1999 Daihatsu Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi-4Lo, PS, AC, 5MT#BUC54323

Here is a 1999 Daihatsu Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD, finished in Blush Silver Metallic, imported from Japan and offered by Bucks Mini Trucks.

Engine and transmission — Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD

The engine is recorded as the EF-VE — fuel-injected 660cc 3-cylinder. 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 1999 Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD came with an automatic gearbox, and that is what this one has. On the specification it carries selectable 2WD / 4WD high / 4WD low.

Condition and equipment — Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD

Recorded mileage on this 1999 Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD is 72,093. That reading of 72,093 came to us without a unit attached, and we have left it exactly as found. Recorded equipment covers air conditioning and power steering.

About the 1999 Daihatsu Hijet

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. Daihatsu sold the Hijet in an unusually wide spread of factory body styles — flatbed, PTO dump, panel van, canvas top, the extended-cab Jumbo from 1983 and the four-seat Deck Van from 1988 — because Japanese buyers specified them for particular trades. The EF-VE here belongs to a Daihatsu engine family that ran for well over a decade across the company's kei range.

Buying this 1999 Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD

In Japan a 1999 Hi-Jet EFI DLI Twincam 4WD would have belonged to a shopkeeper, a small workshop or a farm, which is the sort of use it was engineered around. A 1999 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold. Price on this one is $13,900.