1999 Daihatsu Hijet Van#BUC28404

Currently available: a 1999 Daihatsu Hijet Van, finished in White, imported by us from Japan.

What a Hijet Van is

Daihatsu is Toyota's small-vehicle specialist and the Hijet is the product it has spent longest refining — sixty-plus years of iteration on a single idea, and it shows in how resolved the details are. The EF here belongs to a Daihatsu engine family that ran for well over a decade across the company's kei range. The Hijet Climber was the first kei vehicle offered with a limited-slip differential, and low-range sub-transmissions were a factory option across several generations.

The paperwork on this 1999 Hijet Van

A 1999 vehicle showing 83400 km, recorded with a condition of used. The listing records Electronic fuel injection.

Body and payload on this Hijet Van

On the paperwork it measures 340cm × 148cm × 186cm. It is on file with a kerb weight of 850kg, a rated load capacity of 350kg and 9.35m³ of measured cargo volume. Recorded as Kei van, Vans with seating for 4, model year 1999. Carrying 350kg on a 850kg kerb weight is the kind of ratio that only comes from designing the whole vehicle around the load.

Mechanical specification of this Hijet Van

Power comes from the EF, a 660cc unit. 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 S200V runs a 5-speed manual gearbox.

Owning a Hijet Van

Recorded as a 4-seater, so it carries people as well as cargo. Built in 1999, this Hijet Van is 27 years old and clears the 25-year threshold at which imported vehicles are exempt from US federal motor vehicle safety standards conformity. It is listed at $5,210.