1999 Daihatsu Hijet Truck · 2WD · 43,800 mi

1999 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, white over its original panels — a Japanese domestic-market kei truck held in our US stock. Power reaches the road as 2WD, via a 5-speed manual gearbox. Identified by chassis number S200P-0013324.

Background on the S200-series Hijet

The S200 codes are the rear-drive Hijets of 1999 to 2004, the first drawn to the enlarged kei standard. Daihatsu moved the range to the twin-cam, 12-valve EF-VE version of its 659cc three-cylinder with fuel injection, which was a real step in refinement over the single-cam engine before it. The Jumbo extended cab, which steals a little bed length to give the driver a reclining seat, belongs to this generation.

The reading is 43,800 miles, which converts to roughly 70,500 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.

Key figures

• Year: 1999
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Chassis code: S20
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 43,800
• Engine: EF 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S200P-0013324
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC82723

Putting it to work

Rear-wheel drive is the standard configuration for Daihatsu's kei commercials and the one most of them were built in. Without a front axle and transfer case there is less to service, less to go wrong and slightly less weight to carry around, which on a vehicle with a 660cc engine is not nothing. For sealed surfaces — a yard, an estate road, a campus, a market — it is all the drivetrain the job needs.

This sits in the cheapest band of the market. At this level a 1999 Daihatsu Hijet Truck is competing with used garden machinery and utility vehicles on price while offering a cab, a heater and a licence plate, which is the argument most buyers at this end are making.

Paperwork and shipping

The 1999 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. Import documentation and titling are handled at our end, and we ship nationwide. You can also watch the walkaround video above before deciding. The figure is $4,570, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.