Left-hookers. Let’s go there. It’s a beautiful place. There are autos obtainable solely in that format and others which are cheaper due to it. The driving expertise is clearly distinctive and, when you get used to it, quite satisfying. For many who have by no means thought-about sitting on the improper aspect of the cabin, listed here are just a few to your consideration.
An excellent place to start out could be with a first-rate piece of Americana within the fantastically plastic form of a Chevrolet Corvette. I discovered a 1999 C5 with 5.7 litres, so that is price range supercar stuff, and all for £16k. It has accomplished 66,000 miles, however there aren’t too many particulars aside from a full service historical past and the truth that it’s quite silver. Curiously, one in every of this mannequin’s claims to fame is that it featured in a motoring journal in 2006. I didn’t realise there have been any others…
Fancy an almost new Fiat 124? I didn’t suppose I did, however I chanced throughout an 11,000-mile instance that could possibly be mine for £8750. It appears to be like like a current import from Italy, and goodness is aware of the way it survived with out rusting to powder, however there you will have it. Two house owners and unrestored, apparently. A Lada 1500 with out the luggage and with much better dealing with.
How a few BMW M5? Clearly. Did they make an E34 Touring? Nicely sure they did, and there was even a Nürburgring Version. Simply 891 have been made, and I discovered quantity 677. There was a ton of historical past, together with some current fettling, reminiscent of restored star alloys and a brand new battery to make it price £31,900. Very actually, there was reference to a earlier proprietor paying to repair the pinnacle gasket. This M5 isn’t low cost, but it surely’s unlikely to lose a fortune, and your probabilities of discovering one other will at all times be slim.
Goodness me that is enjoyable, but when your price range doesn’t stretch to a German V8, let’s return to America and get ourselves a Ford Crown Victoria. It’s a type of cop interceptor automobiles, and I discovered a 2009 instance from Maryland with 119k miles and a 12 months’s MOT for £6995.
Am I spoiling you with too many V8s? As an alternative, how a few Renault Kangoo? This could ship the complete rural France expertise if you happen to prised one or the entire hubcaps off this Expression mannequin, powered by a 1.5-litre diesel unit. This 2007 MPV had a modest 60k miles and is up for £2995. It’s extra sensible and higher worth than a few of these Brazilian Volkswagen T2 campers which are additionally on the left-hand-drive record at comfortably over £10k.
Left-hooking throws up all kinds of fascinating prospects that you simply may not have thought-about. From the elegant, like a £60k Porsche 912, to Dacia Dusters for lower than £5000. Let me know if you happen to make the leap.
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