1995 Daihatsu Hijet Mini Truck, Kei Truck · 4WD · 55,106 mi

This particular kei truck is a 1995 Daihatsu Hijet Truck in White, and it is here rather than on a boat. Power reaches the road as 4WD, via a 5-speed manual gearbox. It is logged under stock reference BUC67901.

Hijet Truck: the short version

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.

Odometer at 55,106 miles, call it 88,700 km. Daihatsu kei vehicles of this period arrive across a wide band of readings, and this one falls in the middle of it.

Vehicle details

• Year: 1995
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 55,106
• Engine: EF
• Colour: White
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC67901

Reading the specification

The appeal of a 4WD Hijet is the combination of a sub-3.5-metre footprint with drive to all four wheels: it will get into a space a pickup cannot and still haul itself out of a wet field. Daihatsu built this chassis for working customers, with the engine under the cab floor driving the rear axle and a selectable front axle for when the surface demands it.

Mid-band pricing on a kei truck generally reflects a sound, unremarkable specification — the four-wheel-drive, five-speed, flat-bed combination that the majority of buyers are looking for in the first place.

Next steps

At 1995 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. Listed at $5,700 — tell us it is the one and we will take it off the market.