Longhorn in Australia.

baff · Jun 8, 2012

Longhorn in Australia / Right Hand Conversion

Hi All,

For those who have been reading my threads, I've been doing a 3 month process to get a Ram 2500 Longhorn shipped to Australia.

I've never sat in, yet alone driven a 2500 RAM so its a big risk to do this.

Some good news yesterday, FINALLY the truck cleared customs and has been delivered to the factory for its Right Hand conversion. Its about a 2.5 hr flight away, so I STILL have never seen it, but got some photos yesterday.

So far I've sunk $70,000 USD into it and have another almost $30K USD to go.

I know you live with these trucks everyday and a stock longhorn may not be that exciting for you, but I'm pumped !

Roll n Lock cover.

WhiteExpress · Jun 8, 2012

Looks like a beautiful truck. I can certainly see the excitement.
I don't think I'll ever understand the desire to spend that much for a truck though.

baff · Jun 8, 2012

WhiteExpress said:
Looks like a beautiful truck. I can certainly see the excitement.
I don't think I'll ever understand the desire to spend that much for a truck though.

One thing thats different in Australia is that cars are generally MUCH, MUCH more expensive than the US. If you don't buy an Australian heap of crap your taxed and charged a lot for European or US cars. A fully loaded Cayenne is probably double what you'd pay... i.e.: $280K+

S2kiHemi · Jun 8, 2012

Beautiful truck!

quietpeen · Jun 8, 2012

awesome man, i would be super excited too

BMRbrnSNRbrd · Jun 8, 2012

Wow! Is the right hand drive required or just a preference?

EJM05 · Jun 8, 2012

Wow that's crazy numbers.

baff · Jun 8, 2012

BMRbrnSNRbrd said:
Wow! Is the right hand drive required or just a preference?

Its required from what i understand unless on a limited drive club permit. But with a truck of this size my wife and I agreed that its too dangerous to be left hand drive. People look for the drivers eyes when turning etc and people here would freak out with a truck this size and not seeing a driver in right hand seat.

If it was a weekend driver Mustang / Camero then might be different, but a daily driver ram is different.

Its hard to convey how much bigger this will be than anything else on Australian roads. My wife has a 4 door 2011 Jeep Wrangler and people tell us its WAY too big. Idiots.

Stroked · Jun 8, 2012

I would be excited to get one of those for sure!

A Jeep wrangler way too big? Lol. That's funny stuff.

baff · Jun 8, 2012

Here is my previous 4x4. Sold it to cover some of Ram cost. Its one of the top 2 biggest cars (Approx) in Australia.

Its between a Tahoe and a Blazer in size (Approx). But taller.

baff · Jun 8, 2012

Wifes Jeep:

This is the day we picked it up. About 18 months ago.

She wanted something bigger than a sedan as we have lots of crazy Kangaroos near where we live. I've already hit one, she was too scared in a sedan.

bigbadram1500 · Jun 8, 2012

nice

WhiteExpress · Jun 8, 2012

baff said:
Wifes Jeep:

This is the day we picked it up. About 18 months ago.

She wanted something bigger than a sedan as we have lots of crazy Kangaroos near where we live. I've already hit one, she was too scared in a sedan.

That front bumper! ZOMG! Australia must have some WEIRD safety standards. that thing is HUUUUGE! :roflsquared:

baff · Jun 8, 2012

Isn't that standard bumper ? Our rules are pretty tight, so may be different.

Tyrant · Jun 8, 2012

Congrats Baff, she's a beaut!

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WhiteExpress said:
That front bumper! ZOMG! Australia must have some WEIRD safety standards. that thing is HUUUUGE!

that's actually a standard export bumper same as Europe and the middle east..

Bigdaddy · Jun 9, 2012

Awesome truck and I know that you are all over the place with joy. So what are the other Australian are saying about your new truck?

wermbang · Jun 9, 2012

looking good.

I believe the Batram had to do the right hand drive conversion on his SRT10

baff · Jun 9, 2012

Some think I'm absolutely crazy and some cannot wait to see it. Its hard to say how different the RAM will be here. It will be a head turner. I have personalised plates for it to stand out more ("RAM-000").

I've chatted to a few guys that I've seen with F Trucks (one this morning) and they said they that they always get rude notes under wipers and people sticking fingers up at them but they wouldn't change car if paid. There are a couple F Trucks around here, but they are also REALLY rare... most costing $135,000 USD.

There is there usual "You will ruin the environment". But they tend to drive sedans that in the end aren't much better on fuel. Plus I couldn't give 2 stuffs what these people think.

Those who bag it, I think are jealous. Not necessarily of the truck, but of the idea of a project of this size.

This will be the first 2500 I've seen here. I saw a 3500 in January which sparked my interest.

In the end, most people think the weirdest part is that I've never sat in or driven one.

baff · Jun 9, 2012

wermbang said:
looking good.

I believe the Batram had to do the right hand drive conversion on his SRT10

Correct. He is over in New Zealand.

2K10HemiRam · Jun 9, 2012

Damn that a lot of money but what the hell? you only live once right? Can't wait to see better pictures of this thing especially since it's going to be RH drive. Congrats on the truck!

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