How popular is an LPG Conversion in the UK?
Discussion
Hedders said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
I used to fit LPG conversions to Cars, vans and taxi's during the mid 1980's.
Prices for supplying and installing the kits was around the £250 mark with a 60 litre tank.
With inflation that must be about £600 today. Wanna do my Car?Prices for supplying and installing the kits was around the £250 mark with a 60 litre tank.
redtwin said:
stephen300o said:
My dad had two Jeeps on gas, two pumps and a blown engine latter... he now has a diesel.
What sort of pumps?. Fuel, oil, coolant or other?. Dino D said:
I wonder what the future of lpg will be as already some engines (VW 's FSI) cannot be converted at all.
And why do manufacturers not offer LPG prepped cars with a half size petrol tank to free up space for a LPG tank?
I imagine the reason is that would probably push the price of the car up the the price of the diesel equivalent- and most average joes would then opt of the diesel as the fuel is more widely. So its kind of why manufacturers don't do it and why lpg will remain niche.And why do manufacturers not offer LPG prepped cars with a half size petrol tank to free up space for a LPG tank?
I remember around 2000/ 2001, i think the government offered some kind of tax break or some sort of inceptive to manufacturers to offer factory fitted conversions- hence why theres a lot of factory fitted volvos / vauxhalls- i think even mg rover did a few, from that era, floating about in the classifieds.
Sadly the wise old government dont offer any incentive any more, so the car makers dont bother. Nothing at all to do with fact the government make more money from people buying petrol or diesel. Nothing at all to do with that. At all.
Biker's Nemesis said:
Hedders said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
I used to fit LPG conversions to Cars, vans and taxi's during the mid 1980's.
Prices for supplying and installing the kits was around the £250 mark with a 60 litre tank.
With inflation that must be about £600 today. Wanna do my Car?Prices for supplying and installing the kits was around the £250 mark with a 60 litre tank.
stephen300o said:
redtwin said:
stephen300o said:
My dad had two Jeeps on gas, two pumps and a blown engine latter... he now has a diesel.
What sort of pumps?. Fuel, oil, coolant or other?. OK, I retract the unfair, unjustified stereotype that Jeeps are cack. It's just something I read on the internet...
Fordo said:
Dino D said:
I wonder what the future of lpg will be as already some engines (VW 's FSI) cannot be converted at all.
And why do manufacturers not offer LPG prepped cars with a half size petrol tank to free up space for a LPG tank?
I imagine the reason is that would probably push the price of the car up the the price of the diesel equivalent- and most average joes would then opt of the diesel as the fuel is more widely. So its kind of why manufacturers don't do it and why lpg will remain niche.And why do manufacturers not offer LPG prepped cars with a half size petrol tank to free up space for a LPG tank?
What about all the environmentalists in UK that want to be green - surely there a few million of them now that would like to green and buy an LPG converted car out the box....sorry, I forgot they all driving Prius' on their green electricity...
A friend of mine in Holland has a 2,5T Volvo XC90. He tells me conversion cost there is 4k euros and then his annual car tax will go UP from 1k to 2k Euros because of the conversion - anyone know if that sounds right - seems ab it odd?
I am seriously considering a Jeep as my next car and obviously the LPG equipped ones are appealing, just curious what others who have run them have encountered.
I don't think it is all bad for Jeeps and LPG, pretty sure Quinny on here has a Grand Cherokee with LPG and last I heard he had no issues. Occasional Jeep forum lurking hasn't turned up too many LPG/Jeep woes.
Strange that a sparkplug issue damaged the block though, valve/head damage is usually the outcome of a poorly running or incorrectly setup system.
I don't think it is all bad for Jeeps and LPG, pretty sure Quinny on here has a Grand Cherokee with LPG and last I heard he had no issues. Occasional Jeep forum lurking hasn't turned up too many LPG/Jeep woes.
Strange that a sparkplug issue damaged the block though, valve/head damage is usually the outcome of a poorly running or incorrectly setup system.
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