1999 Daihatsu Hijet Fire Truck · 4WD · 6,459 mi

Our inventory currently includes this 1999 Daihatsu Hijet (Red), a JDM kei truck brought over whole. It came out of Japan as 4WD with a manual transmission. Quote stock BUC24701 when you get in touch.

What the Hijet is

The Hijet generation Daihatsu launched in 1999 was the first drawn to the enlarged kei standard, and it moved to the twin-cam, fuel-injected EF-VE version of the 659cc triple — a clear step in refinement over the single-cam engine before it. The Jumbo extended cab, which trades a little bed length for a reclining seat and a storage shelf behind the driver, belongs to this range.

It carries 6,459 miles — about 10,400 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.

Key figures

• Year: 1999
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 6,459
• Engine: 660cc
• Colour: Red
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC24701

How this one is set up

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.

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.

Buying this one

A 1999 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. Priced at $8,127; message us and we will hold it for you.