1990 Daihatsu Hijet Truck · 4WD · 88,800 mi

Landed and available: this 1990 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, white over its original panels, ready to go out to you. Listed as 4WD, driving through a 4-speed manual transmission. Its chassis number is S83P-029645.

Key figures

• Year: 1990
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Chassis code: S83P
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 88,800
• Engine: EF 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S83P-029645
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC53094

The S83P Hijet explained

The S83P is the four-wheel-drive Hijet truck of the early 1990s, running Daihatsu's 659cc EF three-cylinder after the kei displacement limit rose. Climber and other work specifications of this chassis were sold with a low-range transfer case and a locking rear differential, which is why the S83 turns up in agricultural use far more than its road-biased sibling.

The gauge shows 88,800 miles, around 142,900 km. Daihatsu has been building kei commercials since the 1950s, overwhelmingly for working owners, and readings in this range are a normal part of that history.

What it is for

A four-wheel-drive Hijet is the configuration Daihatsu sold to Japanese farms and construction trades, and the body options reflect it — this is the chassis that got the tippers, the lifts and the power-take-off drives. Drive runs rearward from the under-cab engine with a selectable front axle, so the truck behaves as a rear-driver on tarmac and brings the front wheels in only when asked.

This sits in the cheapest band of the market. At this level a 1990 Daihatsu Hijet Truck is competing with used garden machinery and utility vehicles on price while offering a cab, a heater and a licence plate, which is the argument most buyers at this end are making.

Next steps

At 1990 it is past the 25-year mark, which is the line that decides whether a Japanese-market vehicle can be imported at all. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. This listing carries a walkaround video as well as the gallery. Asking $4,210. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.