1999 Subaru Sambar Van#BUC86429

We have this 1999 Subaru Sambar Van on the lot, finished in Blue, imported direct from Japan.

1999 Subaru Sambar Van: footprint and load rating

Recorded dimensions are 340cm long, 148cm wide and 191cm tall. Recorded figures include a kerb weight of 900kg, a rated load capacity of 200kg and 9.61m³ of measured cargo volume. Recorded as Kei van, Vans with seating for 4, model year 1999.

What is on file for this Sambar Van

The odometer reads 91100 km and the listing records a condition of used. The listing records Electronic fuel injection.

Why the Sambar Van is different

With the engine out back, the cargo floor across those 340cm is unusually flat and the cab is unusually quiet at a steady cruise. Subaru built the Sambar in-house from 1961 until the last one left the line on 29 February 2012, after which the badge moved onto a rebadged Daihatsu. A 1999 vehicle comes from the in-house era. The TV1 designation places this 1999 Sambar Van in the sixth-generation Sambar, built between 1999 and 2012.

How this 1999 Sambar Van is put together

Power comes from the EN07, a 660cc unit. Subaru was the last maker to keep a four-cylinder in the kei class, and the EN07 is that engine — four small cylinders instead of three larger ones, which is why a Sambar is so much less busy than a three-cylinder rival. Drive reaches the road through an automatic gearbox, two-wheel drive.

Living with a Sambar Van

A closed body keeps the load dry and locked, which is the trade you make against the open bed of the truck version. Built in 1999, this Sambar 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. The asking price is $4,650.