Are 182’s de-locked

[Jay]

^^^^

 

[Ang]

no......lock is on passenger side....lazy french couldnt be arsed to move it.

 

[blink172]

Quote: Originally posted by Bubba 182 on 15 February 2005

no......lock is on passenger side....lazy french couldnt be arsed to move it.

Same on the meganes i think. At least the meganes windscreen wipers are on the right way round!

 

[Gareth]

its not just 182s, the later spec 172s only have the passenger lock also

 

[blink172]

Mk1 are on the drivers side, mk2s are on the passenger side.

Yes, it was edited....

 

[AliasOmega]

Well if someone is going to steal the car, they would try and do the drivers door lock instead of climbing over.

I guess this is the idea behind this.

 

[Michael_L]

Id have thought that the Clio was designed for the French and as they drive on the other side of the road, it would be the drivers side.

Its the same with the windscreen wipers going the other way to most cars....Just saving a bit of money on production and ignoring the needs of the UK Drivers

 

[R20 CWH]

i thot it was a security thing but spose its just them being tite!!

 

[182_blue]

no its like they say above the french drivers side is our passenger side hence thats the side they put it on

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by Michael_L on 15 February 2005


Id have thought that the Clio was designed for the French and as they drive on the other side of the road, it would be the drivers side.

Its the same with the windscreen wipers going the other way to most cars....Just saving a bit of money on production and ignoring the needs of the UK Drivers

Exactly right.

Does anyone know why Europeans drive on the right as opposed to the left here? A big smiley for whoever gets it right...

 

[Ang]

because theyre muppets ??

 

[badinvincible]

Close...

 

[Ang]

In Europe and the Americas, it seems that left-hand driving was originally the general rule; this was legislated by papal decree in or about 1300. France changed to the right under Robespierre as a gesture of independence from the popes, and when Napoleon later conquered much of Europe, the conquered countries were made to change sides and they never went back. The United States of America drove on the left when they were British colonies, and gradually changed sides of the road beginning in 1792. Driving preferences of most countries which have been colonies of European countries can be traced back to their colonial masters -- for example, most former British colonies drive on the left, with the notable exception of the USA.

closer ???

 

[R20 CWH]

is it not just we like to be different, well us and malta

 

[JJ!]

bacuase we wanna be jap?

 

[Michael_L]

Quote: Originally posted by Michael_L on 15 February 2005


Id have thought that the Clio was designed for the French and as they drive on the other side of the road, it would be the drivers side.

Its the same with the windscreen wipers going the other way to most cars....Just saving a bit of money on production and ignoring the needs of the UK Drivers

Exactly right.

Does anyone know why Europeans drive on the right as opposed to the left here? A big smiley for whoever gets it right...


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Is it not something to do with when knights passed each other on horseback and the sides that their swords were on their belts ? To stop cutting each other ???

Anyway, 182s arent delocked.

 

[viceroy]

Quote: Originally posted by R20 CWH on 15 February 2005

is it not just we like to be different, well us and malta

Oi...and us

 

[Mack]

Quote: Originally posted by badinvincible on 15 February 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Michael_L on 15 February 2005


Id have thought that the Clio was designed for the French and as they drive on the other side of the road, it would be the drivers side.

Its the same with the windscreen wipers going the other way to most cars....Just saving a bit of money on production and ignoring the needs of the UK Drivers

Exactly right.

Does anyone know why Europeans drive on the right as opposed to the left here? A big smiley for whoever gets it right...

Wasnt it becuase napolean was left handed so he forced everyone else to ride the otherway round.

As another bit of trivia the V sign swearing comes from when all the british archers would do it when we were at war with the French. It was to show the french they still had there fingers as the french were cutting them off any archers they caught.

 

[_Kenny_]

i have never even noticed this before duuuuuuuh

 

[badinvincible]

Quote: Originally posted by Mack on 16 February 2005

Quote: Originally posted by badinvincible on 15 February 2005

Quote: Originally posted by Michael_L on 15 February 2005


Id have thought that the Clio was designed for the French and as they drive on the other side of the road, it would be the drivers side.

Its the same with the windscreen wipers going the other way to most cars....Just saving a bit of money on production and ignoring the needs of the UK Drivers

Exactly right.

Does anyone know why Europeans drive on the right as opposed to the left here? A big smiley for whoever gets it right...

Wasnt it becuase napolean was left handed so he forced everyone else to ride the otherway round.

As another bit of trivia the V sign swearing comes from when all the british archers would do it when we were at war with the French. It was to show the french they still had there fingers as the french were cutting them off any archers they caught.

Very good, between the 3 of you, you get a:

 

[blink172]

Good enough reason to go barny with the europeans and liberate them. Ill mail G W Bush now and recommend we liberate the europeans from the tirany of driving on the right!