Scottish Elises

Apart from difficulties seeing to overtake, are there any good reasons to avoid LHD cars? I guess you'll always have more difficulty selling one on, but the saving to be made on the initial outlay does make some cars look worryingly affordable.

Anyone wish to share their thoughts? Obviously not looking for a new car myself .... just one of these random thoughts that populates my hungover brain

I had a left hand drive smart car if that counts .

I would only go LHD if it was something cool and meant to be that way- think Integrale / merc E500 etc

Tut's car aside obviously....

When I see someone driving something like a LHD 911 I just think..... hmmm... so they couldn't afford a RHD one then....

Funny laughing at them at automatic car park barriers etc. though when you see then having to get out to get the ticket or crawl over the pax seat!

jj wrote: I would only go LHD if it was something cool and meant to be that way- think Integrale / merc E500 etc

DDtB wrote:Tut's car aside obviously....

When I see someone driving something like a LHD 911 I just think..... hmmm... so they couldn't afford a RHD one then....

Funny laughing at them at automatic car park barriers etc. though when you see then having to get out to get the ticket or crawl over the pax seat!

Great fun when when your grandad of 80yrs. old is sitting next to you when your trying to keep ahead of a bunch of guys on sportsbikes... Then as you let them pass they look over to find that it was an old guy that held them up for miles on end... and get the big thumbs up... priceless..

Or when you pulled over.. and the cops start questioning the passenger and you don't let on for as long as possible...

kind of miss the LHD..

Cowan

GregR wrote:Apart from difficulties seeing to overtake, are there any good reasons to avoid LHD cars?

Nope

jj wrote:I would only go LHD if it was something cool and meant to be that way- think Integrale / merc E500 etc

My 'Grale was LHD - RHD are worth less

DDtB wrote:When I see someone driving something like a LHD 911 I just think..... hmmm... so they couldn't afford a RHD one then....

Funny laughing at them at automatic car park barriers etc. though when you see then having to get out to get the ticket or crawl over the pax seat!

Agreed - 911s & Ferraris seem to be the skanky fodder of choice


I went thru McDs in reverse once tho'

'twas a rarri I was thinking of

I think LHD ferraris are keeping it real.

Way I see it is any car worth having in LHD is either going to be slow you won't need to worry about overtaking or so fast you won't have to worry about overtaking either!

Go for it Greg which particular Ferrari?

Should ask Jonathan Neale if LHD Fezza's are skanky


Mac (knows the audience faction)

Although a LHD car is worth less in the UK, it is worth more in Europe.

They can not get enough LHD Elises over there, so are taking RHD's across and converting them at a cost of £2K.

If I ever sold N3 TUT, then it would be over the pond.

No disadvantage to one on the track, and not really on the road once you get used to it, apart from rear 3/4 vision at junctions and reversing. I have a bit of a problem in keeping too far away from the verge and being over to the middle, but that is probably because that is how I wrote off my first Elise.

tut

I always thought it would be fun to have LHD with false controls on the RHS.. the pranks would be endless..... detachable steering wheel for example

mac wrote:Should ask Jonathan Neale if LHD Fezza's are skanky


Mac (knows the audience faction)

I know JN too, and he'll know I'm not being too serious




(not being too serious faction)

jj wrote:I think LHD ferraris are keeping it real.

JJ in bought LHD Fezza shocker