2001 Subaru Sambar Van · 2WD · 77,300 mi

Landed and available: this 2001 Subaru Sambar Van, finished in White, ready to go out to you. Our record shows 2WD and an automatic gearbox. The plate on this one reads TV1-040233.

As listed

• Year: 2001
• Make: Subaru
• Model: Sambar Van
• Chassis code: TV1
• Drivetrain: 2WD
• Transmission: Automatic
• Odometer: 77,300
• Engine: EN07 660 cc
• Colour: White
• Chassis number: TV1-040233
• Body type: Van
• Stock reference: BUC85194

Where the TV1 Sambar Van fits

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 77,300 miles — somewhere around 124,400 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.

What you are buying

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 the purchase works

With a 2001 build year it clears the 25-year rule that applies to importing vehicles never sold new in the US. You do not deal with the import paperwork; we do, and we organise delivery to your address. There is a walkaround video on this listing alongside the photographs. The figure is $4,800, and a message is all it takes to put it aside.