1993 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Climber 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, DiffLock · 19,278 mi

If a kei truck is what you are after, start with this 1993 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Climber 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, DiffLock (White). Shifting is by a manual transmission. It carries the chassis number S83P-151156.

The details on this one

• Year: 1993
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hi-Jet Climber 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, DiffLock
• Chassis code: S83P
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 19,278
• Engine: EFNS 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S83P-151156
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC09878

What the S83P Hijet is

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.

It carries 19,278 miles — about 31,000 km, the figure the gauge was actually calibrated in. That is at the lower end of the spread for Daihatsu kei vehicles leaving the Japanese market.

What the specification means

Low range plus a locking differential is the full working specification. The transfer case gives a second reduction for torque at walking pace; the diff lock forces both rear wheels to turn together so that one wheel lifting or spinning on wet clay does not strand the truck. Neither is common on imported kei trucks and the combination is rarer still.

This is the middle of the kei truck market. A 1993 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Climber 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 4MT, DiffLock at this money is the ordinary working configuration rather than a specialist one: a straight bed, a common chassis, and the parts supply that comes with a model sold in volume.

Ordering and delivery

Because it was built in 1993, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. Priced at $7,900; message us and we will hold it for you.