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Originally Posted by 1Mness
However, one other question, do you know if the 1M's in Japan were all LHD... or mixed LHD and RHD, like you see with some other makes and models?
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The only other 1M have seen in Japan in person was also LHD like my car, but I do recall some of the cars I've seen for sale online over the last few years being RHD. Recall that BMW never officially imported the 1M, so it was at the whim of the independent import companies and possibly in some cases the request of a committed buyer.
European car collectors in Japan long preferred the LHD cars because in the old days RHD cars were imperfect conversions, rather than engineered from the start to be able to handle a steering wheel on either side. Even though no longer true, amongst enthusiasts there still seems to be a preference for LHD, so I would not be at all surprised if there were significantly more LHD here.