Its a safety factor! If it veered to the left, it would put you into
oncoming traffic. So they have built this into the car to keep you
safe. Now the amazing part is that if you buy an English version, you
do have a tendency to veer to the left. So if you ever think of buying
a "gray" Lexus, you should be carefull to have the steering changed
before you bring it into the US. Of course you should also change the
numbers and writting on the dash from English to American, also a
safety factor to prevent spendign too much time translating. And then
there are of course the cars from other countries. No wonder it costs
so much to get a Lexus worked on! The Mercedes does not have all those
fancy options and it costs less to get it worked on. So you see, you
really have stumbled into a very serious issue here. I think that
maybe you should bring this to the attention of the US congresss and
senate as they work out the rules for how American cars should be
built after the loan. So do call your congresman and senator
immediately and direct their attention to this all important matter,
unless you live in Illlinois, of course. And if you do live in Ill,
just wait a few days until somebody has come up with the right amount
of money to replace Hussein Obama, and then contact them. Of course
maybe BO has some money left over that he has not committed to other
causes, and he can figure out a way to use it to get a friend
appointed. Well, good luck with the government !