Minitruck Pricing.
Whether you are buying a new minitruck or a used one, you have two choices! Japanese or Chinese. Make, model, and year will decide the final price of your minitruck. Most importer dealers will ship your mini truck directly to you for a reasonable fee. The main Japanese automaker offering new Kei trucks for the US market is Daihatsu. This is due to several factors, such as import laws and restrictions, costs, distribution logistics, etc. New Kei trucks can be had within $20,000 for a 4 WD, 4-speed automatic transmission, air, heater, and all the basics. Most used Japanese mini trucks for sale have between 5,000 and 40,000 miles, even mini trucks that are 25-30 years old and rarely 50,000 miles plus. You should remember that these minitrucks are designed to go over 200,000 miles. These can cost you anywhere from $5,000 to $8,000. Whereas, expect to pay anywhere from $13,000 to $26,000 for a new Chinese minitruck depending on model and options. It may be challenging to get a used Chinese minitruck. These are offered for sale mostly by individual owners through the Internet and hence price cannot be predicted.
It largely depends on factors such as vehicle options, specific model, shipping costs, etc. Approximately it would cost around $17,000 to $19,000.
Used Japanese minitrucks can cost you anywhere between$ 8000 to $ 15000 depending on the make, model, odometer reading, and fittings. It still works out much cheaper than new vehicles, be it Japanese or Chinese. I would rather go in for a used vehicle as it does have almost the same reliability as new one.