New Toyota Champ P/U

[Peace]

i posted this in another thread. I’ll go back and delete it so as not to derail it.

Would it be possible to buy one in Mexico and bring it home to the US? Some states allow Side by side to be registered for road use. Even if it couldn’t be registered (emissions?), it’s cheaper than many Utility vehicles for off road use.

 

[Runner]

Drat! Even a truck that's supposed to be "basic" has to have electric windows and computer screen. Arrrgggghhhhh.

 

[Peace]

Drat! Even a truck that's supposed to be "basic" has to have electric windows and computer screen. Arrrgggghhhhh.

The basic $10k truck starts out with no electronics in the dash and manual roll up windows. You add on all the options you want.

 

[ruffdog]

I do think there would be a market for a cheap utilitarian truck like that. I'm happy with my W/T with roll up windows though.

 

[tradosaurus]

Toyota Hilux Champ

More like $13K and will increase as you finish the build.

 

[oldnslo]

i posted this in another thread. I’ll go back and delete it so as not to derail it.

Would it be possible to buy one in Mexico and bring it home to the US? Some states allow Side by side to be registered for road use. Even if it couldn’t be registered (emissions?), it’s cheaper than many Utility vehicles for off road use.

I suspect would have to meet USA EPA regulations before would even be considered an option.
Then miles and miles of red tape for importing and getting title transferred to the USA.

Doable but at what cost is the unknown.

 

[Jstpssng]

I suspect would have to meet USA EPA regulations before would even be considered an option.
Then miles and miles of red tape for importing and getting title transferred to the USA.

Doable but at what cost is the unknown.

Plus the chicken tax...

How the Cost of Chicken Transformed the U.S. Auto Industry

A Cold War-era conflict over the price of chicken resulted in the Chicken Tax, which has a major impact on the U.S. auto industry to this day.

www.thoughtco.com

 

[Oaktree]

I suspect would have to meet USA EPA regulations before would even be considered an option.
Then miles and miles of red tape for importing and getting title transferred to the USA.

Ditto for all the "safety" regulations, airbags, etc.