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Old 14-01-2006, 04:04 PM
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just about to buy summit from ebay, but want to confirm summit, is nearside the drivers side ?
Old 14-01-2006, 04:05 PM
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no!! nearside is the passenger, offside is the drivers!

its in relation to the curb!
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Originally Posted by xr-stu
no!! nearside is the passenger, offside is the drivers!

its in relation to the curb!
What he said
Old 14-01-2006, 04:10 PM
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its the NEAREST side to the kerb! easiest way to remember it mate!
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What is it abroad then ? (as in the answer to the question)
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wot r u about to buy!?

i always used to get them confused but now i remember its the nearest side to the kerb!
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its the fookin same\\!lol
its in relation to the kerb not left or right. its kind of like port and stbd but relevant to the side of the road you drive on
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
What is it abroad then ?
An american woman.

Most likely a new yorker.
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Originally Posted by big_wig_074
its the fookin same\\!lol
its in relation to the kerb not left or right. its kind of like port and stbd but relevant to the side of the road you drive on
But if you have a LHD car then the nearside is the drivers side is it not
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Originally Posted by big_wig_074
its the fookin same\\!lol
its in relation to the kerb not left or right. its kind of like port and stbd but relevant to the side of the road you drive on
But if you have a LHD car then the nearside is the drivers side is it not
Hmm getting too complicated for me now! LOL!
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its the side NEAREST the kerb! regardless! if you drive your car to a napoleon left handed country then it becomes the drivers side instead of the passenger side over here. near side and off side merely relate to the side of the car closest or furthest from the kerb,regardless of which side the driver sits on,otherwise there would be no such thing on a mclaren f1
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Originally Posted by big_wig_074
otherwise there would be no such thing on a mclaren f1
Or a skateboard.
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touche!
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tell you what though, it gets bloody confusing with double kick tail boards.

Don;t even know which way is facing front.

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with a concave board running ally trucks and acid drops?oooooh how very 80s of you sir!lol!
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Originally Posted by big_wig_074
its the side NEAREST the kerb! regardless! if you drive your car to a napoleon left handed country then it becomes the drivers side instead of the passenger side over here. near side and off side merely relate to the side of the car closest or furthest from the kerb,regardless of which side the driver sits on,otherwise there would be no such thing on a mclaren f1
So that explains nearside and offside now answer the question Gra posted
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in a car designed for the country it is in: the answer is no! ie lhd in a country that took napoleons ideals on board, or a normal country with rhd cars who drive on the left
otherwise,if you are driving an imported car which has the steering wheel on the opposite side from the usual configuration of that country then YES! it would be the drivers side.
good enough?
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We could in theory answer YES, then make him waste his money on buying something for the wrong side.

Then wait for the for sale post on here, to find out what it was
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but there WASNT any damage to the nearside wing,look its perfect LOL!
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Okay so its easy to remember nearside is kerbside

Can you explain the offside rule as easy ? Something about kicking a ball and running back to your sponsored Mclaren F1 is that it ? I get confused lol
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offside is a term used by someone who gets paid huge amounts of money for kicking a bit of leather around a field,hugging men when it goes into a net and showering with other men afterwards,im stumped,doesnt make sense to me!
Old 14-01-2006, 04:50 PM
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err cheers for that, just about to buy a central locking motor for the ST24 as it will only lock from the drivers door, so cheers y'all saved me a few quids
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