"Classics" - LHD or RHD?

[cgt2]

On some older Ferraris (308/512 etc) I cannot even drive a RHD properly because the pedal positioning and offset is so awkward. LHD no issue at all.

[Slickhillsy]

cgt2 said:

On some older Ferraris (308/512 etc) I cannot even drive a RHD properly because the pedal positioning and offset is so awkward. LHD no issue at all.

I can understand that for older cars but circa 2000 - I would say (and going from memory of the cars of that time that i've owned / driven) that this isnt an issue...

[Behemoth]

Slickhillsy said:

I can understand that for older cars but circa 2000 - I would say (and going from memory of the cars of that time that i've owned / driven) that this isnt an issue...

Hmm. I drove an Alfa 147 courtesy car for a couple of days a few weeks ago and it failed on RHD ergonomics.

otoh my 166 (2001) is pretty good, maybe because there's a tonne (or if you're RHD, ton ) more interior space. I just drove 1000 miles in that back from the sth of France and I managed to break off the rear view mirror reaching over to pay for road tolls Now that the Dartford Crossing is automated, I should really just buy LHD

Anyhow, we're in a "classics" section, so post 2000 cars are irrelevant for a long while yet.

[cgt2]

Slickhillsy said:

I can understand that for older cars but circa 2000 - I would say (and going from memory of the cars of that time that i've owned / driven) that this isnt an issue...

Indeed, no problem on 550/360 and later.

[northo]

With the glut of LHD cars coming in from overseas through the auctions, dealers are now becoming less keen to buy them.....

[AMG Merc]

northo said:

With the glut of LHD cars coming in from overseas through the auctions, dealers are now becoming less keen to buy them.....

Why do you say that?

[northo]

Because that is what many dealers are telling us and some owners we have spoken to can't get bids on LHD cars (because they are LHD). Obviously price and the individual dealer are a factor.

[roygarth]

northo said:

Because that is what many dealers are telling us and some owners we have spoken to can't get bids on LHD cars (because they are LHD). Obviously price and the individual dealer are a factor.

In this era of rapidly rising prices I suspect most high-end cars are sold on consignment...whether they be RHD or LHD.

[cgt2]

Precisely, many dealers have showrooms full of stock they do not actually own. Apart from franchised dealers, it appears 90% of cars on sale are SOR.

[northo]

And there's the rub - many dealers aren't keen to sell them on consignment because the prices the owners want are too high. Auctions are beginning to struggle with high expectations as well.