1994 Subaru Sambar Special 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT · 17,896 mi

This is a 1994 Subaru Sambar Special 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT, wearing Polar White, sitting in our stock and ready to ship. It runs a manual gearbox. Recorded against chassis KS4-215882.

On the KS4 Sambar

KS4 denotes the selectable four-wheel-drive version of Subaru's fifth-generation Sambar, produced from 1990 until 1999. Its 658cc EN07 is an inline-four — unique in a class of three-cylinders — and it sits behind the rear axle under the bed floor, which puts the engine's mass where a kei truck most needs it. Subaru offered the EN07 in carburetted, fuel-injected and supercharged forms across the range.

The gauge reads 17,896 miles, or about 28,800 km as it was marked from the factory — a low figure by the standards of the Sambar's Japanese working life.

On paper

• Year: 1994
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Special 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT
• Chassis code: KS4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 17,896
• Engine: EN07C 660cc 4 Cylinder
• Colour: Polar White
• Chassis number: KS4-215882
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC03705

What it is for

The Sambar's layout does the heavy lifting here regardless of how the front axle is specified: a 658cc four-cylinder mounted behind the rear wheels, a completely flat bed floor with no drivetrain running beneath it, and a weight distribution that no other kei truck shares. Subaru kept that arrangement for decades after everybody else had abandoned it.

Above $12,000 a kei truck is being priced on specification rather than transport. A 1994 Subaru Sambar Special 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT in this band is normally carrying hardware or a configuration that the ordinary working trucks do not.

How the purchase works

At 1994 it is past the 25-year mark, which is the line that decides whether a Japanese-market vehicle can be imported at all. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. Asking $12,900. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.