1994 Daihatsu Hijet Truck#BUC87654

Here is a 1994 Daihatsu Hijet Truck, finished in White, imported from Japan and offered by Bucks Mini Trucks. Drive on this Hijet Truck is four-wheel drive. 10 photographs of this specific vehicle are on this listing.

Hijet Truck: engine and drivetrain

The engine is recorded as the EF. The EF family powered Daihatsu's kei vehicles for well over a decade, and its longevity is a reasonable proxy for how sound the basic design was. The 1994 Hijet Truck came with a 5-speed gearbox, and that is what this one has.

The 1994 Hijet in context

The Hijet has been in continuous production since November 1960, which makes it the oldest surviving kei nameplate — and in 2021 it took a Good Design Long Life Design Award, a first for Daihatsu. Every four-wheel-drive Minicab from 1984 onward got twelve-inch front disc brakes and automatic free-wheeling front hubs as standard. A 1994 Hijet sits in the middle of a production run that has outlasted most of the companies that started building trucks alongside it. Four-wheel-drive Hijets were aimed at farm and forestry work, which is where the sub-transmission low range and the differential locks in this family come from.

Specifics for this Hijet Truck

Odometer at listing is 31059; the paperwork gives a Japanese auction grade of 4/B. That reading of 31059 came to us without a unit attached, and we have left it exactly as found.

Ownership and import of this Hijet Truck

A 1994 Hijet Truck is old enough to be simple and new enough to be usable, which is most of why this generation gets exported rather than scrapped. A 1994 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. Price on this one is $5,700.