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If the car is straight then that looks a good price. I checked out the RHD situation in Australia a few months back. Only government licensed converters are allowed to do the conversions so the limited supply means they can charge a 50% price premium over what LHD would cost - which is big.
That car looks genuine RHD as opposed to reversed negative because the handbrake is correctly still on the right-hand side of the car.
The big question is whether someone has started imorting kits of Australian conversion parts to UK and doing the conversion here, which would keep costs down. Though I'm still not convinced the work could be done properly and at a decent profit margin with the end result selling at that price. If someone lives in that area it would be worth checking out for the full facts.
That car looks genuine RHD as opposed to reversed negative because the handbrake is correctly still on the right-hand side of the car.
The big question is whether someone has started imorting kits of Australian conversion parts to UK and doing the conversion here, which would keep costs down. Though I'm still not convinced the work could be done properly and at a decent profit margin with the end result selling at that price. If someone lives in that area it would be worth checking out for the full facts.
That is definitely a RHD conversion (the passenger dash is the different one the Australian cos fit) and the speedo needles aren't reversed.
I agree the photo could have been taken in Oz though.
If it is legit, it was probably done in Oz and shipped over here. (Maybe someone failed to pay the final payment on a conversion?)
Long thread on Digital Corvettes about an Aussie RHD conversion here: http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread....
I agree the photo could have been taken in Oz though.
If it is legit, it was probably done in Oz and shipped over here. (Maybe someone failed to pay the final payment on a conversion?)
Long thread on Digital Corvettes about an Aussie RHD conversion here: http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-Cadillac-Escalade-EXT-N...
if you look at this chaps ebay history its mostly purchasing, and sold some stuff to do with horses recently, now thinks he can market RHD cars on ebay, they will all probably be withdrawn and disappear, the pictures of the Cadillac show a Left Hand Drive car anyway
Sam
if you look at this chaps ebay history its mostly purchasing, and sold some stuff to do with horses recently, now thinks he can market RHD cars on ebay, they will all probably be withdrawn and disappear, the pictures of the Cadillac show a Left Hand Drive car anyway
Sam
2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 new RHD Acton, 93510, New Zealand
2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT NEW RHD Acton, 93510, United Kingdom
2006 Dodge RAM SRT10 QUADCAB RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
NEW 2007 Corvette Z06 RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
NEW 2007 Lincoln Mark LT RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
1998 Hummer H1 RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT NEW RHD Acton, 93510, United Kingdom
2006 Dodge RAM SRT10 QUADCAB RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
NEW 2007 Corvette Z06 RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
NEW 2007 Lincoln Mark LT RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
1998 Hummer H1 RHD telford, tf2, United Kingdom
I would personally rather walk than drive a converted RHD Z06. The car is under massive stress when you push it hard and I would always be scared of how strong the conversion was. I also doubt that the braking is of any quality. One of the problems converters face is that the length of the brake pipes has to be balanced against the thickness of the pipe against the pressure that is applied through it. RHD conversions generally have longer pipes and with nothing else being modified you often find the brakes spongey and lacking in real bite or feel.....
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