Any possibility of "Asian Delivery"
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Think about the tracks you'd take it up in Japan... Tsukuba, Fuji, Motegi and more, all in your very own RCF!
Check out how much fun the F80 M3/M4 owners are having when they do their pickup in less than two weeks here.
Check out how much fun the F80 M3/M4 owners are having when they do their pickup in less than two weeks here.
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Lets put it this way, when I was touring the Nurburgring Nordschleife, while chatting with many drivers making a pit-stop at the Devil's Dinner, a good percentage of the drivers were actually from the UK... so going back to the concern with driving on the different side of the road, if the Brits have no problem whatsoever to adapt, why can't we do it too?
It is probably much more common for UK drivers to drive into LHD countries for vacation and such... just like Americans drive long distances on vacation, but when you live in the UK, the likelihood of being exposed to LHD and RHD is much higher. Additionally, the UK drivers you ran into were at a race track.
I lived in Germany for 9 years. I rarely saw any RHD cars on the road.
No it is not. It is much farther. Munich to London is 700 miles. San Francisco to LA is 380 miles.
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I highly doubt that Lexus, who doesn't even allow it's drivers to use navigation or telephone functions while driving, is amenable to what you are suggesting.
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It is probably much more common for UK drivers to drive into LHD countries for vacation and such... just like Americans drive long distances on vacation, but when you live in the UK, the likelihood of being exposed to LHD and RHD is much higher. Additionally, the UK drivers you ran into were at a race track.
Now that, has nothing to do whatsoever with the topic of this thread. But hey, I'd like to hit you up for some traveling tips when I head out to Germany again.
But if person referrence matters to you, I've driven in Japan several times during multiple visits (including the first time), I've friends that traveled with me from the states and drove there, no problemo.
Yes, but you are talking about an auto manufacturer starting a program that puts customers who are used to driving left hand drive cars into a right hand drive country, while driving a left hand drive car. Corporate risk is measured by the least common denominator. Just because some people are able to adapt quickly does not mean that all or most can.
Neither of these euro auto manufacturers that offer the oversea delivery are at risk because that's what the insurance (either from the manufacturers to buyers when purchasing, or at the buyers' own responsibility) is for. The only thing the corporate cares about as far as risk goes, is if it will be worth it to gain both short & long term profitability; buyer's adaptation to driving on a foreign land is at the buyer's own risk, doesn't matter what side a car is being driven on. Otherwise, these auto manufacturers in Europe could have instructed folks from oversea not to drive their cars into UK, but they DID NOT, and that already should have answered your repeated concern.
I doubt Lexus would offer this too, or at least not in the short term since they're always 10-steps behind in vehicle-development for the past decade, and especially with their own customer like yourself having doubts. Even if this do takes into their consideration, the production of Lexus LF-LC will probably be on the road already before this program takes place.
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David, it's wishful thinking... But Highly unlikely...
I know of several LFA's owners who got to head to Japan Motomachi Factory, but they still didn't get to drive their car or take delivery..
Still have my number ??
~ Joe Z
I know of several LFA's owners who got to head to Japan Motomachi Factory, but they still didn't get to drive their car or take delivery..
Still have my number ??
~ Joe Z
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Oh yesssirr it is! London to Nurburgring is just 388 miles if you take a look HERE with more than 8-miles of non-driving (by boat/ship when going across the water), and SF to LA is 381 miles if you take a look HERE that is ALL DRIVING. So to recall again, the "driving" is shorter for these Brits going from London to the Ring than from SF to LA.
The rest of your points, I'm not going to argue, because it seems you are willing to defend them at any costs, ignoring reason and/or extrapolating from my comments points I did not make.
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You realize that you cherry-picked a location in the western-most part of Germany to compare distances, right? I picked Munich, as that is the location where BMW is headquartered. I believe that is where people pick up their cars for European delivery. Nobody is picking up their cars at the Nurburgring, AFAIK. Therefore, in the context of our discussion, your example is apples to oranges.
Lets put it this way, when I was touring the Nurburgring Nordschleife, while chatting with many drivers making a pit-stop at the Devil's Dinner, a good percentage of the drivers were actually from the UK... so going back to the concern with driving (a little racist to call it the "wrong" side, I'd just call it) on the different side of the road, if the Brits have no problem whatsoever to adapt, why can't we do it too? ... no pun intended, felt like I've just raised another social/political topic for no reason hahaha
Anyways, for the distance, it's not that bad, besides the crossing through water by boat, the actual driving is no further than going from the Bay to LA.
Anyways, for the distance, it's not that bad, besides the crossing through water by boat, the actual driving is no further than going from the Bay to LA.
Just my .02 for your apples & oranges.
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That reminds me of this guy crying on Bimmerpost when BMW got his special-order of an Individual-color wrong during the last batch of E92M3 production, he got to the Welt to pick up the car just a day or two the plant stopped producing E9X completely, and there was nothing BMW could do besides giving him a full refund. But situation like this is rare though lol!
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Anyhow, what's new brotha? getting your SEMA products/projects ready in a few months? when you get to Vegas... call me, maybe? LOL
-Dave