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rickRHD
03-12-2010, 09:18 AM
hey everyone! i'm Rick R. from Los Angeles, CA, USA.!

i currently drive a right-hand-drive 1997 Honda Accord U.S. Wagon SiR. as most of you are aware, importing a newer car from a foreign country into the states is ferociously difficult, but i was able to do it!

here's pictures of my Accord
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs465.snc3/25548_415509474383_513229383_5193015_3053514_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs445.snc3/25548_415509479383_513229383_5193016_7898738_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1123.snc4/148576_10150096881604384_513229383_7333277_740735_ n.jpg

the car was imported into the states in 2007 from Kyoto, Japan, but it's only been in my possession for about 2 years. the car definitely turns heads everywhere i go, mainly because it's right-hand-drive. i know right-hand-drive isn't anything special for most of you guys, but in a left-hand-drive country such as the states, it's definitely something out of the norm. the exhaust in the pictures has been removed & i'm currently using the factory pipe.

anyways, looking forward to making some new friends here!

:D
4p1ay
03-12-2010, 10:49 AM
looks good welcome!
pure_na
03-12-2010, 11:16 AM
congrats on sitting on the right side of the car :P. is it manual or auto? because i'd love to hear whether it was wierd going from shifting with your right hand to shifting with your left.
rickRHD
03-12-2010, 11:16 AM
looks good welcome!


thanks mate!
rickRHD
03-12-2010, 11:27 AM
congrats on sitting on the right side of the car :P. is it manual or auto? because i'd love to hear whether it was wierd going from shifting with your right hand to shifting with your left.

actually it's auto :(

i also have an S15 that's manual. transitioning from lhd to rhd in a manual car actually wasn't that bad! the biggest issues i have are going through drive-thru's alone or making a left turn when there's oncoming traffic. other than that, it's smooth sailing!
DLO01
03-12-2010, 12:10 PM
Welcome Rick! One unique car you have there. Hope you enjoy your stay here on Ozhonda.
rickRHD
03-12-2010, 12:12 PM
Welcome Rick! One unique car you have there. Hope you enjoy your stay here on Ozhonda.

thanks!
namtaro
09-12-2010, 12:02 AM
nice 5th gen, sell me your lip ;P
curtis265
14-12-2010, 04:52 PM
That's an awesome wagon dude, love it!

LHD stands out heaps if u come here, lol

it's the mustangs that have it here.
rickRHD
20-12-2010, 05:53 PM
if i'm not mistaken, i thought LHD wasn't allowed in aus?
Bludger
20-12-2010, 11:01 PM
Nice wagon, awesome actually.

Hope you find this Forum useful.

I've driven LHD, manual wasn't that hard, just takes a few hours to get use to. Drove in Asia too, where traffic is chaos.
Troy
20-12-2010, 11:52 PM
Driven LHD before, but it was auto. Was a massive Cadillac, holy moly was it a mission just to drive the thing! Kept wandering closer to the line and catching myself.

Drive-Thru! LOL!

If ever I come over to the states, I'm gonna hire YOUR car!
michaelz
26-12-2010, 07:50 PM
LHD is allowed here but only for cars older than a certain age. So there's old school American cars over here which are still LHD but this being a Honda forum no one is really interested in them.
JDM-derek
29-01-2011, 02:32 PM
cleann as!
SuperJDM.
29-01-2011, 02:43 PM
LHD is allowed here but only for cars older than a certain age. So there's old school American cars over here which are still LHD but this being a Honda forum no one is really interested in them.

iv seen some of the new Pontiacs here, G6 ones or w.e its called

Also theres a Camaro thats left hand drove bumble bee one.

I think for the new gen LHD cars they need a massive sign @ the back saying LHD?