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praetorian @ Mar 21st 2007 10:59AM
I think they would sell a ton here in the states if the price were right (low 30's). Personally, I'm disgusted with what passes for a 4x4 today: we have a ton of tarted up mini-vans apparently referred to as "crossovers" which is intended to somehow make them less horrifically bland, a bunch of oversized, bloated boat-UV's with atrocious visibility and chrome rims, and finally a few passable 4x4's that miss the mark by either being too plasticey (the new wrangler, what are those wheel wells?!?) or being too plasticey and bizarrely over-designed (the FJ Cruiser.) And all of the above (even the wrangler to some extent) suffer from our modern car designer's inability to put the spline tool down and let a straight line suffice when a straight line will suffice.
A solid, straight-axel, bare bones, frame-on-body, diesel 4x4 that gets mid to upper 20's gas milage and that retains its authentic, historical look? I'd take it in a heartbeat. But we won't get it. Instead, we will get what we deserve: cream-puff-UV's that come with ten cup holders, oversized seats for our enormous asses and giant pacifiers.
Yes, I do loath the american auto market. Why do you ask?
Cheers,
prat