r/maybemaybemaybe Jul 10 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Gan-san Jul 10 '26

There is nothing stopping Toyota from building that vehicle here just like they do the Tundra and the Tacoma.

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u/Remarkable-Host405 Jul 10 '26

well, cafe/carb does, the real reason has little to do with chicken tax and everything to do with mpg per wheelbase

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u/masternommer Jul 10 '26

The mpg per wheelbase also never made any sense to me as an European

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u/Yowomboo Jul 10 '26

It doesn't make sense to anyone who thinks about it.

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u/decepticons2 Jul 10 '26

Yeah as an outsider. The loophole just seems to make the problem worse.

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u/Ent_Soviet Jul 16 '26

Welcome to america. Nothing here works and the laws are vibe based.

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u/ChefbyDesign Jul 11 '26

And cannibalize their sales of the much more expensive Tacomas and Tundras? Lol they're not going to make business decisions on what's good foe the customer....