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komuter Slammed & Awesome Dubber

99 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#804647
hi ,i am keen to hear peoples opinions on left hand drive kombis ect and some imfo on rego and insurance matters. is a left hooker worth the same,more or less than a rhd?thanks

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#804648
There is a lhd at Nymeyers at Belmont, been there for some weeks having some repairs done to get it registered, looks a real tidy unit but it seems that it is very hard to match parts but then maybe thats just this vehicle.
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waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#804658
LHd dont have the same resale
LHd Drivers all say they are great to drive
I would suggest driving one before buying.
I did and didnt.
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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#804740
just a bit of info a bloke i know had a 54 chev lhd and overtaking was a dangerous pain so he fitted a small camera into the right hand mirror and a small lcd screen so it made overtaking a lot safer
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#804772
I've only driven one LHD vw here, you get used to driving easy as but as above overtaking is the dodgy part
parrallel parking is a snap though

If it was just a toy/weekend cruiser I'd leave be but a daily driver would be worth converting

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#804790
You need a passenger to pay and make orders at EVERY drive through,

and a passenger to pay and press the buttons at every public carpark involving a boom gate

You need a passenger to hand over tolls at booths....

Just bring a friend pretty much lol. 👍
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vwjon Fahrvergnugen

914 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#804791
LHD is quite popular, all of the european main land is LHD. in Oz its not so popular (or common) but its value is considered less.
i've driven lots of LHD cars in the UK, overtaking is "interesting" but you soon learn to look down the inside and overtake safely.
it mostly boils down to a personal thing, would I?? deff yes, would you - test drive for a weekend and find out!
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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#804798
i got pulled over in an rbt years ago with my lh karmann ghia, they breath tested the passenger and said right to go😂
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