320 RHD??

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fredecosse
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Never knew the 320 came in RHD ?? Thought it never did .

Who is the head of UK G wagen forum ?? Any one here ? ;-) 

 


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-MERCEDES-BLACK-463-G-WAGON-G320-/252387235204?hash=item3ac3739584:g:nHgAAOSwWntXNGuu

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Re: 320 RHD??

Don't think that they did officially offer RHD G320,

I notice this particular one is 'debadged' at the rear, could it have had an engine transplant?

 

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Re: 320 RHD??

I see the seller has date of registration down as 2015 so unless that's a mistake then could this be another import from Japan and if so did they get a 320 version?
 

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Re: 320 RHD??

The reason given at the time for not producing RHD 320s was that the exhaust manifold would interfere with the steering column, both being on the right.

Plenty LHDs were sold in Europe from around 1993, but I've never come across a RHD version

The seller mentions "no rust" so it could well be a Japanese import.  and it does have air-con, which would be a rarity in the UK.

 

Actually, I just noticed it lists engine size as 2960 cc, so it may not be a 320 after all.

 

 

 

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Re: 320 RHD??

Arnie wrote:

The reason given at the time for not producing RHD 320s was that the exhaust manifold would interfere with the steering column, both being on the right.

Plenty LHDs were sold in Europe from around 1993, but I've never come across a RHD version

The seller mentions "no rust" so it could well be a Japanese import.  and it does have air-con, which would be a rarity in the UK.

 

Actually, I just noticed it lists engine size as 2960 cc, so it may not be a 320 after all.

 

 

 

 

A picture of the engine bay would be the clincher

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Re: 320 RHD??

I hit the ask a question button and seller replied politely that it is a 300

hth

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Re: 320 RHD??

this seems to be a genuine g320

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Mercedes-G-Wagon-G320-Brabus-Cabriolet-/2...

horrific price and looks are a matter of [poor] taste and the BRABUS link may just be a badge but it seems a real 320