Seen something interesting today
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Seen something interesting today
Today I was sitting in a turn lane waiting for the green arrow and I saw across from me a new body style Jeep Wrangler. I didn't pay much attention to it until we both got arrows to turn left, that is whe nI noticed this Jeep was not a normal Jeep. It was "right hand" drive. I had to shake my head and look again to make sure I wasn't imagining it. It wasn't any kind of USPS vehicle, just a regular wrangler. Anyone else see a new style jeep like this? It would be cool if right hand drive was a new option.
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Anybody can buy one, they make them for postal employees.
I don't know how much extra the $$ are.
They are very weird to drive, a buddy had an ex-postal service Jeep and it was a trip to drive, never did get comfortable in it.
I don't know how much extra the $$ are.
They are very weird to drive, a buddy had an ex-postal service Jeep and it was a trip to drive, never did get comfortable in it.
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I remember driving a right hand drive Toyota in Japan; getting used to not trying to "shift" the window crank was easy - but turning left on red into the left lane, that was "interesting".
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Wife is a rural carrier for the USPS. Yes, there are Wrangler RHD out there, not that odd and you don't have to be a USPS driver to buy them.
There are several companies that offer conversion kits for those who don't want to commit to a right hand drive.
http://www.postalthings.com/
The Wrangler is the replacement for the Cherokee...
http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...12_021218_jeep
But, in the end it's up to the carrier since the cost of the vehicle comes out of the carrier's pocket. For us, we went with the Honda CRV. No transmission tunnel, flip up arm rests and a pass through design make it easy to drive from the middle.
There are several companies that offer conversion kits for those who don't want to commit to a right hand drive.
http://www.postalthings.com/
The Wrangler is the replacement for the Cherokee...
http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...12_021218_jeep
But, in the end it's up to the carrier since the cost of the vehicle comes out of the carrier's pocket. For us, we went with the Honda CRV. No transmission tunnel, flip up arm rests and a pass through design make it easy to drive from the middle.
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Went through the same experience in South Africa. Shifting was easy, turning right was easy, but those darn left turns at intersections always threw me off. You should try bouncing around some muddy backroads in a 4 wheel drive VW bus! That was interesting to say the least.
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I was a bit nervous the first time I drove in the UK, Shifting was enough of a pain, I couldn't imagine trying to throttle with my left foot.
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Grew up with RHD vehicles and then went to Canada where everything is LHD. Not a problem until I was on a road with no traffic and had to make a left turn. With no traffic to guide me I almost always ended up on the wrong side of the road. Took a long time to get out of that habit. Since then I have switched countries a few times and gone from LHD to RHD and back. Each time it only took a few minutes to get back into the right mode, but corners were still a problem with no traffic. Had to consciously remind myself to get in the correct lane each time I drove around a corner.
Have also driven LHD vehicles in a RHD system. Not a problem, but passing is a bear.
Have also driven LHD vehicles in a RHD system. Not a problem, but passing is a bear.
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Grew up with RHD vehicles and then went to Canada where everything is LHD. Not a problem until I was on a road with no traffic and had to make a left turn. With no traffic to guide me I almost always ended up on the wrong side of the road. Took a long time to get out of that habit. Since then I have switched countries a few times and gone from LHD to RHD and back. Each time it only took a few minutes to get back into the right mode, but corners were still a problem with no traffic. Had to consciously remind myself to get in the correct lane each time I drove around a corner.
Have also driven LHD vehicles in a RHD system. Not a problem, but passing is a bear.
Have also driven LHD vehicles in a RHD system. Not a problem, but passing is a bear.
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I had a RHD International Scout for a short time when I was in high school. A lady wanted it gone so she just gave it to me. It had a 4cyl with a 4-speed manual.
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