1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD, PW, AC, 5MT · 79,100 mi

This particular kei van is a 1997 Subaru Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD, PW, AC, 5MT (Navy Green Metallic / Silver Metallic), and it is here rather than on a boat. It is fitted with a manual transmission. You will find KV4-173972 on the chassis plate.

Key figures

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar EFI Dias Supercharged Glass Roof 4WD, PW, AC, 5MT
• Chassis code: KV4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 79,100
• Engine: EN07Y 660cc 4 Cylinder EFI
• Colour: Navy Green Metallic / Silver Metallic
• Chassis number: KV4-173972
• Body type: Kei Van
• Stock reference: BUC03706

Know the KV4 Sambar Van

The KV4 is the four-wheel-drive Sambar van of the 1990s. Subaru's rear engine placement is more noticeable in the van than the truck, because the enclosed body puts the whole cargo area in front of the engine rather than over it. The 658cc EN07 four-cylinder is shared with the KS-series trucks, and Dias versions of this van were offered with a supercharger.

The recorded reading is 79,100 miles — somewhere around 127,300 km. Subaru built the rear-mounted EN07 for the commercial duty cycle these vehicles were sold into, and high five-figure readings are the norm rather than the exception.

The configuration

The kei van format is a statutory 3.4-metre footprint with almost all of it turned into enclosed, flat-floored load space. The engine lives under the cab, the floor is flat from the bulkhead back, and the result holds more than its exterior dimensions suggest is possible.

In this band a kei van is carrying specification: four-wheel drive, a turbocharged engine, a high-roof body or a factory conversion. The plain commercial versions do not reach this far.

Next steps

With a 1997 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. The figure is $18,995, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.