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opinions needed on lhd vws
komuter - September 28th, 2010 at 05:38 PM

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 - September 28th, 2010 at 05:42 PM

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.


waltermitty - September 28th, 2010 at 06:48 PM

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.
Mitchell


pete wood - September 28th, 2010 at 08:09 PM

If the car is that desirable (and came in RHD) why not just convert it. Couldn't be that hard.


greedy53 - September 29th, 2010 at 06:22 AM

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


Joel - September 29th, 2010 at 09:41 AM

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 - September 29th, 2010 at 12:13 PM

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. :tu:


vwjon - September 29th, 2010 at 12:16 PM

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!


vwsteve - September 29th, 2010 at 01:00 PM

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