1997 Daihatsu Hijet · 4WD · 13,000 mi

Landed and available: this 1997 Daihatsu Hijet in White, ready to go out to you. Configuration: 4WD, manual transmission. Stock number BUC76553.

As listed

• Year: 1997
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 13,000
• Engine: 660cc
• Colour: White
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC76553

On the Hijet

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.

It carries 13,000 miles — about 20,900 km, the figure the gauge was actually calibrated in. That is at the lower end of the spread for Daihatsu kei vehicles leaving the Japanese market.

In use

A four-wheel-drive Hijet is the configuration Daihatsu sold to Japanese farms and construction trades, and the body options reflect it — this is the chassis that got the tippers, the lifts and the power-take-off drives. Drive runs rearward from the under-cab engine with a selectable front axle, so the truck behaves as a rear-driver on tarmac and brings the front wheels in only when asked.

The $5,000 to $8,000 band is where most imported kei trucks sit, and it is where supply is deepest — which means the most choice of year, drivetrain and body style. Our price guide breaks down what moves a truck between bands.

Ordering and delivery

With a 1997 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. Listed at $6,297 — tell us it is the one and we will take it off the market.