Only 21 RHD N400 Roadsters made ?

[Wantanewnoble]

There is an advert in the classifieds for a N400 roadster that claims that only 21 RHD models were made (out of the 240 in total). This seems low - any thoughts ?

[steve_amv8]

Quite possible since that is only a little short of 10%.

I suspect the US had more than the UK, and one German dealer seemed to have a rather excessive number at one point! Not bad since they were only meant to be available to a dealer in return for a confirmed legitimate order ....

[f430hunter]

i looked into this as i was lucky enough to own one of the 240 roadsters,the advert is a little confusing,what the guy is saying is the car hes advertising an orange example is one of 21 rhd roadsters but in orange,please correct me if im wrong but this is what my contact told me at gaydon,hope this helps.

cheers simon

[steve_amv8]

If it's Karussell Orange then it is actually one of only 5 RHD roadsters, assuming it was a UK-delivered car ....

.... in total, there were 29 coupes and 15 roadsters in orange worldwide.

Edited by steve_amv8 on Sunday 3rd May 15:21

[jus]

I know of several RHD roadsters that made it here to South Africa...

[steve_amv8]

jus said:

I know of several RHD roadsters that made it here to South Africa...

It did occur to me after making the post that some RHDs might have made it to other countries, hence I edited to add "UK-delivered". I assume there might be other markets.

[f430hunter]

yes steve thats the figures i got,but gaydon tell me there were 21 rhd roadsters in k orange built,flaming rare,wish i had bought orange now.


cheers simon

[steve_amv8]

f430hunter said:

yes steve thats the figures i got,but gaydon tell me there were 21 rhd roadsters in k orange built,flaming rare,wish i had bought orange now.
cheers simon

Pretty much the reason I went for my coupe - rarity value!

[D16RR_Rich]

f430hunter said:

yes steve thats the figures i got,but gaydon tell me there were 21 rhd roadsters in k orange built,flaming rare,wish i had bought orange now.


cheers simon

Not sure if the rest of the world agrees with you on that.
I for one like the Karussell orange, however it is not a good seller.
Lancaster Cambridge had a '08 Karussell Orange N400 roadster with 6kmiles for sale back in Dec08/Jan09 for only £59,995 and it too some time to shift!

The car is now back on the market for substantially more money, see if it sell!

Edited by D16RR_Rich on Monday 4th May 23:00

[steve_amv8]

D16RR_Rich said:

f430hunter said:

yes steve thats the figures i got,but gaydon tell me there were 21 rhd roadsters in k orange built,flaming rare,wish i had bought orange now.


cheers simon

Not sure if the rest of the world agrees with you on that.
I for one like the Karussell orange, however it is not a good seller.
Lancaster Cambridge had a '08 Karussell Orange N400 roadster with 6kmiles for sale back in Dec08/Jan09 for only £59,995 and it too some time to shift!

The car is now back on the market for substantially more money, see if it sell!

The problem with K. orange is that it really doesn't photograph well, unless you take the time to tweak the image. The number of people who have been surprised when they have seen my car in the flesh, in the sun, is pretty much proof of that!

Comment is usually "I thought orange would look awful but it really is stunning!". I guess that kept the numbers down, which is good ....

[D16RR_Rich]

steve_amv8 said:

D16RR_Rich said:

f430hunter said:

yes steve thats the figures i got,but gaydon tell me there were 21 rhd roadsters in k orange built,flaming rare,wish i had bought orange now.


cheers simon

Not sure if the rest of the world agrees with you on that.
I for one like the Karussell orange, however it is not a good seller.
Lancaster Cambridge had a '08 Karussell Orange N400 roadster with 6kmiles for sale back in Dec08/Jan09 for only £59,995 and it too some time to shift!

The car is now back on the market for substantially more money, see if it sell!

Steve
I totally agree with your comments.
Personaly I love the colour.
The problem with K. orange is that it really doesn't photograph well, unless you take the time to tweak the image. The number of people who have been surprised when they have seen my car in the flesh, in the sun, is pretty much proof of that!

Comment is usually "I thought orange would look awful but it really is stunning!". I guess that kept the numbers down, which is good ....

[Wantanewnoble]

Thanks for the responses. I was told at the time of purchasing my 'berwerk black' roadster that there were no more orange available otherwise I would have chosen it despite the general low popularity of the colour. It is absolutely stunning in the flesh.

Although there appears to be some diffence of opinion I think that my interpretation of the answers is that the number quoted for RHD vehicles is correct ( or near enough - I assume that only 10% go RHD markets) and therefore the number in the UK is lower still (unless anyone believes that they have the definitive number)