1997 Daihatsu Hi-Jet 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 5MT, AC · 32,267 mi

Considering a kei truck? This 1997 Daihatsu Hi-Jet 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 5MT, AC, white over its original panels is available through Kei Truck Direct. It is fitted with a manual transmission. Chassis S110P-138062 on the identification plate.

On the S110-series Hijet

S110 is the four-wheel-drive version of the Hijet Daihatsu built from 1994 to 1999, using the 659cc EF three-cylinder. Work-specification trucks on this chassis — the Climber and the various dump bodies — were offered with a two-speed transfer case giving a genuine low range, and with a locking rear differential. That combination in a vehicle this small is the reason S110s ended up on Japanese hillside farms.

The reading is 32,267 miles, which converts to roughly 51,900 km. Daihatsu's EF three-cylinder was fitted to the Hijet across two decades and several body styles, so the engine family has a very long track record behind it.

Specification summary

• Year: 1997
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hi-Jet 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, 5MT, AC
• Chassis code: S11
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 32,267
• Engine: EFNS 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S110P-138062
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC85187

Reading the specification

Low range is the feature that separates a working kei truck from a four-wheel-drive one. A second set of reduction gears in the transfer case multiplies torque and divides road speed, so the truck can creep up a slope or out of a rut under load without the clutch doing the work. On a 660cc engine it is not a luxury — it is what makes the gradient possible at all.

The $12,000 to $20,000 band is where specialist kei trucks sit — low-range transfer cases, locking differentials, factory work bodies, late chassis and genuinely low readings. These are not volume trucks and they do not come up often.

Paperwork and shipping

The 1997 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. It is listed at $13,900. Get in touch to put a hold on it.