Recently, when driving a BMW 320i (MT), I was told that "I guess right-hand drive manual imports are crazy busy turning at intersections!I often feel that "I'm not a good person.
Before, I didn't have time to feel that...I was more conscious of operating the clutch and driving smoothly, so I didn't care that much.
But now that I am much more used to driving a manual and can drive without being particularly conscious of it, I am much more concerned about the maneuvering when turning at intersections.
Because right-hand-drive, manual imports are "notWinker left hand + gear operation left handBecause when you're turning through an intersection, the controls are concentrated in your left hand.
For right-hand drive domestic cars, "Right hand for blinker and left hand for gear operation.", so the work to be done by both hands is relatively distributed. Also, in the case of left-hand drive imported cars, "Blinker is on the left and gear operation is on the right.Since it is a "one-stop shop," it is also dispersed as well.
On the other hand, when it comes to right-hand-drive imports, when turning through an intersection, "Left hand for blinker, left hand for downshift, right hand for steering wheel operation while left hand for upshiftAnyway, the left hand is busy.
When the intersection is stopped at a red light, there is still plenty of room. You can put on your blinker while stopped, and since you don't have to downshift, you can just start normally when the light turns green, but in any case, turning right or left at an intersection while driving is...
My husband said, "If you buy an imported car with a manual transmission, it must be left-hand drive.I've been saying all along, "I'm sorry," and now I can see it in my mind's eye.
I told my husband, "Lately, I've been thinking that I'd really like to drive on the left side of the road in an imported manual car.
That's right. I really think so. I don't know about now, but when I first went to the dealership to buy a manual Boxster, they told me, "You know, we're going to buy a manual Boxster.I don't know what I'm going to do, right-hand drive or left-hand drive.When I was worried, Mr. H, the person in charge, said, "If you order a right-hand drive MT, you have to get confirmation from your boss. He said, "If you want to order a right-hand drive MT, you have to check with your supervisor.
I don't know about now.
This was the first time I had ever heard of this. I see.
When the 718 Spyder and GT4 were previously announced, "I cancelled it because I could only select right-hand drive.I was just "huh" at the time. At the time, I just said, "Wow," but for those who are used to operating a left-hand drive manual car, it must be a little uncomfortable.(Porsche Japan, please allow us to choose right or left for hobbyist cars.)
Next time I buy a new 320i, I definitely want to buy a left-hand drive one, but I wonder if there are any left-hand drive MT cars on the used car market that I would like.
