1995 Subaru Sambar Truck · 4WD · 97,100 mi

1995 Subaru Sambar Truck — the paint is down as White — a Japanese domestic-market kei truck held in our US stock. You get 4WD here, with a 5-speed manual box. The number on the plate is KS4-220360.

At a glance

• Year: 1995
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Truck
• Chassis code: KS4
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 97,100
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-220360
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC12353

About 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 recorded reading is 97,100 miles — somewhere around 156,300 km. Subaru built the rear-mounted EN07 for the commercial duty cycle these vehicles were sold into, and high five-figure readings are the norm rather than the exception.

The configuration

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.

Under $5,000 is the entry point for an imported kei truck in the United States, and it generally means an older vehicle with a higher reading on the clock rather than a compromised one. Our kei truck price guide sets out what separates the bands.

How the purchase works

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. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. There is a walkaround video on this listing alongside the photographs. It is listed at $4,120. Get in touch to put a hold on it.