2000 Subaru Sambar · 4WD · 65,865 mi

This particular kei truck is a 2000 Subaru Sambar (White), and it is here rather than on a boat. The combination here is 4WD and a manual box. You will find TT2071663 on the chassis plate.

A little context on the TT2 Sambar

The TT2 is the four-wheel-drive version of the last Sambar truck Subaru designed itself, built from 1999 to 2012 with the 658cc EN07 four still mounted behind the rear axle. Fuel injection was standard across this generation and a supercharged EN07 was offered in the range. Because Subaru switched the Sambar to a Daihatsu platform afterwards, the TT2 is the final four-cylinder, rear-engined kei truck anyone built.

It shows 65,865 miles on a gauge originally calibrated in kilometres, which puts it near 106,000 km. That sits in the middle of the band Sambars of this generation generally arrive at.

Specification summary

• Year: 2000
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar
• Chassis code: TT2
• Drivetrain: 4WD
• Transmission: Manual
• Odometer: 65,865
• Engine: 660cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: TT2071663
• Body type: Kei Truck / Mini Truck
• Stock reference: BUC02479

Reading the specification

Selecting four-wheel drive in a Sambar brings in a front axle on a vehicle whose engine already sits at the very back, behind the rear axle line. That rearward weight bias is deliberate and it is unique in the class. The bed above it stays flat and unobstructed because nothing mechanical runs underneath it.

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.

The buying process

With a 2000 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. The paperwork side — import documentation and title — is our job, and we deliver anywhere in the US. The figure is $4,725, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.