1999 Daihatsu Hijet Deck Van#BUC79021

1999 Daihatsu Hijet Deck Van, finished in White, came to us straight out of the Japanese domestic market.

Powertrain on this Hijet Deck Van

This Hijet Deck Van carries the EF: a 660cc engine. A 1999 Daihatsu on the EF is running the engine family the company built its kei reputation on. The 660cc engine drives through an automatic gearbox.

What a Hijet Deck Van is

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. Full cab-over with the engine under the floor beneath the seats is why a vehicle only 340cm long can carry a bed this size — the truck has kept that layout throughout, even as the van moved to a semi-cab-over nose. Daihatsu supplies the Hijet to other makers for rebadging — Toyota since 2011, Subaru since 2012 — and it was licence-built abroad as the Piaggio Porter in Italy and the Asia Towner in Korea.

Odometer and specification — Hijet Deck Van

Recorded against this 1999 Hijet Deck Van: 116300 km on the odometer and a condition of used. Equipment recorded against this listing: Electronic fuel injection.

Recorded measurements — Hijet Deck Van

Recorded dimensions are 340cm long, 148cm wide and 190cm tall. The documents give a kerb weight of 870kg, a rated load capacity of 250kg and 9.56m³ of measured cargo volume. It is registered as a 4-seat Kei van, Vans, built in 1999.

Import and ownership — 1999 Daihatsu Hijet Deck Van

The enclosed body gives 9.56m³ of measured cargo volume in a vehicle you can still park almost anywhere. A 1999 build date puts this one well past the 25-year federal import threshold.