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I've seen a few of these in Maine in driveways and yards/fields, but only recently have I seen a couple on the road. I was surprised to see them. I believe JDM
by kubectl_h 3y ago
I've seen a few of these in Maine in driveways and yards/fields, but only recently have I seen a couple on the road. I was surprised to see them. I believe JDM vans cannot be registered here but perhaps that's changed recently.
If made illegal to drive on the roads it's not clear why these would be preferable to side-by-sides, other than novelty or for folks that really like to wrench.
- cdchn 3y agoHas to be 25+ years old then you can import/register it no problem.
- officeplant 3y agoIn the US Kei cars/trucks are handled differently by each state. We had to vote to get them approved to drive into the cities here once enough farmers had them and kept begging for the laws to change. Although for us it stems from having them imported as farm equipment.
- kubectl_h 3y agoIn 2021 Maine cancelled all of the registrations for these vehicles, so it's a local regulation. Sounds like it was a wording issues. Looks like there is a bill introduced to fix this: https://gearjunkie.com/news/maine-bill-reinstate-revoked-delica-vans-registrations https://gearjunkie.com/news/maine-bill-reinstate-revoked-del...
- cdchn 3y agoA lot of people are using Vermont registration to get a title then transferring it to their home state, but I'm not sure how well that works everywhere.
- piperswe 3y agoRegistering it does depend on the state: I've heard some states will prevent you from registering them due for emissions or safety reasons, even though they're federally legal to import