1993 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 68,500 mi

If a kei truck is what you are after, start with this 1993 Subaru Sambar Truck — the paint is down as Silver. Configuration: 4WD, 5-speed manual transmission. The chassis identifier is KS4-163688.

At a glance

• Year: 1993
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 68,500
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: Silver
• Chassis number: KS4-163688
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC11117

Know the KS4 Sambar

The KS4 is the four-wheel-drive Sambar truck built through the 1990s, and it inherits the layout Subaru stuck with long after everyone else abandoned it: the 658cc EN07 four-cylinder mounted at the very back, behind the rear axle line. Drive runs forward to the front wheels when selected. Four cylinders in a kei engine is the Sambar's signature, and the rear weight bias is why it is the one people pick for traction with an empty bed.

It shows 68,500 miles on a gauge originally calibrated in kilometres, which puts it near 110,200 km. That sits in the middle of the band Sambars of this generation generally arrive at.

How this one is set up

A four-wheel-drive Sambar is traction-biased before the front axle is even engaged, because Subaru put the engine behind the rear wheels. The rear tyres carry the engine's weight permanently, which is the thing Sambar owners single the truck out for — an empty kei truck bed is light, and the Sambar is the one that minds it least.

This sits in the cheapest band of the market. At this level a 1993 Subaru Sambar 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.

Buying this one

Because it was built in 1993, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. A walkaround clip sits with the photographs on this page. Listed at $4,380 — tell us it is the one and we will take it off the market.