6 points

It looks awesome

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Too funny, I was thinking about this guy the other day. His original piece was so charming and fun for some reason. Made an impression on me

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-25 points

So it’s good if you can and enjoy fixing, replacing, and tinkering a lot - not if you want something reliable and durable - which is what I expect from electronics I import from China.

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22 points

The only thing that had broken was one of the rear reflectors, and that’s only because my dad crushed it

After two years of near-daily use, the truck is holding up admirably. I know that fact is going to drive the haters up a wall

Bruh, of all possible criticisms?

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-23 points

Did you miss the part where he had to replace the shocks, the tires, restore the bed … ?

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21 points

shocks for comfort, tires wear out, and he put a bed liner in like the vast majority of trucks have. Nothing out of the ordinary.

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25 points

Not sure where you’re getting that. He replaced some springs for comfort and put in a bed liner. It’s a farm truck. If you’re not willing to do the absolute minimum, you probably don’t need a farm truck.

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8 points

Dude seems happy! You figure the author is only impressed because of his skin ($) in the game?

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I’m sure he’s happy! My point is that this really isn’t a solution for everyone given some of the major flaws. A lot of people appear to be upset by this, and some are even choosing to imagine some rather nasty things.

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1 point

I’m not very familiar with this whole apparently situation. What are the flaws and nasty things you’re talking about?

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16 points

Great story! I did the math based on the author’s statement that the american equivalent (not being made at scale) is 5x more at $37,000 and all total they paid about $7,000 to get the truck from the factory to Florida.

For context, a '94 Ford Ranger costed $10,000.

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Aw, thought there was another update. Good share, I even reread it.

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