1998 Suzuki Carry · 4WD · 81,223 mi

Considering a kei truck? This 1998 Suzuki Carry (White) is available through Kei Truck Direct. On the paperwork it is 4WD with a manual box. Chassis number DD51T558706.

DD51T Carry: the short version

DD51T is the four-wheel-drive Carry built from 1991 to 1999, and it is one of the most widely exported kei trucks of its era. The 657cc F6A sits beneath the cab floor and drives the rear axle, with a selectable front axle and, on many trucks, an extra-low crawler gear in the gearbox. Suzuki also supplied this generation to Mazda, which sold it as the Scrum.

The instrument reads 81,223 miles, roughly 130,700 km on its original kilometre scale. The Carry has been built continuously since 1961 and its engines were designed around sustained commercial use.

Key figures

• Year: 1998
• Make: Suzuki
• Model: Carry
• Chassis code: DD51T
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 81,223
• Engine: K6A
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: DD51T558706
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC85195

Reading the specification

Four-wheel drive on a Carry means a selectable front axle on a truck that is otherwise rear-driven from an engine beneath the cab. Suzuki sold more of these than anyone sold of anything else in the class, which matters in a practical way: the running gear is the best-documented and best-supported in the kei segment, and the trucks turn up with the widest range of factory work options.

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.

How the purchase works

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. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. The figure is $6,615, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.