KJ in Egypt

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:45 pm

I was watching a show on the History Channel International about the excavation of a pyramid site. The archeologist drove to the site in a KJ!

Terry

STINGN · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:08 pm

they know whats up!

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

Was it LHD or RHD...what color?

Combat Truck Monkey · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:54 pm

I lie to you not!!!!! My convoy was northbound on the main highway through Iraq and we were passed by a silver KJ. Someone has a pic, I'll see if I can get a hold of it.

KJ Willy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:04 am

They have them here in Kuwait.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:41 am

It appeared to be black. They didn't have much footage of the outside of it. It had a brush guard on it too.

Terry

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:57 am

HoosierJeeper wrote:

Was it LHD or RHD...

Why do you guys think that everyone outside the US drives on the wrong side of the road?

LHD ..only in the blue countries....
RHD...only in the red

originaly LHD but now RHD...all orange

Green: Once had different rules of the road (depending on one's location), but now drives on the right.

LibertyGuy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:51 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

I was watching a show on the History Channel International about the excavation of a pyramid site. The archeologist drove to the site in a KJ!

Terry

I saw that episode!

dgeist · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:22 pm

tonycrd wrote:

HoosierJeeper wrote:

Was it LHD or RHD...

Why do you guys think that everyone outside the US drives on the wrong side of the road?

LHD ..only in the blue countries....
RHD...only in the red

originaly LHD but now RHD...all orange

Green: Once had different rules of the road (depending on one's location), but now drives on the right.

Your "RHD" and "LHD" is making my brain hurt, then I realized the map was showing what side of the ROAD you drive on, not what side of the vehicle:
RHD usually implies the left side of road (i.e. great britain, aussies, india, etc)
LHD usually implies the right side of the road

I was thinking....crap, I thought I owned a LHD vehicle all this time

That's right, I do!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_hand_drive#Terminology

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:39 pm

It was LHD.

Terry

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:15 am

dgeist wrote:

Your "RHD" and "LHD" is making my brain hurt

If you drive the correct type of vehicle for a specific country...the driver is always in the middle of the road. No matter where on earth you are.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:36 am

Fulltimer wrote:

I was watching a show on the History Channel International about the excavation of a pyramid site. The archeologist drove to the site in a KJ!

Terry

Apparently, Arab American Vehicles (http://www.aav.com.eg/Pathtosuccess.html) assembles them there (the other non-U.S. assembler is currently in Venezuela), but the parts are still all produced in Toledo, OH.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:41 am

tonycrd wrote:

Why do you guys think that everyone outside the US drives on the wrong side of the road?

Okay, Tony, I'm frightened... What is the "Purple" for Namibia??? :shock:

"Drive wherever you find a road"? :ROTFL:

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:28 pm

Interesting -- AAV is building the J8 (as a 2 or 4 Dr LHD or RHD) with a VM Motori 2,8L diesel in Egypt:

http://www.aav.com.eg/Product_TJL-J8.html

They also have an interesting selection of options for the LJ (called the TJL there obviously):

http://www.aav.com.eg/moreTJLoptions.html

As well as selling the current KK "Cherokee" with the 3,7L:

http://www.aav.com.eg/Product_cherokee.html

jnaut · **Posted:** Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:34 am

tonycrd wrote:

HoosierJeeper wrote:

Was it LHD or RHD...

Why do you guys think that everyone outside the US drives on the wrong side of the road?

Because the British Empire had a huge influence on infrastructure around the world during initial industrialization. And the British drive on the wrong side of the road... so...

linewarbr · **Posted:** Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:17 pm

Cobolt-60 wrote:

Okay, Tony, I'm frightened... What is the "Purple" for Namibia??? :shock:

"Drive wherever you find a road"? :ROTFL:

They used to drive on the right, now they drive on the left.

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