G400 CDi in RHD???

Unfortunately, all production of RHD G-Wagens was terminated in 2001, being the last made the G500 (463) and the 290GDT (461). Anything that has the newer dashboard (with climate control and Sat-Nav) is post-2001 and that includes the new models G270 and G400 CDI.

This means that you'll never find a factory made RHD G of the following models: G320 (6 in-line and V6), 350 GDT/G350DT, G300DT, G400CDI and G270CDI.

As a curiosity, the only country where people drive on the left that imports G-Wagens nowadays is Japan, and these are all LHD (G320 and G500, no diesels).

Hope this helps.

Cheers

I don't know about converting LHD to RHD, there are companies that do this for around the £6K mark but I don't know if they would do a G Wagen

Ravin

You could in theory have a pre-2002 G500 converted from LHD to RHD. The dashboard existed in RHD, so it´s only a matter of buying the relevant parts and have them fitted, although it´s a very expensive exercise.

With regard to the 350 GDT/G350DT and G300GDT, I know for a fact that the reason for MB never bothering to produce in RHD was the turbo/inlet and exhaust manifolds being in the way of the RHD steering column. I suspect that this would again be the problem with the G270 and G400 CDI. Also, these have a new dashboard that was never offered in RHD models.

Bottom line is, that even if you had the cash the conversion to RHD would not just be case of buying of-the-shelf parts and fitting them, but a design and engineering feat.

Probably your best bet would be to take a trip to Germany and buy a second hand one and drive it back. I bet you'd get one for a lot less that £30k that way, even if you bought from a Mercedes Dealer. And I may be wrong, but I don't think you pay any VAT as it is a second hand vehicle.

Ravin

That´s absolutely correct: if you want a RHD, you´ll have to use your wallet and buy a very are and expensive G500 or if you want a G400CDI it will be cheaper but LHD only. If you can prove that the car originally paid VAT in any EU country the actual cost of importing the car into the UK will be a 25 pound registration fee plus the road tax.

You can othewise naturally wait until this country becomes a republic associated to the EUROPEAN superstate and then everybody will be driving on the right of the road so there will be no drawback to driving a LHD car!