Maintenance: Let's do a tuneup, shall we?
We took possession of the 1997 (KS3-3UM) Subaru Sambar Super Deluxe Classic pickup on January 18th, 2023. When we got it home, it had...
top of page
Andy Kauffman
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Short Shift: Bed liner (and bonus content, a very angry little bee!)
My truck came with a ⅜” inch (~9.53mm) rubber liner over the “floor” of the bed. This is said liner removed for a good scrubbing. My best...
20
Andy Kauffman
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Updates for mid August 2024
(Above, my 1996 (KV3, ECVT) Subaru Sambar Dias Classic with the factory installed (!) hydraulic wheelchair lift. I think I was flushing...
50
Andy Kauffman
- Aug 5
- 9 min
Let’s class up the joint a bit, shall we?
I love my 1997 (KS3F3UM) Subaru Sambar Super Deluxe Classic…known as “The KS3” for now. I use it as my daily driver back and forth to...
20
Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 2 min
Short Shift: I'd really like to open the engine cover, please!
How to unlatch your Subaru Sambar pickup’s engine cover.
10
Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 3 min
(Really Late Post!) Welcome the 1996 Subaru Sambar Dias Classic (KV3-5RC) van!
On February 14th, 2022, we got our first Subaru Sambar, a 1996 Sambar Dias Classic KV3-5RC with the ECVT transmission and what I believe...
00
Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 2 min
(Late Post) Event! June 2024 Wheels by the Waves at Bellows AFS
I believe I was invited to my first Wheels by the Waves at Bellows Air Force Station by my buddy, Matt, in April, 2024. It was icky...
00
Andy Kauffman
- Jul 1
- 9 min
General thoughts on Kei-jidōsha ownership, or, “Do I really want one of these?’
I’m not sure exactly how you landed here, but I welcome you. You’ve no doubt seen a Kei truck / car / van somewhere, and thought “ok, now...
10
Andy Kauffman
- Jun 30
- 1 min
“Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” - The King from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carrol (1865)
This is the beginning!
100
bottom of page