1997 Mitsubishi Minicab Truck · 4WD · 88,000 mi

If you are shopping kei trucks, this 1997 Mitsubishi Minicab Truck, wearing White is one to look at. Listed as 4WD, driving through a 5-speed manual transmission. It carries the chassis number U42T-0442266.

About the U42T Minicab

U42T is the four-wheel-drive Minicab truck Mitsubishi built from 1991 to 1998, with the 657cc 3G83 three-cylinder beneath the cab. Work specifications of this chassis were offered with a two-speed transfer case and a crawler gear, and the Minicab was one of the few kei trucks sold with a factory power-take-off for driving a tipper or a pump. Mitsubishi also supplied this generation to Nissan as the Clipper.

Odometer: 88,000 miles, near 141,600 km. The 3G83 was Mitsubishi's standard kei commercial engine for two decades, which tells you what duty cycle it was engineered around.

Key figures

• Year: 1997
• Make: Mitsubishi
• Model: Minicab Truck
• Chassis code: U42T
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 88,000
• Engine: 3G83 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: U42T-0442266
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC56798

What you are buying

Mitsubishi set the Minicab up as a work vehicle more deliberately than most of its rivals, and a four-wheel-drive example is the specification that reflects that: an under-cab three-cylinder driving the rear axle, a selectable front axle, and on the work trims a factory power-take-off to run a tipper ram or a pump directly off the gearbox.

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.

Buying this one

Built in 1997, it sits the far side of the 25-year federal import cut-off. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. You can also watch the walkaround video above before deciding. It is listed at $4,450. Get in touch to put a hold on it.