Just come back from a tour of the Mini plant a mile away, although out of sight, from our house. And very impressive it was too. The logistics of just in time component delivery to the somewhat beautiful movement of the robots assembling the cars it was a 2 hours worth spent.
Our tour guide however did not like my questions of the major design fault with the clubman model (OK if you drive on the continent but no bloody good for us right hand drivers) and it must have been the company line reply that he gave...there is no design fault.... rather Germanic in fact coming from an old timer Morris worker and also saying that he wouldn't enter in debate with me over the subject.
it took him 15minutes to lighten up again.
Blue on the map are those, like us, drive on the left hand side.
Still, if you get the chance, take it.
So, what is the major design fault with the clubman model?
ReplyDeleteTake a look at the clubman's right hand side and it has a double door on the drivers side, but not one on the kerbside.
ReplyDeleteSo whats the point, if you want to help out the passenger sitting behind the driver they can squeeze out, but out into the road traffic.
Again does not make sense. They only make the clubman with the double door on the right hand side.
However, if you are driving one in Germany with a left hand drive, then the double doors on the other side make absolute sense as all the kids can get out on the kerb side and in complete safety.
So they have designed it for countries that drive on the LHS and not for those, like us, who drive on the RHS, ie, GB, Oz, NZ, S Africa, Japan, India etc etc
We are consigned to letting our pasengers out into the path of the oncoming cars.
Good for you Tony, Such an eye for detail and plain common sense. Go and sort out those bloody politicians will you!
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