Right hand drive C5

[ZeroX]

Hi, I have been a member for a long time and I have been looking for years at a C5 Corvette. However the one thing that has put me off is that they are have all been left hand drive. Does anyone know if any right hand drive C5's exist at all?

Thanks!

 

[Roscobbc]

LHD is nowhere near the potential issue that many people think it will be (before actually using a LHD vehicle).
There are advantages to LHD cars......parking closer to kerb. Traffic......being able to look up the 'inside' of a long line of vehicles when in heavy traffic when ordinarily you won't see past the vehicle immediately in front of you. Even overtaking isn't always the issue you might imagine.....simply tucking yourself close to the kerb enables a surprisingly panoramic view of vehicles behind you
Yes, overtaking means keeping a good distance behind the car in front.....and yes exiting a 'T' junction on a wet winter day requires sharper observational skills.
Coincidentally a rather nice C5 is being advertised on these pages......

 

[antijam]

American LHD cars built after 1988 imported into Australia have to be converted to RHD for road use. Consequently there has developed a healthy conversion business in the antipodes and I believe several C5 'Vettes have been so converted. Done professionally it's obviously a very expensive job and usually adversely affects the cars value anywhere other than in Oz. Bonhams sold one in the UK about three years ago....


...see here, so they are about. You might have a hard search for another over here though.
As Rosco points out, LHD really isn't that big a deal. Drive one for a few weeks on UK roads and it quickly becomes second nature.

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Never had any issues driving a LHD C4, C5, C3, C2 myself, many passengers have mentioned it's scary being on that side of the car but that ain't my problem. There must be someone you know can let you try theirs?

 

[ZeroX]

American LHD cars built after 1988 imported into Australia have to be converted to RHD for road use. Consequently there has developed a healthy conversion business in the antipodes and I believe several C5 'Vettes have been so converted. Done professionally it's obviously a very expensive job and usually adversely affects the cars value anywhere other than in Oz. Bonhams sold one in the UK about three years ago....

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...see here, so they are about. You might have a hard search for another over here though.
As Rosco points out, LHD really isn't that big a deal. Drive one for a few weeks on UK roads and it quickly becomes second nature.

That is perfect, shame I didn't see that at the time, that's exactly the time I was looking for one.

The main issue is insurance, my insurance is already very expensive and a left hand drive car makes it go through the roof!

 

[antijam]

I take your point regarding your insurance and obviously LHD loads your premium. Might not a non-original C5 with a very costly modification to RHD be just as expensive though? In the event of an accident, repair costs could be astronomical.

 

[Roscobbc]

Change insurer perhaps?