2000 Subaru Sambar EFI 4WD, 2Hi-4Hi, EL Gear, Airbag, 5MT#BUC14818

We have this 2000 Subaru Sambar EFI 4WD on the lot, finished in Polar White, imported direct from Japan.

The 2000 Sambar in context

Enthusiasts nicknamed the rear-engined Sambar the "agricultural Porsche", and the joke does real work: rear engine, rear drive, four cylinders, independent suspension all round. Sambars turn up in more colours than most kei trucks because Subaru sold plenty to private buyers as well as to trades; this one is Polar White. Putting the engine behind the rear axle loads the driven wheels, and that is a large part of why Sambars have the traction reputation they do.

The mechanical side of this Sambar EFI 4WD

Under it is the EN07V, a fuel-injected 660cc 4-cylinder engine. The EN07 is a genuine four-cylinder in a kei-sized package. Subaru kept building it long after almost everyone else had settled on three cylinders, and it is the single biggest reason Sambars have their own following. Behind the Polar White bodywork sits a manual gearbox. On the specification it carries selectable 2WD / 4WD high and an extra-low crawler gear.

2000 Subaru Sambar EFI 4WD: recorded details

The odometer reads 17,839. No unit was stored with that reading — we quote 17,839 as recorded and will confirm from the vehicle on request. On the specification sheet: an airbag.

What a Sambar EFI 4WD is good for

A 2000 Sambar EFI 4WD is old enough to be simple and new enough to be usable, which is most of why this generation gets exported rather than scrapped. At 26 years old, this 2000 Sambar EFI 4WD is outside the window where federal safety-standard conformity applies to an import. Price on this one is $16,900.