1998 Daihatsu Hijet Mini Truck, Kei Truck · 4WD · 12,203 mi

The vehicle on this page is a 1998 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, recorded as White, imported and road-ready for the paperwork stage. Specified 4WD, shifted by a 5-speed manual gearbox. We track it as BUC99999.

Key figures

• Year: 1998
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 12,203
• Engine: EF
• Colour: White
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC99999

The Hijet Truck, in context

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.

It carries 12,203 miles — about 19,600 km, the figure the gauge was actually calibrated in. That is at the lower end of the spread for Daihatsu kei vehicles leaving the Japanese market.

What it is for

A four-wheel-drive Hijet is the configuration Daihatsu sold to Japanese farms and construction trades, and the body options reflect it — this is the chassis that got the tippers, the lifts and the power-take-off drives. Drive runs rearward from the under-cab engine with a selectable front axle, so the truck behaves as a rear-driver on tarmac and brings the front wheels in only when asked.

The $5,000 to $8,000 band is where most imported kei trucks sit, and it is where supply is deepest — which means the most choice of year, drivetrain and body style. Our price guide breaks down what moves a truck between bands.

Ordering and delivery

At 1998 it is past the 25-year mark, which is the line that decides whether a Japanese-market vehicle can be imported at all. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. Asking $5,700. Contact us and we will reserve it against your name.