1997 Subaru Sambar KS4 Classic – Collector · 4WD · 19,884 mi

The vehicle on this page is a 1997 Subaru Sambar KS4 Classic – Collector, imported and road-ready for the paperwork stage. This is the 4WD version, with a 5-speed manual transmission. Our stock reference for it is BUC34568.

Background on the Sambar KS4 Classic – Collector

Subaru built the 1990s Sambar unlike anything else in the class: the 658cc EN07 is an inline-four rather than a triple, and it sits behind the rear axle instead of under the cab. That puts the engine's weight over the driven wheels and leaves the cab floor completely clear. Subaru offered it carburetted, fuel-injected and supercharged across the range.

The gauge reads 19,884 miles, or about 32,000 km as it was marked from the factory — a low figure by the standards of the Sambar's Japanese working life.

What is recorded

• Year: 1997
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar KS4 Classic – Collector
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 19,884
• Engine: 660cc
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC34568

What you are buying

Selecting four-wheel drive in a Sambar brings in a front axle on a vehicle whose engine already sits at the very back, behind the rear axle line. That rearward weight bias is deliberate and it is unique in the class. The bed above it stays flat and unobstructed because nothing mechanical runs underneath it.

Between $8,000 and $12,000 the market moves from ordinary trucks to better ones: later chassis, lower readings, fuel injection, air conditioning, or a factory option that is hard to find. The step up from the mid band is usually specification rather than condition.

Making it yours

A 1997 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. Customs entry, import documentation and title work are all done here, and we arrange transport to any state. The figure is $11,500, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.