What car, that you can afford, would like to see come to America?

[BarkingGhostar]

Curious what others have interests in, but the product isn't offered in your native lands.

 

[ponyo]

diesel Land Cruiser

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Yeah, it sadden me a few years ago to learn that both the Tundra and Tacoma were offered in diesel formats in Japan and Australia. We're now more likely to see electric versions before a diesel in NA.

 

[Greenman]

The only vehicle that interests me is already here, and I own one.

 

[herm0016]

a new 70 series 4 door with ute bed. i had one as my work truck in Australia. it was great. simple, Diesel, manual. drove kinda like a tractor but i could just tell that it was going to last bombing through the outback forever.

they sell the hilux, which is way better than a tacoma in aus, i think i saw a total of 3 or 4 full size puckups in 2 years, working in the oil fields in the outback, and working in Darwin, Perth, Adelaide. almost nobody has them.

people here complain about cheap plastic interiors , but damn... the hilux, the prado, the 70 series plastics are all the same in the lower spec models. right out of an 80s american car. our managers had prados, and the field had a mix of lifted and built hiluxes and 70 series. aluminum bumpers, large steel fuel cells, ute beds, sat phones, vhf radios and full skid plates.

 

[rstrohkirch]

There is a good chance that I would have bought a C43 wagon if it was here instead of what I have now.

 

[BurnItDwn]

A Suzuki Jimny might be cool. Not sure how well I would fit in one, but, i could certainly afford one.

At one time I wanted a Subaru Levorg, I still kinda do, even though my GS350 is much "nicer." (I might have bought a Levorg instead if they were available in the US)

 

[BarkingGhostar]

There is a good chance that I would have bought a C43 wagon if it was here instead of what I have now.

They sell in in Canada but not the USA. I have to wonder how difficult it would be to bring one down south into the states.

 

[rstrohkirch]

It wouldn't be worth it. It's missing certain things it would need to pass inspection. You would have to replace things like the headlights and other items.

 

[jlee]

LandCruiser 70 | Single, Dual Cab, Wagon, Troop Carrier | Toyota AU

The Toyota LandCruiser 70 ute stands out with its rugged design and power. Packed with a V8 turbo diesel engine & a strong towing capacity. Explore now.

www.toyota.com.au

 

[herm0016]

work mate double cab ute bed. oh yea! its been a few years. they had the little v8 in them. the hilux and prado had the 4

LandCruiser 70 | Single, Dual Cab, Wagon, Troop Carrier | Toyota AU

The Toyota LandCruiser 70 ute stands out with its rugged design and power. Packed with a V8 turbo diesel engine & a strong towing capacity. Explore now.

www.toyota.com.au

also, i love that they still call the SUV a troop carrier.

we had real troopies with the higher rear roof and benches along the sides though.

sigh... if I ever end up with a big ranch, it will be the ranch truck. the best ranch truck ever. i wont even care that it costs more than new f250 or whatever.

i dont have a pic of that truck, but i do of the hilux that was similarly outfitted.



and this thing was a beast! huge Cummins in it. over the sand dunes like a champ.

 

[maluckey1]

Another vote for the Hilux. Incredibly popular elsewhere, but it's likely that many fat-ass Americans won't fit them (or like them) very well. They also aren't popular with the mall-crawlers or wax-my- truck every-weekend crews.

I'd buy a stripped down Hilux on the spot. Faster still if it had the diesel engine. I used one once, on one of my business trips, and it was absolutely a mule. It was in a farmers field when we got it. It had dents, a few bullet holes (was a seized/resold vehicle) and critters living in it....but fired up and ran like it was new. What more can you ask for? It also once carried well over 2000 pounds of junk metal parts in the bed dozens of miles down an unimproved mountain trail and we all got home safely. Short-cab 4x4 manual transmission, bench seat, four cylinder diesel for the win!

M

 

[BurnItDwn]

Another vote for the Hilux. Incredibly popular elsewhere, but it's likely that many fat-ass Americans won't fit them (or like them) very well. They also aren't popular with the mall-crawlers or wax-my- truck every-weekend crews.

I'd buy a stripped down Hilux on the spot. Faster still if it had the diesel engine. I used one once, on one of my business trips, and it was absolutely a mule. It was in a farmers field when we got it. It had dents, a few bullet holes (was a seized/resold vehicle) and critters living in it....but fired up and ran like it was new. What more can you ask for? It also once carried well over 2000 pounds of junk metal parts in the bed dozens of miles down an unimproved mountain trail and we all got home safely. Short-cab 4x4 manual transmission, bench seat, four cylinder diesel for the win!

M

damn, I didnt realize how different it was vs the Tacoma ....

 

[jlee]

work mate double cab ute bed. oh yea! its been a few years. they had the little v8 in them. the hilux and prado had the 4


also, i love that they still call the SUV a troop carrier.

we had real troopies with the higher rear roof and benches along the sides though.

sigh... if I ever end up with a big ranch, it will be the ranch truck. the best ranch truck ever. i wont even care that it costs more than new f250 or whatever.

i dont have a pic of that truck, but i do of the hilux that was similarly outfitted.



and this thing was a beast! huge Cummins in it. over the sand dunes like a champ.

Looks like they still have the higher roof line, but I'm not sure if seats are an option.

 

[HarryLui]

Honda S660.

 

[sdifox]

They sell in in Canada but not the USA. I have to wonder how difficult it would be to bring one down south into the states.

Shouldn't be hard. I imported my E350 4matic in 2008. Flew to Peoria, Il and drove it back to Toronto with my buddy. Only snag was finding the entrance to the freight export office at the border. Not marked at all. We circled the place for like an hour to find our way in.


A few years ago I sold it to him and he imported it back into US. Just make sure to add it to your insurance before hand.

 

[rstrohkirch]

Shouldn't be hard. I imported my E350 4matic in 2008. Flew to Peoria, Il and drove it back to Toronto with my buddy. Only snag was finding the entrance to the freight export office at the border. Not marked at all. We circled the place for like an hour to find our way in.


A few years ago I sold it to him and he imported it back into US. Just make sure to add it to your insurance before hand.

That's because you bought a car that was in both markets. When they sell a vehicle across multiple markets it tends to be pretty close to the same. When you buy a vehicle that they had no intention of being brought to the US then it will be missing things that it needs to pass inspection. Very first thing you'll notice is that there are no front or rear markers on this car. Dead stop right there and won't pass. If you're lucky you could spend 2K and swap headlights if there are compatible US models that fit. But you can't fix the rear so you're done.

 

[sdifox]

That's because you bought a car that was in both markets. When they sell a vehicle across multiple markets it tends to be pretty close to the same. When you buy a vehicle that they had no intention of being brought to the US then it will be missing things that it needs to pass inspection. Very first thing you'll notice is that there are no front or rear markers on this car. Dead stop right there and won't pass. If you're lucky you could spend 2K and swap headlights if there are compatible US models that fit. But you can't fix the rear so you're done.

Markers as in reflectors? At least for us we just need to remedy minor things like that upon pre registration inspection. I just had to put a sticker on the dash to remind people it is in miles.

MB Canada, however, being the bastards that they are, want me to swap out the dashboard or they won't honour the warranty. So I had to swap out that part at like two grand.

 

[rstrohkirch]

Markers as in reflectors? At least for us we just need to remedy minor things like that upon pre registration inspection. I just had to put a sticker on the dash to remind people it is in miles.

MB Canada, however, being the bastards that they are, want me to swap out the dashboard or they won't honour the warranty. So I had to swap out that part at like two grand.

Ya. US has standards now that vehicles in this class need to have front amber reflectors either in the fender or headlight and rear red reflectors separate from the tail lights. Go to the US Mercedes website and load up an E class wagon and spin it around in the 360 view to see what I'm talking about.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Yesterday I took the wife to both a MB and BMW dealership so she could at least get a look at the exteriors of the cars up close. The MB dealership only had 3 CLA cars and all 250 models, no AMG. Showed her the GLA and they did had one AMG35, but not the 45. Not sure if the AMG45 is out yet because pricing wasn't available as of last week. Beyond that she did like the look of the SLC300. While she likes the smallness of it, she hates the fact that it is a convertible (even a hard topper at that). We then hit the BMW lot just around the corner and were shocked by their lack of inventory. Not a single new X1 or X2 on their lot. Two X2's and one X1 of the used variety. But she got a look at the X3 and knows how much umph she can get from that model. We were pleasently surprised that others were doing the same thing knowing the dealerships were closed. But both dealerships had no more than 50% lot capacity in use, something I've not ever seen before.

 

[rstrohkirch]

If you're talking about the 2021 CLA45 then it's not out yet but the price is basically the same as last year which is 55K starting. It's not a super popular vehicle considering it's size and price. I doubt you'll see any on dealer lots unless you have a very large dealer near you. There are less than 40 of the 2020 models for sale on Autotrader in the US. You would have to order one anyway because the dealers option the hell out of them pushing them up to 65-75K. Which is literally the same price as a C63.

Check this one out though:

Autotrader - page unavailable

 

[JulesMaximus]

Dacia Sandero

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[EXCellR8]

This is an unfair question I refuse to answer.

Alpine A110

 

[rstrohkirch]

This is an unfair question I refuse to answer.

Alpine A110

I took the thread title to mean that whatever you suggest you would have a high chance of owning if it was available. You're saying you would own a 60-65k MR toy car. I would find it almost odd if you don't own a Cayman right now. Because the Cayman is easily the most similar vehicle produced to that of the Alpine and they cost the same.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

More station wagons in general, crossing over into those mini-minivans that Europe has, like the now-discontinued Mazda MPV, Ford Galaxy (not Galaxie.), and Prius+.

Too many people act like once child #2 is on the way your only options are either a Toyota Sienna or a GMC Yukon. Screw that - give me a sane, entry-level-luxury-not-quite-sports sedan, stretched enough that I can put the dog in the third row.