1998 Daihatsu Hijet Truck · 4WD · 47,447 mi

Among the Daihatsu vehicles we currently hold is this 1998 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, white over its original panels. Configuration: 4WD, 4-speed manual transmission. It is logged under stock reference BUC85184.

Background on the Hijet Truck

Daihatsu has built the Hijet continuously since 1960, and the 1990s trucks use the 659cc EF three-cylinder beneath a cab-over body. What sets the Hijet apart from its rivals is the sheer number of factory configurations: flat bed, panel van, deck van, hydraulic tipper, scissor lift, power-take-off and more all came down the same line. Work specifications were offered with a low-range transfer case and a locking rear differential.

The reading is 47,447 miles, which converts to roughly 76,400 km. Daihatsu's EF three-cylinder was fitted to the Hijet across two decades and several body styles, so the engine family has a very long track record behind it.

The details on this one

• Year: 1998
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 4-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 47,447
• Engine: EF
• Colour: White
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC85184

What you are buying

The appeal of a 4WD Hijet is the combination of a sub-3.5-metre footprint with drive to all four wheels: it will get into a space a pickup cannot and still haul itself out of a wet field. Daihatsu built this chassis for working customers, with the engine under the cab floor driving the rear axle and a selectable front axle for when the surface demands it.

This is the middle of the kei truck market. A 1998 Daihatsu Hijet Truck at this money is the ordinary working configuration rather than a specialist one: a straight bed, a common chassis, and the parts supply that comes with a model sold in volume.

Making it yours

Because it was built in 1998, the federal 25-year exemption applies and the usual FMVSS and EPA conformity requirements fall away. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. The figure is $5,700, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.