1991 Subaru Sambar · RWD · 30,086 mi

Our inventory currently includes this 1991 Subaru Sambar, listed as White, a JDM kei truck brought over whole. It is set up as RWD with a manual transmission. The chassis identifier is KS3046624.

At a glance

• Year: 1991
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar
• Chassis code: KS3
• Drivetrain: RWD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 30,086
• Engine: EN07A
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS3046624
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC39516

The KS3 Sambar, in context

KS3 is the rear-drive Sambar truck of 1990 to 1999 — and rear drive here is literal, because Subaru hung the engine behind the rear axle rather than putting it under the cab. The engine itself is the one thing no other kei truck had: the EN07, a 658cc inline *four*, where every rival used three cylinders. Weight over the driven axle and four smaller pistons are the two reasons Sambar owners talk about these the way they do.

Odometer: 30,086 miles, approximately 48,400 km. Subaru's EN07 is a 658cc inline-four rather than a triple, so it turns over with four smaller reciprocating masses than anything else in the class, and the model's surviving population covers a wide span of readings.

The practical side

Rear-wheel drive on a kei truck puts the drive where the load is. With the engine under or behind the cab and the bed directly over the driven axle, adding weight to the deck improves traction rather than hurting it — the opposite of what happens on a front-driven vehicle.

The $5,000 to $8,000 band is where most imported kei trucks sit, and it is where supply is deepest — which means the most choice of year, drivetrain and body style. Our price guide breaks down what moves a truck between bands.

Ordering and delivery

A 1991 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. The asking price is $5,985 — contact us to reserve it.