RHD Cars sold (new) domestically...Jeeps

"CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb) 06/09/2014 at 22:42 • Filed to: RHD

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I understand rural mail carriers, but what's the other purpose of a RHD Jeep (or other car) in the States. I get the credo, but what's the point of a RHD car in the states? Surplus supplies that was supposed to be going toward RHD countries? Specifically for mail carriers?

imadeaburner > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:43

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People want them just to look "cool" To me its pointless.....

Brian Silvestro > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:43

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Wonder how much more it costs...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:44

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That would be kinda cool to drive...

For Sweden > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:47

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JDM YO

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/09/2014 at 22:48

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Same, but equally terrifying for the first month.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:49

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Imagine the stares you would get!

Opposite Locksmith > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:53

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you get used to it quicker than you think!

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Brian Silvestro 06/09/2014 at 22:53

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A RHD 2014 Wrangler Unlimited Sport costs 29-30K http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-20… versus a LHD one 27K. around 2k less.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Opposite Locksmith 06/09/2014 at 22:54

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true that, true that.

stoke > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:54

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Dunno why they would sell one on a lot, but yeah, they're just for rural mail carriers. I had a Legacy postal wagon awhile back. As far as I could tell it was visually and functionally identical to a JDM base Legacy except with US lights and labels.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > stoke 06/09/2014 at 22:56

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Oh...were you the opponaut with the beater legacy?

stoke > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:57

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I think this was before my opponaut days. Like 2009-ish, maybe before oppo was oppo.

dogisbadob > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 22:57

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Yes, they are primarily for mail carriers. I would totally order a RHD Wrangler if I had the money! All they need to do now is give us the diesel engine and manual transmission! Too bad Nibby's Jeep isn't RHD :(

JDM. It's a Jeep thing

FWIW, in the 90s, the Subaru Outback and Saturn SW1 were also available in RHD over here.

GM was too stupid to offer a RHD Vibe for us, though. Especially considering the JDM Voltz was made in the SAME factory!

scoob > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:00

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Would totally drive RHD Wrangler with no doors just to confuse everyone.

KirkyV > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:01

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It's not all that bad, really. Most British drivers have been to France in their cars at least once, and plenty do it regularly. To give you some perspective, we're close enough to the mainland coast that I can see France across the water on a clear day.

Svend > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:02

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Would make a good hire car for tourists from RHD countries. My friend was in the states for a month on holiday and he only managed to get used to driving LHD when he had to come back to the U.K. and ended up grinding his gears for a few hours once bad in the U.K. but that may have more to do with driving LHD automatic and then coming home to his RHD manual.

Brian Silvestro > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:05

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WORTH IT

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > scoob 06/09/2014 at 23:06

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Trolling. :)

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > dogisbadob 06/09/2014 at 23:08

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And too had the voltz didn't get popular in Japan. If so, we could get JDM goodies.

Ferrero1911 > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:14

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Pretty sure they make them just for mail carriers. Search RHD on Ebay, those things really hold their value!

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Ferrero1911 06/09/2014 at 23:19

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Yeah, because they aren't any normal left hand drive cars you can get today! And plus it has the advantage of it factory RHD and not like some civics that have a questionable RHD conversion for JDM person who wants a JDM civic.

dogisbadob > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:21

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Not too much is different from the Vibe, except the emblems, the radio, and center caps on the wheels, which you can probably get.

At least we did get the 2ZZ engine :)

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > stoke 06/09/2014 at 23:22

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Oh, but a some dealers have more than one. I guess it might be a trend locally around Arkansas and Texas.

Ferrero1911 > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/09/2014 at 23:24

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I prefer my RHD cars from Japan lol. Looks like you discovered that already though.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > dogisbadob 06/09/2014 at 23:24

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and the matrix interior......

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/10/2014 at 02:52

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I went to my local dealership and was shocked to discover that ALL THE CARS ARE RHD!!!!

And then I remembered that I live in Australia.

(None of this actually happened, except that I do live in Australia and all the cars are RHD and I dream of one day driving a LHD car. The laws here pretty much prevent LHD cars except for 'classics'.)

Rory > Svend 06/10/2014 at 10:27

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I think most people from RHD countries put up with renting LHD cars, since every other country we can go to is LHD.
I don't have any issues with LHD cars , but then again I love driving cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side . Its a challenge

dogisbadob > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/10/2014 at 13:11

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which is pretty much the same as the Vibe's interior, except the radio. Even if they are different, the Matrix interior is available stateside :)

thebigbossyboss > KirkyV 06/11/2014 at 16:44

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Meanwhile here it takes 26 hours to drive across my province.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 06/11/2014 at 16:52

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sincerely and purely to fuck with your friends.

If I owned a RHD Jeep, I would sign up to be DD at every chance I could get.

Drunk guy goes to get in WHOA PUT YOUR CAR BACK MAN

rig_pig > Svend 06/12/2014 at 01:22

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Being as I am from the UK, I do find that driving a LHD car in a LHD country actually comes quite naturally. However, a RHD car in a LHD country just feels wrong, probably due to positioning.