#76: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: Matt, Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:14 pm ---- Of the car, left hand side is called the near side (passengers) the car being RHD. Eg the near side rear wheel is on the left side.
Of the engine, left hand side is off side (drivers) as you look into the engine bay. Eg the ECU is in the left hand side.
#77: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:24 pm ----
Matt wrote:
Of the car, left hand side is called the near side (passengers) the car being RHD. Eg the near side rear wheel is on the left side.
Of the engine, left hand side is off side (drivers) as you look into the engine bay. Eg the ECU is in the left hand side.
I've nearly got it now
'of the car' what I just call 'the left' is actully quite simply & not confusingly at all known as 'the near side or passengers side the car being RHD'.
Just to finally clear up my confusion, please could you confirm what the left side of a car is called on a LHD being driven on the left & the right hand side of a RHD in France & the right hand side of LHD being driven in the US is. Thanks for clearing that up, as I can't believe I've been lucky enough to get away with just saying things like the front left or back right all these years all over the world.
Ps, I take it it's the same for all cars & vehicles?
#78: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:40 pm ---- Anybody see 'Wheeler Dealers' tonight?
Mike Brewer was in America buying a DeLorean.
While there he went to a parts warehouse for a few bits, here's a transcript of part of a conversation he had-
Mike Brewer- "one of the rear light lenses is broken & I need to replace it".
Salesman- "OK, left or right?"
Mike Brewer- "Left".
Salesman- "Left, ok".
I couldn't believe it , to avoid any confusion why didn't Mike simply say 'it's the nearside one for where I'm going to use the car, but untill i get there it's the off side one. But if I'm standing at the front of the car it's the right hand one as well as being on the drivers side as it's LHD'.
#79: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: Matt, Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:02 pm ---- On a LHD left and right are the same but I'd imagine near side become the right side and offside becomes the left.
EDIT: Presuming that the LHD is not being driven on the left hand side of the road.
#80: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:29 pm ----
#81: Re: Off side / Near side? Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:18 pm ----
paul_c wrote:
So you're on holiday in France, its 4:50pm on Saturday and you're in the Alps and near the top and the car breaks down. You get out to look at it, and clearly, a component (lets say, the hub) on one side of the car has completely snapped in half and needs replacing. You call your European breakdown cover, the lady is French but speaks good English. She explains that a recovery/breakdown truck can be dispached from town and can pop into a local Peugeot dealer to buy the required part on the way, but only has 10 minutes to do so before the parts counter closes. And he's 2 hours away from you (you're in the Alps). If he comes to look at it and can't fix it, you'll be there for 2 days becuase nobody works on a Sunday.
How do you describe the part? Do you say its in front of you because you're facing the wheel? Left? Right? Driver's side? Offside? Outer side?
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, to avoid any confusion why didn't Mike simply say 'it's the nearside one for where I'm going to use the car, but untill i get there it's the off side one. But if I'm standing at the front of the car it's the right hand one as well as being on the drivers side as it's LHD'.
