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Old 06-25-2009, 02:58 PM
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Just to be clear, iirc, clutch and 1st gear remain on the left despite the driver moving to the right. No mirror images.
Correct. The transmission & pedal clusters are the exact same (as LHD) on every RHD I've driven. Just on the wrong side of the car.

The tranny part really makes sense because that would be quite expensive to re-engineer for no real gain.
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Are these your neighbors?
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Correct. The transmission & pedal clusters are the exact same (as LHD) on every RHD I've driven. Just on the wrong side of the car.

The tranny part really makes sense because that would be quite expensive to re-engineer for no real gain.
cool! i was always wondering about it
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But the matching white/gold colors look great.
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Old 06-25-2009, 04:22 PM
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It obviouslly wasn't even driven yet As soon as it turns, even a little, the camper is going to hit the top of the suv.
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Police officer/anniversary FAIL:

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Levittown - A third man has died in the wake of a sports car crash in Southwest Philadelphia.Police say 41-year-old Bruce Hunter, of West Philadelphia, died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Hunter was driving a minivan that was struck around 6 p.m. Friday by a speeding 2005 Lamborghini that crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with the minivan and another car.Police say Adam Brown, a 29-year-old former Brookhaven, Pa. police officer, had rented the high-powered red sports car to take his wife out for their fifth wedding anniversary.Brown's passenger, 60-year-old Geoffrey Kleiman, of Broomall, was also killed.Police say the driver of the third vehicle was in stable condition at the hospital Monday night.
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Plate says Utah. I would have guessed West Virginia.
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On way to WG Thursday, we saw a camper that got stuck pulling into a Dunkin Donuts driveway. Driveway was too steep, and rear bumper hit the pavement. Looked like is was going to screw up business for a while!
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