Canada has a 15 year import rule, instead of the USs 25, and I’m thinking of importing my next car. I like weird stuff that you don’t see all the time, and jdm cars are decently popular around here. What is something that is cheap in its home market, but super rare in North America?

Right now, I’m thinking about a Mahindra Thar, but I could also be really happy with an Opel Tigra

  • SpyCake1@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    For me –

    Maybe some late model Peugeots. Recently test drove a e2008. It’s objectively very mid-tier in it’s class. It’s not a bad car, but it’s not the roomiest, it doesn’t have the best range, it’s not the fastest, it’s not the best handling, it’s not the cheapest - it’s none of the above. But it’s certainly good enough. But mostly I just like how it looks and it has a bit of that French joie de vivre that nothing in the US can quite match.

    The upcoming Jeep Avenger EV I believe is going to be built on the same platform as the e2008, but it just won’t the same. The Opel Mokka-e is a platform mate, too - and it’s not the same.

    For the general public –

    I honestly believe that the BYD Atto 3 would be an instant smash hit. It’s a good urban EV crossover with decent space, good tech, and solid range numbers – for the same price as a Rav 4 Hybrid. Everyone who can’t quite swing a Model Y would be buying this thing.