1997 Daihatsu Hijet · RWD · 65,865 mi

Our inventory currently includes this 1997 Daihatsu Hijet, listed as Black/Silver two-tone, a JDM kei van brought over whole. This one is RWD, paired with an automatic gearbox. Recorded against chassis S110V027585.

Background 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.

Odometer at 65,865 miles, call it 106,000 km. Daihatsu kei vehicles of this period arrive across a wide band of readings, and this one falls in the middle of it.

Key figures

• Year: 1997
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet
• Chassis code: S11
• Drivetrain: RWD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 65,865
• Engine: 660cc I3
• Colour: Black/Silver two-tone
• Chassis number: S110V027585
• Body type: Kei Van
• Stock reference: BUC46924

Reading the specification

Rear-wheel drive in a kei van places the drive directly beneath the load bay, so cargo weight presses down on the driven wheels. It is a better arrangement for a loaded small van than front drive, and it is the standard layout in the class.

Five to eight thousand dollars is the mainstream band for a kei van. It is where the ordinary two-seat commercial specifications sit, and where the choice of chassis and drivetrain is widest.

Buying this one

Because it was built in 1997, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. The figure is $6,615, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.