What is stopping me from building a bigger one of these in America

>>16718246
You don't have them already? Flatbed vans are pretty popular in europe.

>>16718246
Your own laziness. Make it 4x4 too.

>>16718395
Nope, there are some, but off road use only, like landscaping shit.

>>16718434
Pretty much. I'm just worried I would need a CDL or two t would be a million dollars to register, or I need special trucker insurance.

>>16718246
Ive seen farmers in korea have these lifted with aum big ol mud tires and it looks alot cooler. Also, they stall going up sharp hills if ur a dumbass on stick. Still fun asf to drive.

>>16718541
>need a CDL
So buy a truck small enough that you don't need one.

Orrr you just go to trucker school and become a real trucker instead of a fake trucker wannabe.

>>16718541
>I'm just worried I would need a CDL
not if its for personal use and registered for under 26k gvw

>would be a million dollars to register
see above

>>16718913
I don't want to be a fucking truck cuck, but sometimes want to pull a goose with a few off road rigs on it.

>>16718541
>but off road use only, like landscaping shit.
The lawnmowers they transport are off road only, not the vans themselves.

>>16718395
But why? Doesn't it rain there all the time?

>>16718246
common sense?

>>16718246

So you want an Isuzu NPR basically. They go for cheap, like 10k on CL

just come to seattle, buy one, and drop a bigger bed on it.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=kei

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>>16718246
nothing. but 4wd Isuzu NPR/Mitsubishi Canters are nigh impossible to find in the US. you will have better results just importing an Elf 150/250 or a Guts

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>>16722049
not OP, but i've been in the market for something similar for a while. the 1.5 ton and 2.5 ton models don't really exist in the US, let alone 4wd models.

>>16722057

OP said nothing of 4wd

They have Isuzu NPRs and Mitsubishi Canter's in the states already. They are more popular in the more congested cities

>>16718570

>They stall going up sharp hills if you are a dumbass on a stick

If you are a dumbass with a manual you will stall it anywhere. It's not that THEY stall, YOU stall them.

Sounds like OP wants A Mitsubishi Fusion. Get a used one without a box or just take the box off. No CDL needed.

>>16722049
I was looking at NPRs but I'm in California, so I have a strong preference to 97 or older diesels.

I can't even find a fucking broken one for under 5 grand.
>>16722057
I don't need 4wd, or I can convert it later. I'm very torn between single cab and double. Do they make a cab and a half one?
I would love an elf, but I'm pretty sure they are not able to import yet.

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>>16722282
>would love an elf, but I'm pretty sure they are not able to import yet.

they are actually. you can import the 92's.

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>>16720269
Some occupations like construction work rely on it. Also a cheap rolling tarp frame is a minor expense if you do want to cover your cargo area.

OPs pic is far smaller than any canter or elf. It's basically the flatbed version of a Suzuki carry. Surely you get those in the states?

>>16722325
There are some, yes, but only used in landscaping on large campuses/golf courses. Not road legal yet until they pass 25 years.

>>16718246
You see these all the time in Afghanistan.

>>16718246
They are street legal in my state, but not highway legal obviously. I really want one for offroading

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>>16720177
Just so you know that pic is a "mini truck" but I get the idea your talking about the full size version. The minis are not road legal in most states.

>>16720269
Fairly often, but you don't generally see them transporting anything that isn't waterproof. Otherwise, just stick a plastic sheet over the top and call it good.