1999 Daihatsu Hijet Truck · 2WD · 60,800 mi

Our stock list has this 1999 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, listed as White available for immediate sale. This one is 2WD, paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox. You will find S200P-0018072 on the chassis plate.

What the S200-series Hijet is

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.

Odometer at 60,800 miles, call it 97,800 km. Daihatsu kei vehicles of this period arrive across a wide band of readings, and this one falls in the middle of it.

The details on this one

• Year: 1999
• Make: Daihatsu
• Model: Hijet Truck
• Chassis code: S20
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
• Odometer: 60,800
• Engine: EF 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: S200P-0018072
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC51860

Why this configuration

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.

Below $5,000 you are buying age and mileage rather than specification. What you get for it is a road-registerable vehicle with a real bed and a real cab for less than a decent side-by-side costs.

How the purchase works

A 1999 build date places this vehicle beyond the 25-year threshold that governs importing a non-US-market car into the United States. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. You can also watch the walkaround video above before deciding. The figure is $4,590, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.