1992 Daihatsu Hijet Truck · 4WD · 45,686 mi

Up for sale: a 1992 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, finished in White, brought in from the Japanese domestic market. Power reaches the road as 4WD, via a 5-speed manual gearbox. Stock number BUC79012.

About the Hijet Truck

Daihatsu has built the Hijet continuously since 1960, and the 1990s trucks use the 659cc EF three-cylinder beneath a cab-over body. What sets the Hijet apart from its rivals is the sheer number of factory configurations: flat bed, panel van, deck van, hydraulic tipper, scissor lift, power-take-off and more all came down the same line. Work specifications were offered with a low-range transfer case and a locking rear differential.

The reading is 45,686 miles, which converts to roughly 73,500 km. Daihatsu's EF three-cylinder was fitted to the Hijet across two decades and several body styles, so the engine family has a very long track record behind it.

What is recorded

• Year: 1992
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 45,686
• Engine: EFJumbo
• Colour: White
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC79012

How this one is set up

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.

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.

Making it yours

Because it was built in 1992, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. The figure is $5,700, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.