that's what i wanted but my dealer said "no way"
me & my buddy where talking about converting her to right side drive the other night
i'm going to look into this, farther

 

I have several friends here in AZ that own and drive a RHD Mini on a regular basis. I've even been driven one. What a hoot. It feels very funny to drive like that...but it's fun!

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>>Was just curious... Does anyone own a right-hand driver version of the Mini here in the States?.... "

I have seen one. I live near Washington DC. A Brit came over with his car while (he was stationed here). It was a IB Cooper (not a MINI One) with the half leather option and the fog light switch. I had just got my MC, and went over to talk to the guy when I noticed that there was no one in the drivers seat....and that was because on second glance there was no steering wheel there!
The owner explained that he was here for a little less than a year. He was having a little trouble getting the car serviced as it was not registered with MINIUSA. At that time he was happy with MINI, the Dealership and MINIUSA as they all were working together to sort out things. It is difficult to fake a MINI after all. I have not seen the car again.

John

 

If you get a RHD MINI, do they move the bonnet release lever to the passenger side?

 

>>If you get a RHD MINI, do they move the bonnet release lever to the passenger side?

 

Old thread, I know--but, what about importing a Euro spec '03-'06 Mini to Canada or Mexico & then driving it across the border?

A. Is that legal?
B. Is there a way to make it legal once it is in the US?
C. What happens at resale?

Thanks.


Z

 

We imported a RHD MC in 2001 before they went on sale here in the US, and we could only get a temporary import permit good for 1 yr, and couldn't drive it on the streets (we used it for product development). Sold it outside the US before the year was up...

 

Why not just get a RHD MINI into the country, then do a vin swap with a totaled US spec car?

 

Could you import the car and the drivetrain in two boxes, register as a sepecialty/show car and get it up and running again. I think it'd be real neat to have one Stateside as a track car so even just getting a decent frame and the majority of body panels would be enough. And keep the car egistered so you could drive it to and from the track.

 

Since right-hand-drive (RHD) vehicles would now be able to be legitimately brought into the U.S. (what's more, they continue to improve every year), there may be an ever increasing number of purchasers keen on getting one. Yet, on the off chance that you live in a country where left-hand-drive vehicles are the standard, you may be contemplating whether it's difficult to drive a vehicle where you sit on "some unacceptable side." Here are a couple of central issues on what it resembles to drive a right hand cars in the U.S.
On the off chance that you do wind up purchasing a RHD vehicle, at that point be set up to discuss it a ton. While there have been a lot of individuals everywhere on the U.S. buying RHD vehicles since they got lawful, they are generally bought by fans, so it isn't so normal to see one consistently.
You may really get questions like, "For what reason is the directing wheel on some unacceptable side of the vehicle?"
So make sure to gesture and grin and let them realize that the vehicle is from an alternate region. Be that as it may, don't be shocked if the consideration gets old sooner or later.
One normal misstep when beginning to drive a RHD vehicle is getting the blinker and wiper stalks stirred up. On RHD, a few things are in reverse and your muscle memory (and customary memory) of driving a left-hand-drive vehicle for quite a long time will normally disclose to you that the blinker tail is on the left. It's definitely not.
In a RHD vehicle, the blinkers are on the privilege and the wipers are on the left. It will require some investment to become accustomed to yet in any event you'll be great at cleaning away the non-existent downpour on your windshield.
From what some RHD proprietors say, equal leaving is really simpler in a RHD vehicle. Since the driver's side is nearer to the control, it's simpler to see the elements of the vehicle and how close you are when leaving.
Also, when your leaving move is done, you can simply escape the vehicle step onto the walkway. No compelling reason to stress over evading approaching traffic and timing your exit from the vehicle.