doesn’t extend much past driving a manual. There are automatics I believe but they’re rarer. (And not as much fun!) So far my biggest challenge was getting an oil change because the standard lifts don’t go narrow enough. I was able to get it into a place with a pit, it had about an inch to spare between the tires. Turns out it just takes a Toyota oil filter and the other ‘consumables’ like belts/bulbs are likewise fairly standard.
I’m vaguely hoping something will break so I can use it to slowly become more knowledgeable about cars. In theory it should be a great project vehicle, the only electronics are the lights / A/C / radio. There’s a few others around town and I think it’s funny they’re all vaguely different in what people have done to them. Extra lights, hand painted, etc. They’re cheap enough (11k freshly imported, licensed, and delivered to my door) and all metal so that’s at least a bit of the draw it seems like.