RE: Chevrolet Corvette C6: PH Used Buying Guide
Discussion
George Smiley said:
Loving the arguments about the perils of driving LHD in the UK. Overtaking is a complete pain in the arse, despite the power If you were behind a car you could see but a van/truck/lorry you could end up just stuck.
How much farther back from the vehicle you are following in a LHD do you think you need to be to be able to see a safe clear overtaking distance on the opposite carriageway ?Mound Dawg said:
I'd be inclined to let it go. There's no point in arguing with people who won't drive LHD cars in the UK just because they may not be able to make an overtake one day.
At the end of the day they are just denying themselves the pleasure of owning gems like the E30 M3, Delta Integrale, Alfa SZ and yeah, Corvettes.
I do wonder whether they ever drive their RHD cars over in Europe though and if their inability to overtake Le Tracteur Francais rankles a bit if they do.
You'd be inclined to let it go, yet you carry on digging a deeper hole by deploying unnecessary sarcasm. Nobody said it's impossible to drive a LHD here or RHD on the mainland. It's highly impractical and a pain in the ass in situations where you have to overtake and this is the only but very risky issue I have with these from personal, practical experience. It's actually much better to drive a wrong sided car in crowded cities as others mentioned. But I doubt you'd buy a Vette or a Camaro or whatever else from the performance cars you mentioned to drive into crowded towns.At the end of the day they are just denying themselves the pleasure of owning gems like the E30 M3, Delta Integrale, Alfa SZ and yeah, Corvettes.
I do wonder whether they ever drive their RHD cars over in Europe though and if their inability to overtake Le Tracteur Francais rankles a bit if they do.
johnnnnnnyy said:
Move the LHD car towards the white line in the middle , suddenly it has same trajectory as RHD car.
Next time you're sitting in your own car, look at how close your passenger seat is, thats all the distance the car has to move over to see same view + a bit of neck stretching.
You also didn't take hills into consideration.
I appreciate you seem to have a grudge over LHD overtaking
It's genuinely concerning how difficult you are finding this to comprehend.Next time you're sitting in your own car, look at how close your passenger seat is, thats all the distance the car has to move over to see same view + a bit of neck stretching.
You also didn't take hills into consideration.
I appreciate you seem to have a grudge over LHD overtaking
1) You can't always move over
2) If you can move over, then a RHD car could also move over for an even better view
3) Having to move over and stretch your neck is not easier
4) Hills have no relevance whatsoever
5) RHD has the advantage on straights and right handers
It's a blatant fact that driving a LHD car presents less opportunities to overtake except in your fantasy world where roads only have left handers and all LHD cars are faster than RHD cars.
It's like I'm arguing 2 > 1, and you're just sat there going, "yeh, but if we add 3 to the 1 then that's 4 so it's actually greater than 2"
MuscleSaloon said:
George Smiley said:
Loving the arguments about the perils of driving LHD in the UK. Overtaking is a complete pain in the arse, despite the power If you were behind a car you could see but a van/truck/lorry you could end up just stuck.
How much farther back from the vehicle you are following in a LHD do you think you need to be to be able to see a safe clear overtaking distance on the opposite carriageway ?I spent many years driving my z06 in the UK to understand this. As I said behind a car you can see enough but behind a tall van/bus/coach/lorry you can end up being that bit further back it becomes dicey
Titan said:
Aren’t Ferrari F40’s all left hand drive? Don’t see many gripes about those. As soon as Corvette mentioned it all turns to the same old leaf spring/ LHD stuff by people that probably have never owned one.
Yep, strangely a lot of rather exotic stuff share the same design as the corvette.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transaxlewho'd of thunk it?
Strudul said:
It's genuinely concerning how difficult you are finding this to comprehend.
1) You can't always move over
2) If you can move over, then a RHD car could also move over for an even better view
3) Having to move over and stretch your neck is not easier
4) Hills have no relevance whatsoever
5) RHD has the advantage on straights and right handers
It's a blatant fact that driving a LHD car presents less opportunities to overtake except in your fantasy world where roads only have left handers and all LHD cars are faster than RHD cars.
It's like I'm arguing 2 > 1, and you're just sat there going, "yeh, but if we add 3 to the 1 then that's 4 so it's actually greater than 2"
Thats good to know. 1) You can't always move over
2) If you can move over, then a RHD car could also move over for an even better view
3) Having to move over and stretch your neck is not easier
4) Hills have no relevance whatsoever
5) RHD has the advantage on straights and right handers
It's a blatant fact that driving a LHD car presents less opportunities to overtake except in your fantasy world where roads only have left handers and all LHD cars are faster than RHD cars.
It's like I'm arguing 2 > 1, and you're just sat there going, "yeh, but if we add 3 to the 1 then that's 4 so it's actually greater than 2"
Titan said:
Aren’t Ferrari F40’s all left hand drive? Don’t see many gripes about those. As soon as Corvette mentioned it all turns to the same old leaf spring/ LHD stuff by people that probably have never owned one.
I think you missed the part where I said I wanted a Vette and the only thing stopping me is LHD.The leaf springs work well and there's pretty much nothing that compares to a Vette for the money.
If I was in a LHD country, I'd have one in a heartbeat, but despite the delusions of some people, overtaking opportunities are restricted and I'd rather be able to overtake a lorry in an inferior car than stuck behind a lorry is a superior car.
Ref:
Strudul said:
LHD is the only reason I don't have a Vette. It just restricts the overtaking opportunities too much.
rockin said:
Strudul said:
I think you missed the part where I said I wanted a Vette and the only thing stopping me is LHD.
Whereas I wanted a Vette and didn't let LHD stand in the way of buying and enjoying a fantastic sports car.Who comes out ahead?
George Smiley said:
Yep, strangely a lot of rather exotic stuff share the same design as the corvette.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transaxle
who'd of thunk it?
Including my Italian 4 door saloon...who'd of thunk it?
johnnnnnnyy said:
Strudul said:
Ref:
Strudul said:
LHD is the only reason I don't have a Vette. It just restricts the overtaking opportunities too much.
As you have so much
Lets move on and chat about Corvettes again.
Strudul said:
johnnnnnnyy said:
Strudul said:
Ref:
Strudul said:
LHD is the only reason I don't have a Vette. It just restricts the overtaking opportunities too much.
As you have so much
Lets move on and chat about Corvettes again.
Your dream of owning one could be possible
johnnnnnnyy said:
By law new cars in Australia have to be RHD, so there's plenty of conversion companies and also in the USA too. If you buy wisely a used car in Australia it won't be that much to ship it back (+ our usual taxes).
Your dream of owning one could be possible
was just about to add thatYour dream of owning one could be possible
johnnnnnnyy said:
Strudul said:
Aren't RHD conversions ~£50k?
By law new cars in Australia have to be RHD, so there's plenty of conversion companies and also in the USA too. If you buy wisely a used car in Australia it won't be that much to ship it back (+ our usual taxes).Your dream of owning one could be possible
Might just move to the US / Europe where LHD isn't an issue.
Cheapest I could find was AU$70k (£40k) for a C5 Z06 or early C6, so pretty much double before you even look at shipping and customs, plus that's well into GT-R / Ultima territory.
Edited by Strudul on Monday 29th January 20:32
MuscleSaloon said:
Strudul said:
Might just move to the US / Europe where LHD isn't an issue.
S550 Mustang not do it for you if it has to be RHD ?A Vette is the only car that ticks all the boxes for me I think except the RHD one.
Would have a Cerbera if I wasn't scared of the costs associated, but think I'll end up settling for a 5.0 XKR - that does mean compromising on weight and rawness though.
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