466: Small Truck, Big Man: Nick Bought a Kei Truck
Nick bought a kei truck, and somehow we're all pretending this is going to remain a simple project.
This week we're joined by Brian and Megan as Nick introduces the newest addition to the garage: a 1998 Subaru Sambar. It's right-hand drive, four-wheel drive, has a five-speed with a crawl gear, a surprisingly huge bed, and just enough practicality to justify something that absolutely did not need to be justified.
Naturally, we're already talking about wheels, bedliner, tint, hauling motorcycles, kei vans, engine swaps, and whether we can put the Sambar in the back of another truck with the Grom in the back of the Sambar. Truckception.
We also get an unfortunate update on Brian's Corvette E-Ray. After a transmission replacement and a long stretch in the shop, Chevy is discussing buying the car back. That's a tough outcome for a car he genuinely loves, but when you spend more time troubleshooting a car than driving it, sometimes you have to know when to move on.
Dan also shares a very close call caught on his dash cam that turned into a good reminder of why everybody should probably have one. And with winter coming, we revisit another recurring piece of advice: four-wheel drive is great, but there's still no substitute for actual winter tires. You can watch a Honda Fit almost slam into Dan's bumper here: https://youtu.be/P-Sy0sas5VE
Plus: weighting the back of your truck, driving a kei truck through a drive-thru, elk in North Bend, sovereign citizens, questionable engine swaps, why unfinished projects tend to become permanent projects, and a preview of some seriously strange builds coming to the show.
Small trucks. Big projects. Our usual bad ideas.
As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive.
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