DOTC: Down on the Campus

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 06/27/2018 at 18:39 • Filed to: Dots

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A Suzuki Carry! Most of the JDM vehicles y’all fawn over, don’t really do much for me. However, I very much have a thing for Kei trucks. I saw a family using one instead of a golf cart at Road America this weekend. I was very jelly.

benjrblant > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 18:48

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Seems like a reasonable alternative to something like a Gator.

shop-teacher > benjrblant 06/27/2018 at 18:50

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Yep. Fully enclosed can and AC would make it a pretty swanky work vehicle.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 18:51

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My university has some kei trucks in use by the facilities and maintenance folks, too. I’d like to drive them sometime.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 18:51

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I’ve always thought that one of these with a shifter kart in the back would be a sweet package.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 18:59

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My university has some similar type trucks. I’ll have to take a picture of them to see if y’all can figure out what they are. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 19:00

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There are a number of them running around where I live in Nova Scotia that have been imported! :)

Saw a 1993 or so Suzuki Carry in Bridgewater today custom-painted in flat army green with a US Army star on the doors (not sure why the star seeing as we’re in Canada, but whatever, haha!) Didn’t get a chance to get a pic though and wasn’t in my car, so no dashcam pic either (was on a school bus on an end-of-year field trip with some kids!)

Saw this little guy back on June 8th though! Slightly older Suzuki Carry with flood bar ! :)

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/27/2018 at 19:12

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That would be sweet!

Frenchlicker > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 19:52

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And if you live in a state like I do they are 100% road legal everywhere except interstates. 

Clown Shoe Pilot > shop-teacher 06/27/2018 at 22:22

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I prefer the “deck van” body style -

shop-teacher > Clown Shoe Pilot 06/28/2018 at 01:47

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Cool, but the trucks are where it's at for me.

Hoccy > shop-teacher 06/28/2018 at 02:50

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Was close to crashing with one of those yesterday. I was driving a Smart Fortwo, so that could’ve been a funny one.

There were two garderners coming quickly down a two way street where only one car fits due to parked cars. The parked cars also made sure that I di dn ’t see them before they were like 5 metres away..

shop-teacher > Hoccy 06/28/2018 at 07:38

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That would have been an adorable accident scene :)

Clown Shoe Pilot > shop-teacher 06/28/2018 at 22:54

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I really wanted a deck van for a service vehicle when I was at COTA. The rear bed was the right size for the the stuff I carried around all the time that wasn’t weather sensitive and then the rear seat folded down perfectly flat to carry all the electronic equipment around that didn’t do so well in the rain.

Also, it was air conditioned :)

There’ s an importer in Arkansas that has a baby bucket truck that would have also been perfect.

shop-teacher > Clown Shoe Pilot 06/29/2018 at 04:22

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Tiny bucket truck!