I got curious what Japan dealerships offer in Japan on Fits...

I was shocked that they were offered MORE than US Fits!!

Japanese Fits come in Hybrid, AWD, etc... and about 16 colors to choose! I decided to choose top level with every feature (Hybrid, AWD, etc....) totaling about 2k more than my car!

 

Japan always gets all the good stuff!

 

Wondering if I could place an order with Japan dealership and have them ship it over the pond to California?????

 

Wow! I wouldn't care much about it being a hybrid, but I would definitely pay 2k more for AWD!

 

yah it's been like that.. like electronics and stuff they always get the cool stuff.

 

Unfortunately, I don't think that's how it works.

 

i think RHD is banned in the usa unless av..

 

I'm in Canada. A few years ago I was driving around and noticed that the car ahead of me seemed weird. It took me a bit to realize that the driver was sitting on the wrong side of the car. It was a Japanese market Toyoya Camry. As I understand it most countries including Canada, USA and UK do allow RHD (right hand drive) cars to be driven in their countries. There's a number of conditions though, mostly relating to safety features and emissions.

 

You probably can't order a new one from Japan because of agreements they have with north American dealers, but a used car should be easy enough to get. There are several used car exporters you can order from, although I've never dealt with any of them personally.

https://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/honda/fit/

that should keep you busy for awhile.

 

In Canada the car has to be at least 15 years old to the exact month of manufacture in order to be imported. I don't think there are any Fits that old yet. I know several people who have GT-R's and other JDM cars that they imported. In the U.S. it's 25 years so it will be a long time before you can import a Fit.

 

In the USofA a car has to be 25 years old to be imported if it doesn't comply with current safety & emission standards. Even a brand new Japanese market FIT will not meet those requirements.

 

yah that's wat i thought. has to be av

 

What's av?

 

antique vehicle (aka over 25yrs old)

 

 

Wonder how long it would take to get used to shifting with the left hand? Would be awkward, at least t first....have never driven an non USDM auto

 

id drive the car very gently to preserve so probably get use to it after a few drives.

 

I did drive a car in Japan for a while and was very surprised that I was able to quickly adapt. It really is not that hard.

There would be visibility issues with driving a right side car in a left side society.

 

Agreed. On my honeymoon, I got stuck with a left hand drive car where they drove on the left side of the road. Passing on the right was more difficult with that configuration.

 

We rented a RHD Ford in New Zealand. Summer had become winter, day had become night, and I was driving on the left side of the road.

It was a little disorienting. Fortunately, the rental car was an AT - I've driven only manuals for most of my life and i think that shifting with my left hand would have been a problem when added to all the other stuff.

You CAN buy a RHD vehicle in the US: The Jeep Wrangler. https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/...-the-us-256279

I think the primary market is rural mail delivery contractors.

Subaru also sold (new) RHD wagons in the US at one time. Same market segment.

There are many other reasons that this can't be done with a Fit, having to do with the EPA, NHTSA and probably a lot of non-common parts with the Japanese Domestic Market version.