Right Hand Drive S197 Down Under

bluecar · Jul 1, 2007

Hard to believe that the s197 has been out 3 years and is still getting so much attention. Wasn't expecting it but I love it.

btw Johnpony, my avtar is left hand and your avtar is right hand.

johnpony · Jul 2, 2007

shooterm1 said:
I just had breakfast with a buddy who was in Paris last week and witnessed the Parisians going absolutely crazy over a 2007 Black GT that some GI had driven down from Germany.

He said the way that they were snapping pictures and calling up their friends you would have thought that it was some celebrity / royalty or something....

American Muscle.

GOTTA LOVE IT!

Yeah thats what it's like down here everybody gets there cameras or mobile phones out to take shots it's amazing!!!!!!

johnpony · Jul 2, 2007

bluecar said:
Hard to believe that the s197 has been out 3 years and is still getting so much attention. Wasn't expecting it but I love it.

btw Johnpony, my avtar is left hand and your avtar is right hand.

Yeah can't remember where i got it but did photoshop it a bit . but stll need to somehow change the mags to bullits.

bluecar · Jul 3, 2007

I carefully photographed mine off a tshirt

CatmanJJ · Jul 3, 2007

That just looks fn weird.

johnpony · Jul 6, 2007

bigcat · Jul 6, 2007

johnpony said:
A nice road trip down the blow hole at Kiama.

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johnpony · Jul 7, 2007

Sorry the links are not working for some reason.

johnpony · Jul 7, 2007

some more.

johnpony · Jul 7, 2007

and more

johnpony · Jul 7, 2007

on the road

plnfixr320 · Jul 11, 2007

I really like you tail light with the one amber panel, do you know if they are available for puchase anywhere?

AlloyGT · Jul 11, 2007

Don't think you could use them here anyways, without rewiring, as the amber would come on when you hit the brakes.

johnpony · Jul 12, 2007

plnfixr320 said:
I really like you tail light with the one amber panel, do you know if they are available for puchase anywhere?

Sorry all part of the dealers conversion and not sure where they get those parts from but all S197's have to comply to that down under. Yes rewired so the amber portion only comes on with your turn signal activation not the brake.

plnfixr320 · Jul 15, 2007

I am not worried about the wiring...I just think it would be nice to have the only car in California with Aussy tail lights.....

Tupperware · Jul 15, 2007

I've always wondered this, but your pictures don't address it as you have an automatic. When RHD's are stick....does the clutch stay on the left like LHD cars or is it switched to the right?

Ice Hawk · Jul 15, 2007

Maybe I'm reading your posted questoin wrong but wouldn't it HAVE to be on the right with the gas and brake so the driver can shift unless you wanna power**** everywhere you go or pay a passenger to ride with you all the time. Teach them when to shift based on the sound and hope that your minds are synced. Maybe I read it wrong. I appoligize if that sounded a little duh.

Tupperware · Jul 16, 2007

Ice Hawk said:
Maybe I'm reading your posted questoin wrong but wouldn't it HAVE to be on the right with the gas and brake so the driver can shift unless you wanna power**** everywhere you go or pay a passenger to ride with you all the time. Teach them when to shift based on the sound and hope that your minds are synced. Maybe I read it wrong. I appoligize if that sounded a little duh.

Haha...yes, you've got the wrong interpretation. What I meant was, as you're looking at the foot controls...on a LHD vehicle, you see (from l to r) clutch, brake, gas. Is the layout the same on a RHD vehicle?

Although tandem driving could prove to be interesting. lol

johnpony · Jul 16, 2007

Tupperware said:
Haha...yes, you've got the wrong interpretation. What I meant was, as you're looking at the foot controls...on a LHD vehicle, you see (from l to r) clutch, brake, gas. Is the layout the same on a RHD vehicle?

Although tandem driving could prove to be interesting. lol

Yes same configuration (from l to r) clutch, brake, gas. just on the right hand side instead of the left.

Tupperware · Jul 16, 2007

johnpony said:
Yes same configuration (from l to r) clutch, brake, gas. just on the right hand side instead of the left.

K...thanks! I imagine it would take some getting used to learning the gear pattern in reverse and shifting with your left hand....

J

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