Who needs a kei van? (You, you need a kei van)

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 08/28/2020 at 13:26 • Filed to: None

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My friend Peter is selling his Honda Acty van. This is his local runabout and it’s an absolute hoot.

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For Sweden > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:29

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Scarce parts availability and driving on the wrong side yes

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:29

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I’d love one if I never went on the highway. 

kanadanmajava1 > For Sweden 08/28/2020 at 13:32

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Driving on the wrong side doesn’t really matter if the vehicle is around one meter wide and the driver being surrounded by such amount of glas s.

ttyymmnn > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:33

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HammerheadFistpunch > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:36

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I want one, but I want a 4wd version with tracks.

I want to be able to take me an my friends deep into the mountains in the winter for some backcountry ski weekends.

smobgirl > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:36

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I need a kei van but I need a winning lottery ticket first.

nerd_racing > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:49

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The want is strong!  There’s a cushman kei van local to me for sale too.  

Stef Schrader > HammerheadFistpunch 08/28/2020 at 13:51

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I love this.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:51

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Somebody in my town has a Carry pickup I see pretty regularly, but kei trucks are imported at way, way higher rates than vans. I know for newer than 25 year pickemups, the legal rationale is “it’s an ATV lol” which is not *wrong*, but it raises the question of what a <25 year van could get away with.

I admit it’s a topic I sometimes indulge. Mostly I want a ‘70s Porter Cab, though, so 25 year to me is moot.

user314 > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 13:58

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I’d get it, but I have a feeling I wouldn’t so much be ‘driving’ it as ‘wearing’ it.

Dusty Ventures > user314 08/28/2020 at 14:04

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I am a relatively large man and Peter is an even larger man. Neither of us feel even a little cramped in it in any direction

user314 > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 14:10

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I figured as much, I was just looking for an excuse to post Megamind gifs...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > nerd_racing 08/28/2020 at 14:17

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That would have LHD too wouldn’t it? I don’t think they are allowed on public roads having never been road certified anywhere but I don’t know. I barely knew they existed and I’ve never seen one.

https://jalopnik.com/i-need-a-cushman-microvan-1823331733

HammerheadFistpunch > Stef Schrader 08/28/2020 at 14:17

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As you should

My bird IS the word > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 14:36

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If I'm getting something like that it is gonna be a jdm 4x4 van, not that thing

Dusty Ventures > user314 08/28/2020 at 14:41

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Megamind gifs are always welcome

Svend > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 14:44

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We got it in the U.K. as the Bedford Rascal (great name, little rascal. Lol).

Versatile vehicle.

Little camper conversions,

There is something cool about sitting over the front wheels on full lock, spinning around.

phenotyp > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 14:51

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I just want to hug it.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 15:44

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If it was closer and a few k cheaper

MM54 > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 16:06

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As awesome as this is, I’m holding out for a kei truck since it’d be way more practical for my uses

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dusty Ventures 08/28/2020 at 16:16

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With turbo fan rims!!!!!!!!!

Mercedes Streeter > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/28/2020 at 16:49

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Kei vans and Kei trucks are road legal in many/most states, with the asterisk that you don’t drive them on roads above like 35-45. Basically, they’re treated like side by sides.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Mercedes Streeter 08/28/2020 at 17:03

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Yes, but this isn’t an imported Japanese kei van. It’s an American market “kei” van that is functionally the same but doesn’t have the title of a full blown car. It is like the Mahindra Roxor in that it is a real car that can’t be registered as such.

Which is why a Cushman is less preferable than an imported kei van even if you have to deal with RHD.

Dusty Ventures > Mercedes Streeter 08/28/2020 at 18:10

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Everyone I know with a kei car (and they’re in seven states across the country) has actually been able to register them as full cars with no speed restrictions. The only thing keeping them off the interstate is fear lol.

Peter has a Mira in addition to the Acty and he regularly goes on the interstate with that one. It gets to 60 as fast as some current US market cars and can maintain that speed with no drama

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Stef Schrader 08/28/2020 at 18:30

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That is the only possible response.

Just Jeepin' > Dusty Ventures 08/29/2020 at 09:37

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Wait, now I have to search Instagram to look for cars for sale? Isn’t Instagram mobile only, account mandatory?

Everyone, just use Craigslist please! And Craigslist, figure out nation-wide search. What a mess.

Dusty Ventures > Just Jeepin' 08/29/2020 at 17:44

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Instagram is mobile-only for posting, but you can view, comment, and message from a computer. And I'm sure he's posted it elsewhere, including Craigslist, I just happened to see it on Instagram because I follow him there. Posting what you have for sale on every outlet you have access to only improves your odds.

Mercedes Streeter > Dusty Ventures 08/30/2020 at 08:38

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Oh really? That was the only thing keeping me from dipping into the kei van/truck world. My state supposedly limits them but I suppose if you can get the DMV to register it as a regular car.

Ooooooooh you just gave me bad ideas. lol

Mercedes Streeter > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 08/30/2020 at 08:44

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Good point! And Dusty also just pointed out that you can get an import kei van/truck registered as a fully real car, too.

*Heads to Facebook Marketplace*

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Mercedes Streeter 08/30/2020 at 10:39

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Yeah, those Cushman vans couldn’t be driven on public roads so they never really caught on when there were cheaper alternatives to groundskeeping vehicles and even then those are almost the price of a new Frontier.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Dusty Ventures 08/30/2020 at 10:41

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I'd never heard of the speed restriction thing either. We were discussing why the Cushman van isn't road legal though. It was never certified for road use anywhere while the Japanese title can be transferred to a full title here like a normal car as we don't have the same classification as them.

nerd_racing > Dusty Ventures 08/31/2020 at 08:14

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My A utozam is fully registered too, it will do 87 (electronically governed) and keeps up with traffic just fine. Even drove it across the country.

Kei Trucks and Vans are more power limited speed wise though. I don’t think they can do much more than 50-60 mph without modification.