How popular is an LPG Conversion in the UK?
Discussion
I run my Porsche Cayenne on LPG. There is no dicernable loss of performance. I had it fitted about one month after purchase.
We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
Rawhide said:
I run my Porsche Cayenne on LPG. There is no dicernable loss of performance. I had it fitted about one month after purchase.
We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
Which model Cayenne do you have and what brand of LPG system?We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
If you would be so kind?
Jem0911 said:
Rawhide said:
I run my Porsche Cayenne on LPG. There is no dicernable loss of performance. I had it fitted about one month after purchase.
We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
Which model Cayenne do you have and what brand of LPG system?We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
If you would be so kind?
Rawhide said:
Jem0911 said:
Rawhide said:
I run my Porsche Cayenne on LPG. There is no dicernable loss of performance. I had it fitted about one month after purchase.
We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
Which model Cayenne do you have and what brand of LPG system?We liked it so much we converted my wifes Volvo V70 2 weeks after.
No problems on either cars. Just reduced bills.
Finding stations can be a bit of a pain but if you have an iphone 'there's an app for that'. Most motorway service stations have them too which covers most of my long distance driving.
If you would be so kind?
Is the flashlube required or your request?
[quote=Hedders]Not popular at all! A lot of garages will back away in horror as soon as they see an LPG kit. They all see it as some kind of black art and what nothing to do with it 
And most people that have no experience of LPG seem to think that the tanks are bound to explode if you have an accident.
Well fist of all you have to be qualified to touch lpg and most people aren, however where i work in watsville south wales we do lpg conversions and the last 1 we did was over 5 months ago and we have only done 4 this year. Compared to 15 last year people arent going down the route of lpg and just getting a more fuel efficent car, plus as we do a bit of work with lpg we do get quite a few problems with it aswel so reliablity of the system leaves much to be desired
And most people that have no experience of LPG seem to think that the tanks are bound to explode if you have an accident.Well fist of all you have to be qualified to touch lpg and most people aren, however where i work in watsville south wales we do lpg conversions and the last 1 we did was over 5 months ago and we have only done 4 this year. Compared to 15 last year people arent going down the route of lpg and just getting a more fuel efficent car, plus as we do a bit of work with lpg we do get quite a few problems with it aswel so reliablity of the system leaves much to be desired
k and make it just as expensive as petrol/diesel...I considered when I get my Legacy 2.5 as a daily driver earlier this year but there were several things that put me off, e.g. initial cost (£1.5-£2K), not many fuel stations near me (I only know of one) and the fact I don't tend to keep cars too long so the payback wasn't there even though I do about 18K miles/year.
Plus the fact the Lgeacy is getting late 30's mpg so the running costs are not bad anyway.
It does seem like it could be a good option if I was to have a powerful every day car and drive it harder, but they don't seem to be very popular over here.
Plus the fact the Lgeacy is getting late 30's mpg so the running costs are not bad anyway.
It does seem like it could be a good option if I was to have a powerful every day car and drive it harder, but they don't seem to be very popular over here.
uuf361 said:
I considered when I get my Legacy 2.5 as a daily driver earlier this year but there were several things that put me off, e.g. initial cost (£1.5-£2K), not many fuel stations near me (I only know of one) and the fact I don't tend to keep cars too long so the payback wasn't there even though I do about 18K miles/year.
Plus the fact the Lgeacy is getting late 30's mpg so the running costs are not bad anyway.
It does seem like it could be a good option if I was to have a powerful every day car and drive it harder, but they don't seem to be very popular over here.
I think that's a good example of a marginal case. It makes a lot more sense when your mpg is half of that, lpg is seen a bit on the 3.0 Legacy'sPlus the fact the Lgeacy is getting late 30's mpg so the running costs are not bad anyway.
It does seem like it could be a good option if I was to have a powerful every day car and drive it harder, but they don't seem to be very popular over here.
the old man had his auto E200 converted into LPG. cost £1100 for parts + 1days conversion. Did some calculations, and after 16,000 he'd break even from the cost of the conversion. Does require a service/inspection every 2-3k miles or so. and sometimes has idling issues when you switch over from petorl to LPG. but when driving it, you'd never notice the difference.
Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff