1997 Daihatsu Hijet Dump · 2WD · 110,900 mi

Up for sale: a 1997 Daihatsu Hijet Dump in Purple, brought in from the Japanese domestic market. This is the 2WD version, with an automatic transmission. The chassis identifier is S100P-111903.

On the S100-series Hijet

The S100 codes cover the rear-drive Hijets Daihatsu built from 1994 to 1999, with the 659cc EF three-cylinder under the cab floor. This is the generation that gave the Hijet its characteristic forward-set cab and long bed, and Daihatsu bodied the same chassis as a flat-bed truck, a panel van, a deck van and a long list of factory work conversions. Few vehicles of any size have been built in more variations.

Six figures, at 110,900 miles or approximately 178,500 km. Daihatsu designed the 659cc EF and the later KF as working engines for a vehicle sold almost entirely to trades and farms.

At a glance

• Year: 1997
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Dump
• Chassis code: S10
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 110,900
• Engine: EF 660 cc
• Colour: Purple
• Chassis number: S100P-111903
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC65438

Why this configuration

Rear-wheel drive is the standard configuration for Daihatsu's kei commercials and the one most of them were built in. Without a front axle and transfer case there is less to service, less to go wrong and slightly less weight to carry around, which on a vehicle with a 660cc engine is not nothing. For sealed surfaces — a yard, an estate road, a campus, a market — it is all the drivetrain the job needs.

Above $12,000 a kei truck is being priced on specification rather than transport. A 1997 Daihatsu Hijet Dump in this band is normally carrying hardware or a configuration that the ordinary working trucks do not.

Ordering and delivery

At 1997 it is past the 25-year mark, which is the line that decides whether a Japanese-market vehicle can be imported at all. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. This listing carries a walkaround video as well as the gallery. Listed at $16,600 — tell us it is the one and we will take it off the market.