1998 Subaru Sambar HD Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT · 49,944 mi

The vehicle on this page is a 1998 Subaru Sambar HD Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT — the paint is down as White, imported and road-ready for the paperwork stage. Transmission is manual. The chassis identifier is KS4-351477.

The KS4 Sambar explained

KS4 denotes the selectable four-wheel-drive version of Subaru's fifth-generation Sambar, produced from 1990 until 1999. Its 658cc EN07 is an inline-four — unique in a class of three-cylinders — and it sits behind the rear axle under the bed floor, which puts the engine's mass where a kei truck most needs it. Subaru offered the EN07 in carburetted, fuel-injected and supercharged forms across the range.

Odometer: 49,944 miles, approximately 80,400 km. Subaru's EN07 is a 658cc inline-four rather than a triple, so it turns over with four smaller reciprocating masses than anything else in the class, and the model's surviving population covers a wide span of readings.

The details on this one

• Year: 1998
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar HD Dump 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, 5MT
• Chassis code: KS4
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 49,944
• Engine: EN07 660cc 4 Cylinder
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: KS4-351477
• Body type: Dump Truck
• Stock reference: BUC37039

What the specification means

A factory dump bed is a hinged, reinforced deck with a hydraulic ram beneath it, operated from the cab or from a lever at the side. For moving soil, gravel, bark, feed or spoil it halves the labour of the job, and on a kei chassis it does so from a vehicle that parks in a normal space.

This band covers the serious work specifications — heavy-duty and power-take-off driven dump bodies, scissor lifts, and the four-wheel-drive chassis with low range that go under them. These were expensive vehicles new and they have held their position.

How to take it

A 1998 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. Priced at $12,900; message us and we will hold it for you.