We Bought the Cheapest Truck from China

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[LMonty]

Please make a mini series improving this bad boy 😆

[armansingh]

Really appreciate the honesty regarding the import process in this video, it was cool to hear about all the steps, fees, and logistics. Also seeing y'all whip around in that lil thing was hilarious!

[YouTube]

yea i love this lil truck ❤ i would love to see how you modify it!

[HungryHungryHbo]

My favorite part is how on the pre-arrival notice the description of goods is "Elderly Mobility Scooter"

[MjolnirVIII]

As someone who works at a freight-forwarding company, this was actually really funny at how real the process gets. Donut guys, hit me up when you need one! We're literally just around the corner from you guys! We're on Hindry!!!!

[mr.wang_nextdoor]

In China, we call this kind of vehicles "lao tou le", which translates to "happy grandpa" or "old man's fun". As you most likely can tell from the name, they're normally driven by seniors. A common application is to pick up their grandchildren from school. Their looks usually incorporate the styles of a lot of well-known cars. For instance, the front of this one in the video comes from Hongqi, a well-known brand in China. Don't be surprised if you see one that looks like a MB G wagon or Ford Raptor lol. Typically, you can't register them and get plates, and you don't need a license either. In my opinion, there's a lot of potential in this market. However, regulations gotta catch up first, because most of them have absolutely no safety feature or build quality you would see on modern cars, and they can be found mixed in your normal traffic. Imagine how dangerous it can be, when it's mixed in normal traffic, operated by some senior with no license and carrying some very young kid lol. Be extra careful when you're driving it or driving around it😂

[skyty]

Eezy Import is great! I talked to them when I was importing some wheels from Japan and they're super nice and helped me a ton. Pro tip: depending on how small your item is, FedEx can handle port forwarding and customs clearance for you. They do a little interview with you over the phone so they can fill out the forms for you, then all you do is pay regular, domestic shipping costs. It's super easy and helpful for car parts! : )

[nathandiefenbach]

It says a ton about the US when a 2 thousand dollar vehicle import requires you to effectively pay 300% to various middle-men who mostly just check boxes on paperwork. Some dudes in the US made about as much as the company that actually built the thing. That feels pretty gross, ngl.

[MimicAura]

I love how much fun Zach and Jerry had in this. You can tell they genuinely had fun with the vehicle

[Sakimo]

This is my entire job, so I just watched a video on how to import. You got me watching my job on my day off.

[warracer]

Donut content is actually getting much better, the whole import process was really neat to learn

[fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

The final extortionist seriously charged enough money to just build the thing yourself.

[MrMadeinthes]

The worst part about not getting paperwork done in time, is if it has to sit at the dock for any period of time it racks up fees VERY quickly as you found out. You can get out of those warehouse fees if you paid the agent the money they wanted to let them push it through faster. We found this out as well as we started importing a couple of years ago.

[jedwalker]

Y’all are really releasing some bangers lately. Keep it up guys

[maxattacks]

Taking it over the curb in the parking lot was hilarious. Had me struggling to stifle my laugh at work lol

[mortoxk]

I'm not in the freight business, but my company deals with millions of dollars of freight per year. I want to say you incurred massive additional charges by having your freight shipped to a warehouse first where you had to then release it at a later time. Normally when we pick up our freight, we arrange a truck to be at the port during unloading, and the freight is put directly onto the truck and then delivered to us. We don't pay to have it moved to, and stored in a 3rd party warehouse in between.

[CrackerJakkTV]

I’d love to see a mini series of you guys trying to improve it. Also trying to off road it would be fun.

[vypersoft]

6 years ago I started a company that had to buy products from China...it was truly an eye opener...your video brought back my struggles I encountered doing it myself.

[raminator]

This is the Donut content we’ve been needing

[bradhallsr]

I'm a disabled Navy veteran and always wanted a small truck like in Japan and China. The cost to ship and receive the small truck in the USA made me give up on purchasing one. But I love watching others having fun with their small import trucks. Thanks for the video. The truck looks wonderful. 😅