1998 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Drum 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, 5MT, Clean · 58,110 mi

This particular kei truck is a 1998 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Drum 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, 5MT, Clean, listed as White, and it is here rather than on a boat. The gearbox is manual. The plate on this one reads S110P-**2597.

On the S110-series Hijet

S110 is the four-wheel-drive version of the Hijet Daihatsu built from 1994 to 1999, using the 659cc EF three-cylinder. Work-specification trucks on this chassis — the Climber and the various dump bodies — were offered with a two-speed transfer case giving a genuine low range, and with a locking rear differential. That combination in a vehicle this small is the reason S110s ended up on Japanese hillside farms.

Odometer at 58,110 miles, call it 93,500 km. Daihatsu kei vehicles of this period arrive across a wide band of readings, and this one falls in the middle of it.

Key figures

• Year: 1998
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hi-Jet Drum 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, 5MT, Clean
• Chassis code: S11
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 58,110
• Engine: EFNS 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S110P-**2597
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC83953

The practical side

The Hijet's strength is the breadth of what Daihatsu built on the chassis. The same cab-over truck left the factory as a flat bed, a tipper, a scissor lift, a mobile kitchen and a dozen other things, all engineered around a 660cc engine under the cab floor and a frame rated for the kei class payload.

At this level a 1998 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Drum 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, 5MT, Clean is priced above the volume band, which in this market normally reflects a later generation, an unusual drivetrain specification, or factory equipment that did not come as standard.

Ordering and delivery

Built in 1998, 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. It is listed at $8,900. Get in touch to put a hold on it.