1999 Subaru Sambar Van · 2WD · 91,100 mi

Up for sale: a 1999 Subaru Sambar Van — the paint is down as Blue, brought in from the Japanese domestic market. This is the 2WD version, with an automatic transmission. The plate on this one reads TV1-014452.

At a glance

• Year: 1999
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Van
• Chassis code: TV1
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 91,100
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: Blue
• Chassis number: TV1-014452
• Body type: Van
• Stock reference: BUC86429

TV1 Sambar Van: the short version

TV1 is the rear-drive van of the sixth-generation Sambar, the 1999 car built to the wider kei dimensions. Its 658cc EN07 four-cylinder lives under the rear load floor, so the van gets a square, uninterrupted cargo box and a low step-in height. Subaru sold the same shell as the plain Sambar Van and the better-equipped Dias.

The recorded reading is 91,100 miles — somewhere around 146,600 km. Subaru built the rear-mounted EN07 for the commercial duty cycle these vehicles were sold into, and high five-figure readings are the norm rather than the exception.

Putting it to work

A rear-drive Sambar van carries its engine behind the rear axle, so the load bay sits entirely ahead of it: a long, square, flat-floored box with the drivetrain out of the way at the back. The rear weight bias that makes the truck notable makes the van quieter and more settled at the back than most of its rivals.

Under $5,000 buys an older Japanese van with a dry, lockable load bay — a fraction of what any comparable work van costs domestically, with the trade-off being age and the reading on the clock.

How to take it

The 1999 build year puts it outside the 25-year window that restricts importing vehicles built to a foreign specification. We handle the import and title paperwork, and delivery is available to all fifty states. This listing carries a walkaround video as well as the gallery. Priced at $4,650; message us and we will hold it for you.