1998 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Twincam 12V 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, AC, 5MT · 75,550 mi

Out of Japan and into our US warehouse: a 1998 Daihatsu Hi-Jet Twincam 12V 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, AC, 5MT, listed as Passo White. It is fitted with a manual transmission. Its chassis number is S110P-172919.

At a glance

• Year: 1998
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hi-Jet Twincam 12V 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, AC, 5MT
• Chassis code: S11
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 75,550
• Engine: EFGS 660cc 3 Cylinder
• Colour: Passo White
• Chassis number: S110P-172919
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC55558

The S110-series Hijet, in context

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.

The gauge shows 75,550 miles, around 121,600 km. Daihatsu has been building kei commercials since the 1950s, overwhelmingly for working owners, and readings in this range are a normal part of that history.

Why this configuration

Low range is the feature that separates a working kei truck from a four-wheel-drive one. A second set of reduction gears in the transfer case multiplies torque and divides road speed, so the truck can creep up a slope or out of a rut under load without the clutch doing the work. On a 660cc engine it is not a luxury — it is what makes the gradient possible at all.

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.

Next steps

Because it was built in 1998, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. We take care of the entry documents and the title, then arrange shipping to wherever you are. Asking $11,900. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.