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2000 Subaru Sambar TT2 Supercharger-4WD-Overhauled

Name: 2000 Subaru Sambar Supercharger-4WD-Overhauled
Brand: Subaru
Price: 12000 USD
Availability: InStock

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$12,000CA$16,742£8,905A$17,007€10,388¥1,894,310

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Price history

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Jul 25, 2026Price drop▼ $500$12,000
Jul 25, 2026Listed$12,500

Estimated landed cost

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Vehicle price: $12,000CA$16,742£8,905A$17,007€10,388¥1,894,310
Import & shipping: $3,043CA$4,246£2,258A$4,313€2,634¥480,365
Total landed estimated cost: $15,043CA$20,988£11,163A$21,320€13,022¥2,374,675

JDMBUYSELL quick estimate only — excludes registration, compliance, and inspections. Always confirm the full landed cost with the seller before buying.

Kei van — cargo-trim vans are dutied at 25% in the US (HTSUS 8704); this estimate uses the 2.5% passenger-car rate. Recalculate →

Seller

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Smart buyer checklist

Treat this as two groups. Required items protect you from payment loss and fraud — if a seller resists any of them, walk away. Ideal items help you assess the car's condition; when one is missing, factor it into your risk and your offer rather than treating it as automatic fraud.

Requiredfraud and payment-loss prevention

Confirm title status. Clean, salvage, rebuilt, or no title — and the title's jurisdiction — should be clear before you wire.
Confirm the car is importable to your location. That's your homework, not the seller's; if the import path is unclear, step back and verify before paying.
Read the bill of sale before you wire. "As-is" with no warranty is normal; anything that removes inspection or payment protections is a red flag.
Use a third-party escrow service; never wire to a personal account. For dealer sales, a wire to the business account named on the invoice is normal; for private-party sales, use escrow.

Idealvehicle-condition diligence; factor missing items into risk and price

Ask for the export certificate. If the car was exported from Japan recently, the deregistration document can help confirm provenance and timing.If unavailable: certificates for older imports are often filed away, so absence is a risk signal, not automatic fraud.
Ask for underbody, engine bay, and rear-quarter photos. Those areas reveal rust and repair work that hero shots can hide.If unavailable: the car may still be in transit or storage; review existing media and ask for fresh shots once it's accessible.
Consider a third-party pre-purchase inspection (PPI). A specialist inspection can catch issues that change the price.If unavailable: a PPI is often not feasible while the car is still overseas, so price the added uncertainty instead of treating it as proof of fraud.

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Kei van — not road-legal in most US states

New kei trucks can't be registered for US road use — they can be imported only for off-road / private-property use. Even 25-year-old kei trucks are off-road-only or speed/road-restricted in most states (only a handful of states allow unrestricted road use) and are excluded from interstate highways nearly everywhere. Assume off-road/private use unless your state expressly allows road registration.

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Listing

Listing details

Listing ID: JDM-2WZ-W7YC
Listed: 2 weeks ago
Updated: 6 days ago
VIN: Available on request
Currently in: 26, Japan

Specifications

Vehicle details

Chassis: TT2
Mileage: 264,000 km164,000 mi
Transmission: manual
Year: 2000
Make: Subaru
Model: Sambar
Variant: Supercharger 4wd Overhauled
Body: van

Description

2000 Subaru Sambar Truck — GD-TT2 *** SUPERCHARGED (TC GRADE) *** ENGINE OVERHAULED *** $12,000 OBO | Located Kyoto, Japan (FOB Kansai port — free delivery to Kobe/Osaka) Note on pricing: This vehicle is currently in Japan and priced FOB (before shipping/duties) — NOT a landed price. Comparable Sambars already landed in the US/Canada are currently listed at $13,900- $15,500+ (see similar listings below). Once landed, a supercharged/ overhauled example like this would fall in that range or higher. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Engine — read this first Chassis shows 264,000km, but the…

ENGINE was REPLACED at 261,000km with a low-mileage (95,000km) unit, then FULLY OVERHAULED in 2024. Only ~3,000km driven since overhaul. Runs excellent — stable idle, smooth throttle. Do not judge this truck by chassis mileage alone. SUPERCHARGED — TC GRADE Factory-supercharged EN07 660cc engine (Subaru's top-spec TC grade, verified via Subaru Japan's official grade-search system). Part-time 4WD w/ extra-low gear range, selector relocated to dash panel. QUICK FACTS - Independent rear suspension — unique in the kei truck class - Frame: no holes, no accident/repair history - Shaken valid to 06/2028 - Includes: HARD CARGO 548L box, winter tire set + chains, spare headlight, spare clutch cable, original engine block (parts/rebuild core) ──────────────────────── ENGINE DETAILS Idle stable ~800rpm, smooth/responsive throttle (monitored via aftermarket tachometer — factory cluster has none). Coolant temp stable. Frame air-intake (a known Sambar weak point for rust) decommissioned as a preventive measure — sealed w/ rust coating and aluminum tape, intake relocated to left panel. No collision history. CHASSIS & SUSPENSION No frame holes/perforation. Off-road lift kit (~3cm/1.2in), original springs included for reversion. Boots/joints: no tears. EXTERIOR / INTERIOR Owner respray. Dents (front roof, cargo bed area), some paint chipping, surface rust in spots — structurally sound, not cosmetically perfect. Driver mirror housing slightly misaligned (functional). Locking lug nuts w/ key included. Interior well-preserved for mileage; aftermarket display audio; A/C + heater. CARGO BOX — HARD CARGO (Japan) 548L, steel powder-coated, gull-wing doors w/ dampers/lock, 2 keys. Approx. 1400/55.1in x 1230/48.4in x 785/30.9in x 520mm/20.5in. Rear visibility aided by front/rear camera + digital mirror. TIRES Current 145R14C (up from factory 145R12), ~70% tread, since 07/2023. Winter studless set (145/80R13, ~80% tread, 2022) on separate wheels + chains, ready to swap. INCLUDED SPARES Spare headlight (better than current), spare clutch cable, original engine block (as-is, untested, sold as a parts/rebuild core — note: does NOT include the supercharger unit, which was excluded due to age/poor condition). NOTES Brake light in photos = parking brake engaged while parked, normal. Silver/white underside areas = rust coating/tape from intake work, not weld repairs. Private seller. Payment via Wise. Bill of Sale provided. Export deregistration/port coordination available.