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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
What did they give you?
It didn't take me very long to get used to the RRS as I've had SUVs in the past (though this was my first one since 2008), but switching between it and my car is definitely a huge shift. From "I can see damn near everything" to "welp, I can see under the bumper of that car at least".
Oooh, that was me! I got a right-hand drive Ford Mondeo manual (UK's Ford Fusion).
It was my first time:
- Driving a RHD car
- Driving on the left-hand side of the road
- Driving in Reading, UK
Trying to place the car within the lane while in roundabouts was the tricky bit. Placing the car in a straight line is easy. Shifting with my left hand I also found rather easy.
Also my phone battery being at sub-5% when I still hadn't found my hotel in Reading yet, that was just friggin' swell. So I was in a race against my phone's dismal battery life to find my hotel in an unfamiliar place in a car on the wrong side of the street.
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Ya, I was surprised how naturally left handed shifting works(also had a Ford Fusion thingy). The real challenge was hours of driving in the rain on one lane roads where you came across another car every 5-10 minutes. Getting my brain to remember which ditch I was supposed to flail into before impact always took some extra effort.