rhd problems

[90LShatch]

i was wondering a few things when it comes to the skyline. since it is a rhd car and your in america how do you go thru the drive thru like say at McDonalds??? do you guys just go thru backwards or do you have to eat inside??? it just one thing i was thinking about so i decided to ask you owners. thanks for the input

[flylwsi]

you get screwed.
what would you do if you had to drive from your passenger seat?
come on...

go get the new copy of honda tuning, there's a RHD teg type r in there, and they talk to the owner, he talks about the shitty stuff that comes with driving a RHD car in a LHD country...

[TuxedoCartman]

Yeah, but if you're worried about how difficult it'll be to drive a right-hand drive car through drive-through's, then you REALLY have different priorites when it comes to your car than most of the owners on here. You buy a GTR for the handling and speed, not the comfort.

One little thing that is actually a concern, though, is passing. If you're on a two lane road, and there's a large vehicle in front of you (TO THE NINTH LEVEL OF HELL WITH YOU, H2 OWNERS!!!), then it's really difficult to see around the vehicle and see if there's room to pass. Kinda ironic: all that power to make passing easy, but you can't do it.

[matada]

As a side not, I have a friend here in Japan with a BMW M3 which is LHD. Sometimes if he pulls through a drive through he will go in revers just to mess with the employees heads. You should see the looks on their faces...

The hardest part about driving an opposite handed vehile is turning through traffes (ie making a right hand turn in a left side drive vehicle) mainly because your visibility is so restricted by vehicles coming the opposite way turning etc.

[wide-body silvia]

i already have the new issue i have a subscription. i just thought it would be weird i know you dont buy it for llike everyday type of things thats just something stupid i wanted to know. since im buying one here shortly wont be a daily driver though.

[GTR_in_SF]

Originally Posted by wide-body silvia

i already have the new issue i have a subscription. i just thought it would be weird i know you dont buy it for llike everyday type of things thats just something stupid i wanted to know. since im buying one here shortly wont be a daily driver though.

Definitely, passing on a 2-lane highway is probably the most difficult thing to do, especially if you're behind a semi... the best way to do it is to stay far enough behind the car in front of you so you can see into the other lane... the GTR has enough power that you can easily make up the extra distance...

As for going through a drive through, haven't done it yet, but would probably make sure I have a passenger with me and go to In & Out... McDonalds sucks...

[TuxedoCartman]

There are only two other problems I could see associated with driving a RHD Skyline...

1: "Hey, why do you have a British Impala?" (the four round tailights do kinda make it look like a Chevy car to uninformed people.)

2: "Are you a mailman?" Yes, and MY deliveries get done 3 1/2 hours sooner than all the other postal workers.