I have to make a confession

[almostatruck]

I started down the rabbit hole of kei trucks. Watching the videos and doing the research. Then I was driving the almostatruck in a small neighboring city and saw not one but two kei trucks in the wild and it dawned on me. How many pre s10 Isuzu pickups have I seen in the wild today? This week? This month? It was then I decided I have something rare and it is time to invest more in it.
I have had two interactions with young people about my truck. Both asked the same question, did I have to import it? Now I have a response ready, they were domestically sold and many are available on the usual sales platforms for thousands less than a fresh imported kei truck. These can rock at highway speeds and parts are a little challenging but obtainable.
Funny story I bought a half yard of garden soil last Saturday and the dump operator looked at me puzzled and asked "is that an eight foot bed?"
The take away, I have a feeling this forums demographic is on the graying hair side. We have an opportunity with the kei truck craze to engage younger people and draw hearts to our beloved last century small pickups. Be friendly and ready to engage people about our novel little trucks.
I have two teens coming up to drive. They are learning manual transmissions and both are going to have dad sponsored small trucks. I already have a d21 and am looking for another Japanese truck for the other. Almost had an 86 pup with 120k for a thousand but missed it by minutes.

[Paul]

What does kei mean?

[JoeIsuzu]

What does kei mean?

Paul and others,

This wikipedia article is pretty helpful:
Kei truck

I visited Japan in 1994, and these things were EVERYWHERE. According to results of a quick search, they're currently street legal in only 19 states (I am surprised it's that many). But they seem to be growing in popularity.

Jack