How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania

Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by oflannabhra on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:40PM (#36753777)

There is a strong push at the state level to disallow the registration of kei trucks, being lead by the AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) [0]

As others have noted, these are fantastic utility vehicles, which have an important place in many rural areas. They can come with many important features like 4x4, diff-lock, dump beds, etc, all with a very reasonable 660cc serviceable engine.

I personally suspect that this push comes from lobbying by side-by-side manufacturers, like John Deere and Polaris (which go new starting at $16k).

[0] - https://www.thedrive.com/news/42057/rhode-island-is-trying-t...

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by xattt on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:02AM (#36757762)

My province prohibited all right-hand drive vehicles, because there were so many kei trucks coming in.

(1) https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/transportat...

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by wlonkly on Monday July 17, 2023 @06:07PM (#36764729)

One of the PEI exemptions is "manufactured 25 years ago or more", which sounds like the same situation as Pennsylvania, no?

(I assume the "and" in the list on that page is the conversational meaning, not the legal meaning, since there aren't very many 25-year-old street sweeping mail trucks out there.)

PEI feels like the perfect sized province for a kei truck!

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by xattt on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:57AM (#36768398)

I never noticed the "vintage" exemption!

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by datavirtue on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:52AM (#36758243)

Hmmm....what if I just acted like I manufactured the truck and just get a new title?

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by bastawhiz on Monday July 17, 2023 @10:22AM (#36758577)

If you're asking whether fraud is going to work out, the answer is "maybe" but you probably don't want to have to show up in court for something so dumb

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by datavirtue on Monday July 17, 2023 @11:43AM (#36759597)

Why is it fraud? Just do what you need to do to comply and get a new VIN.

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by burnished on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:55PM (#36761604)

The phrase 'acted like' typically implies fraud in this context. If you have something else in mind it might do to clarify that.

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by fennecfoxy on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:22AM (#36769811)

Isn't this just a ridiculous concept? Applies not just to this but so many things.

Government says "no" for no good reason other than corruption. And we all just sit back and take it. Hmm.

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Re:How to register a Kei truck in Pennsylvania by jameson71 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:43PM (#36775411)

Land of the free! Amiright?

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