Mini Trucks: What do you know about them?

[avboiler11]

So can I get a Mexican mini-truck and bring it to Indiana?

Ford sells a current-generation Ranger there that looks good, has a small diesel, is 4x4, and nicely equipped for about $25k after the dollar-to-peso conversion. Would be a great replacement for my 2002 Dakota.

Ram 700, Chevy Tornado, VW Amarok are also sold down south and would definitely have niche in the states...long live the El Camino copy!

 

[jdmack79]

t
Rick - I'm too big for them... but my dad has one at his place near Pekin. If you ever want to try one out

Any idea where he bought it?

 

[ghitch75]

here is one......

Indiana Mini Trucks in Indiana IN - Free Indiana SuperAds

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

I think he got it from some place similar to what ghitch said. It's good for running around the property. I'm fairly good sized , though , so it's too tight for me.

 

[jdmack79]

I'd really like to find a place somewhere semi-locally that sells these things. I'd like to check one out in person.

 

[joe138]

Hall construction on SR 37 between Bedford and Mitchell on the east side of the highway sometimes has them. My brother bought one from him years ago then promptly traded it off for a Kawasaki mule. His was 4wd, but I did not get to ride or drive it.

 

[Ricnzak]

North of Kokomo, not quite to Peru (ish). On west side of hwy 31 a place has had several sitting out that look for sale. I'm going to be driving by there tomorow. I'll have to check those out.

 

[jdmack79]

Hall construction on SR 37 between Bedford and Mitchell on the east side of the highway sometimes has them. My brother bought one from him years ago then promptly traded it off for a Kawasaki mule. His was 4wd, but I did not get to ride or drive it.

I'm a teacher in Lawrence County and heard that from one of my students. I drove by a few days ago and didn't see any on the lot. Maybe I should stop and talk to them.

 

[jfw46544]

here is one......

Indiana Mini Trucks in Indiana IN - Free Indiana SuperAds

Yiu would need to learn how to shift with left hand

These are very cool. I was in Korea a few years ago. Came home and looked for one. Ended up buying a 1960 Jeep FC 170 instead that I am redoing. It's like a big brother to the mine truck.

 

[Brandon]

To lazy to hit the quote button but rumor has it Ford will be bringing the Ranger back next year.

 

[Ricnzak]

I stopped by place the I had seen them selling the mini trucks over the years and spoke with the owner. Selling the mini trucks was a sideline to the construction work he does. He would buy ten trucks at a time and have them imported. By buying multiple units it got his shipping from China down to about $900.00 per unit. Then a few years back he had to start having emission tests done and that added substantially to the cost. I think he said like a extra grand buy the time it was all said and done. For a vehicle that was not street legal it kind of priced itself out of a market. He had been waiting on this law to pass and go into effect for years. He sounded like it is kind of over that scene but said he thought that someone would start back importing them now the law changed. All he had left in stock was this van. I think it was about 7K or more.


Here is the company he used to import them from. G&R Imports, LLC Japanese Mini Trucks

Looks like you can just purchase one from them direct. Just got to trailer it home.

 

[CampingJosh]

To lazy to hit the quote button but rumor has it Ford will be bringing the Ranger back next year.

The new Ranger will compete with the Colorado/Canyon twins and the Tacoma. It will be much larger than the trucks discussed in this thread.

 

[jdmack79]

These have been street legal for almost a year now. Have any new dealers opened up? Any members pick one up?