$24,950 SLATE Truck News & Info

[Edge Haley]

One of my all time favorite vehicles was the Suzuki Samari. Long time-a-go but base model was around $23,000. I can see the attraction of a Slate if it had:

4x4 wheel drive, maybe AWD
EV
Radio & speakers
Rugged easy clean seats
Modular Roof top
Trailer hitch option
Electric windows (without that's just being too cheap, at $23k; they'll loose sales by penny pinching! Not having Electric Windows with an Electric Vehicle make little sense.)

As hard as my Dad and I tried, we could not get the Samari stuck in the mud.
It was so narrow it would go anywhere in the woods. Great hunting-fishing vehicle.

Just like the Honda Element, the Suzuki Samari has a following to this day.
At its base price it's too close to a Maverick XL Hybrid, with a lot of bells and options.
Aftermarket CarPlay's are so cheap to add - I even have one on my motorcycle.

(Slate should themselves or thru after marker sources make some basic devices available)

The Samari (renamed-Jimny) is still sold in high demand in many other countries.
They really need to post some spec's like: 0-60 mph

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[Propane Burning Man]

If you were a single guy driving a Yugo you were staying single. Out on a date....you aint gettin lucky tonight.

 

[710-oil-614]

Not many EV chargers in the "Projects", right? If there were, what would go first the Slate or the Charger? Asking for a friend.

If something has value, it's going to get stolen in the rough neighborhoods.

I grew up in an economically depressed area and my parents were "upper class" for our hood (ie struggling middle class) but Dad always kept the front shades drawn and only had TVs and electronics in the back of the house or the basement.

Made sure the house didn't look too nice on the outside and always drove old beaters - him and Mom.

Went so far as burning toy boxes and electronics boxes.

My brother and I never understood why but crime happened all around us but never found our house, by luck or Dad's efforts.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

This thing was already DOA at $20k, now at $34.5k its just laughable.

No radio, no AC, no features at all, or for $2k more you can get a truck with 4 seats, double the tow rating, no reliance on charging networks, a bluetooth enabled radio with apple carplay, cruise control, and wide support networks.

Hmmmm.....

You can also read about it here, and here...

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/24-950-slate-truck-news-info.65494/

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...tion-25k-slate-ev-truck-coming-in-2026.64990/

But we can never have enough threads where a bunch of crotchety old guys tell us how they aren't interested in something.

The ironic hypocrisy here is so thick you could use it to deflect lasers.

If you were a single guy driving a Yugo you were staying single. Out on a date....you aint gettin lucky tonight.

I have a coworker with not one but THREE yugos.

He's been married for over 20 years and has 4 children.

 

[ScottyC]

Uh ... pretty much everybody passed on the Yugo.

Funny thing, we had a used car dealer in my home town that stepped up and built a new showroom to start selling Yugos as an official Yugo dealership....it quickly folded.

 

[babytruk]

The Samari (renamed) is still sold in high demand in many other countries.

Still selling lots of the Jimny today… and for over 56 years. I see them everywhere but Chinese EV competition is attacking this model.

 

[El Kabong]

Not many EV chargers in the "Projects", right? If there were, what would go first the Slate or the Charger? Asking for a friend.

In addition to that demographic think of all the younger folk who are just now making their way through this "gig economy", living in shared rented spaces, working multiple jobs, etc.. Not many non-luxury apartments have charging spots, certainly fewer would have dedicated ones.

 

[Clarkdonbran]

Is it affordable though? That’s the argument.

Affordable, but not practical?

 

[Edge Haley]

Still selling lots of the Jimny today… and for over 56 years. I see them everywhere but Chinese EV competition is attacking this model.

But China will have a hard time getting EV's in to the US. Tried to import a Jimny but way to much trouble...They are all over Australia.

 

[babytruk]

If you were a single guy driving a Yugo you were staying single. Out on a date....you aint gettin lucky tonight.

I disagree. If you got her to sit on the passenger side, you’re probably making enough contact to be considered “2nd base”.

 

[El Kabong]

Kek those Yugos made my '78 Fiesta look good.

 

[babytruk]

But China will have a hard time getting EV's in to the US. Tried to import a Jimny but way to much trouble...They are all over Australia.

All over the Caribbean too!

but yes, those little ones are not the target for US audiences.

 

[Pknopp]

Just thinking............I wonder if these will be towable behind a motorhome? Huge miss on their part if not.

Being able to charge at your site could be a big selling point...........plug your RV into 50 Amp and your truck into 30 Amp.

I'm sure campgrounds would soon catch on and charge an additional fee.

Just rambling.......

 

[Edge Haley]

All over the Caribbean too!

but yes, those little ones are not the target for US audiences.

Susuki pulled if from the USA Market due to "Consumer Reports" reporting that they were not safe in a tip-over. Which from my experience was total BS. The Jimny is what Slate should have gone after but with their plastic body panels. I have a refundable deposit on the Slate but after seeing no radio, no roll-up windows, etc. no thanks.

 

[Edge Haley]

All over the Caribbean too!

but yes, those little ones are not the target for US audiences.

Jimny sales: Suzuki has marketed 2.85 million units of the Jimny in 194 countries through September 2018.

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