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minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoMaybe wait 20 years , figure out what loophole allowed a handful of Kei trucks to be imported. At that point even 20 year old car tech might be more advanced than what we’d be saddled with
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoIt’s not a loophole. You are permitted to import kei trucks >=25 years old.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoThe loophole is that “antiques” are exempted from safety regulations. I thought I remembered seeing something about an explicit ban a year or so, but trying to find it I see state level registration bans
Maybe wait 20 years , figure out what loophole allowed a handful of Kei trucks to be imported.
At that point even 20 year old car tech might be more advanced than what we’d be saddled with
It’s not a loophole. You are permitted to import kei trucks >=25 years old.
The loophole is that “antiques” are exempted from safety regulations.
I thought I remembered seeing something about an explicit ban a year or so, but trying to find it I see state level registration bans