1994 Subaru Sambar Special · 4WD · 17,896 mi

We are offering this 1994 Subaru Sambar, white over its original panels from inventory already in the States. The specification is 4WD and a manual box. Its chassis number is KS4-215882.

At a glance

• Year: 1994
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 17,896
• Engine: 660cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-215882
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC22232

What the KS4 Sambar is

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.

What the specification means

Selecting four-wheel drive in a Sambar brings in a front axle on a vehicle whose engine already sits at the very back, behind the rear axle line. That rearward weight bias is deliberate and it is unique in the class. The bed above it stays flat and unobstructed because nothing mechanical runs underneath it.

Between $8,000 and $12,000 the market moves from ordinary trucks to better ones: later chassis, lower readings, fuel injection, air conditioning, or a factory option that is hard to find. The step up from the mid band is usually specification rather than condition.

Ordering and delivery

With a 1994 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. The figure is $8,127, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.