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 Alex, a US Mini for Suzy?

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 Posted: Jul 29, 2016 04:20PM
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That poor MkII !….lol

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
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 Posted: Jul 29, 2016 11:41AM
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Yeah, OK.  I remember the first time he drove an RHD, I was with him.  It happened to be a mini owned by a gentleman in Kilbuck, OH.  His first name was Greg and I will leave it there.  That person got into corvettes, nothing wrong with that just haven't seen him in about 20 years.  Great family too.
Greg Szpila. Old friend of mine. Terrific guy . He actually did the Como newsletter for years. I actually bought my Cooper S from him. I have a million Szpila stories.
I've wanted to get this framed for years.
One of these years I will. A true funny man.

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 Posted: Jul 29, 2016 12:59AM
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Yeah, OK.  I remember the first time he drove an RHD, I was with him.  It happened to be a mini owned by a gentleman in Kilbuck, OH.  His first name was Greg and I will leave it there.  That person got into corvettes, nothing wrong with that just haven't seen him in about 20 years.  Great family too.
Greg Szpila. Old friend of mine. Terrific guy . He actually did the Como newsletter for years. I actually bought my Cooper S from him. I have a million Szpila stories.

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2016 08:05PM
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Again…not really the point

That is a great car though

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2016 07:16PM
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And also at 6'2", RHD lets me rest my throttle leg's knee against the door in roll up window cars. Big help on the long trips I take in a Mini.
RHD in a LHD country becomes a problem in the Estates and Vans. I have to run an additional inside mirror to be able to counter the big blank spot in a critical place because of the barn doors.

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2016 05:54PM
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At 6' 2" it is for me, as i stated just my opinion.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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 Posted: Jul 27, 2016 03:56PM
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Not the point at all

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

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 Posted: Jul 26, 2016 03:52AM
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Wheel arch space as pointed out by Alex is the number one reason i prefer RHD, there is somewhere to rest your left foot after changing gear. 

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 10:13PM
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Eff off troll !

Dr.,  the wheel will face the door the same amount which ever hand you are.

I much prefer my dominant hand on the lever……hence LHD, better for me….also better for driving in CA

So much for not bringing up the RHD v LHD thing….lol

The wheel is at the same reverse angle, but the pedals aren't, which is why it feels as if the wheel is angled more.

Look at the pedal setup on RHD from the right - wheelarch, throttle, brake, column, clutch.

As the column has to go between the clutch and brake for safety reasons, it offsets everything on LHD - wheelarch, space, clutch, column, brake, throttle.

RHD is therefore technically better as you're sitting straighter in the car.

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 06:08PM
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Yeah, OK.  I remember the first time he drove an RHD, I was with him.  It happened to be a mini owned by a gentleman in Kilbuck, OH.  His first name was Greg and I will leave it there.  That person got into corvettes, nothing wrong with that just haven't seen him in about 20 years.  Great family too.

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 05:33PM
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There's something wrong with your brain if you cannot control your reflexes and voluntary muscles... The most intelligent people are the jugglers in  carnivals, the least would be people who cannot drive even a simple RHD minis.. Gosh!!

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 04:29PM
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Eff off troll !

Dr.,  the wheel will face the door the same amount which ever hand you are.

I much prefer my dominant hand on the lever……hence LHD, better for me….also better for driving in CA

So much for not bringing up the RHD v LHD thing….lol

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 03:21PM
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First off, if you are right handed, your right hand is the dominant one.  Better to have that one steering the beast and the less dominant one to do the shifting.  Also, if you have driven RHD Minis consistently, when you get into a LHD Mini it seriously feels like the steering wheel is siting on an angle.  It faces the door more than it faces the driver.  Very strange feeling. 

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 12:37PM
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I'm with sir Spitz on this one...Heck with the RHD ! 95% of the driving people in this Planet is Dextral (right handed) , we all use our right hand to shift the gear lever right?? , so having said that, drivers should sit on the left side of the car. very very few people are left handed. most of them are ...beep beep, i don't wanna say the word..lol if i ever get to drive an RHD mini, i'd prolly be dead by now. why didn't issigonis made a mini with the steering wheel in the middle? that'll be cool, and less arguements like this. haaaaaaay!

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 11:25AM
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Here we go again ( roll eyes )

LHD much MUCH better for over in CA.  Probably near 1/2 of all MINIs made were LHD anyway, so lets not go to the " real minis are RHD" world.

 

Making a 1275GT with servo and the Clubman clocks LHD, would be harder than a centre binnacle car....just saying

Then again....$7500CAD, and I'd jump, even with the draw back of RHD

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 10:10AM
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Does not matter how many times I have to get in and out if I can find the wheel I'll drive it. I don't think RHD is awful but not my first choice. Steve (CTR)

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 05:54AM
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If it were left hand drive, I'd be seriously looking at that
Right hand drive cars are better anyway.  Still, a new rack, a new brake and accelerator pedal, and 2 new hydrolic lines and Bob's your uncle.  I'd never let LHD vs RHD sway me away from purchasing any Mini.  They're just too dang easy to change.
Truer words were never spoken especially when it comes to a Mini and even moreso in a Moke.
LHD Mni's are awful imo.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

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 Posted: Jul 25, 2016 03:50AM
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If it were left hand drive, I'd be seriously looking at that
... said the guy who is trying to thin his herd.

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"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

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 Posted: Jul 24, 2016 01:03PM
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Oooh very tempting !

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 Posted: Jul 24, 2016 09:13AM
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Quote:
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If it were left hand drive, I'd be seriously looking at that
Right hand drive cars are better anyway.  Still, a new rack, a new brake and accelerator pedal, and 2 new hydrolic lines and Bob's your uncle.  I'd never let LHD vs RHD sway me away from purchasing any Mini.  They're just too dang easy to change.

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