Looking to buy a converted LHD (from RHD) - worried though

Hi
I am looking to buy Freelander Mk1 (2004) LHD as we are moving to Europe this summer and where we are moving to (Slovenia) the cars seem to cost a load. Anyway, we have seen a fab 20114 Freelander with only 80k on the clock. The current owner has converted it from RHD to LHD but has no paperwork about this.
I cannot seem to find anything online about what you need to prove the modification, so a few questions:
- assume this would class as 'modified' for insurance and therefore would increase the annual costs?
- how could we check the airbags are still working?
- is buying this just a crazy idea?
- do we need to let DVLA know of the drive side change?
- Anything else we are not thinking of?

THANK YOU!!
MBrown

Any change needs notifying to the insurance who will probably increase the cost of insurance. Such a mod may mean yer can only use specialist insurance.

Use a diagnostic to confirm no air bag errors. Doesn't prove they will work. It proves the system can't see a fault currently.

Crazy. Yes a bit. Depends if the person doing the conversion knew what he was doing.

Log book doesn't list left or right hand drive

Get someone who knows about cars to look over it for you if you don't know about them. It will have had a lot of work done to it. Dash board out etc. Make sure everything works. Also try to find out why it was changed right to left. Check it's not stolen and converted to make sale easier int none uk.

Hi!

Where are you moving to? I was born in slovenia, in maribor but now im living in switzerland (3 years)
I dont think that anyone in slovenia is gonna notice that the car has been converted, MOT there is not as thorough as other countries. Just dont tell them!!!

I had a hyundai coupe with catalytic converter removed, gave the guy at mot extra 20€ and he let me through. every year...
Do you speak slovenian? PM me.

But keep in mind that you are gonna pay around 30% import tax for the car. Best if you can write a lower price on your buying contract (if it is a private seller he should understand why)

Hi I looked into same thing, check lights have being changed, when all was out was mileage changed, do you want to regester it in Slovenia if so what paperwork will you need? if you need c of c will change be a problem who did conversion and why did they just do it as they can sell it for more, if so might not do as good a job, how much do you save,? in the end I went for a freelander here that has not being messed with think the safe bet but more money

Apparently mk1 freelander are the steering converters car of choice as everything just swaps over to the other side n vice versa..no new dash etc.even the wipers will flip over.itsca good way to tell a cheap conversion cos they didn't bother with the wipers. ..think the tricky bit is the pedals n steering columb