LPG for Pikeys?
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Hi Guys
I have noticed a few comments about LPG being for pikeys, and some posters saying they wouldn't buy a car that had been converted.
When looking for a Range Rover Classic, a lot of cars had been converted to LPG, but none of them grabbed me as being particularly pikey - it seems a popular mod for the RRCs.
I personally wouldn't buy an LPG converted car, but just because I prefer originality.
Is it only certain LPG fuelled cars that are perceived as being pikey, or all of them?
I'm just curious as I never really thought of them in that way before.
Cheers
I have noticed a few comments about LPG being for pikeys, and some posters saying they wouldn't buy a car that had been converted.
When looking for a Range Rover Classic, a lot of cars had been converted to LPG, but none of them grabbed me as being particularly pikey - it seems a popular mod for the RRCs.
I personally wouldn't buy an LPG converted car, but just because I prefer originality.
Is it only certain LPG fuelled cars that are perceived as being pikey, or all of them?
I'm just curious as I never really thought of them in that way before.
Cheers
k would LPG be for pikey's?
So your a pikey for buying a cheaper car because you can't afford an expensive car too?
Your a pikey for servicing at an independent rather than main dealer because its cheaper?
what a load of rubbish.
Theres nothing wrong with running a car on LPG, if it saves you money especially in these harder times then who cares.
Your a pikey for servicing at an independent rather than main dealer because its cheaper?
what a load of rubbish.
Theres nothing wrong with running a car on LPG, if it saves you money especially in these harder times then who cares.
R12HCO said:
I think its just the Pistonheads snobbery brigade in full force.
Completely agree. There doesn't seem to be an understanding of the concept of choosing to spend less money on something. If you don't do it the most expensive way then it's clearly because you can't afford it.Utter nonsense & more fool them.
That said, as kits can be bought & fitted by anyone, there are some horrors out there so as always caveat emptor when buying one that's been converted.
Properly done & with the right kit for the car they reduce the fuel cost of running big engined cars considerably - and no-one wants big engined petrol cars so you can pick them up for low money.
That said, as kits can be bought & fitted by anyone, there are some horrors out there so as always caveat emptor when buying one that's been converted.
Properly done & with the right kit for the car they reduce the fuel cost of running big engined cars considerably - and no-one wants big engined petrol cars so you can pick them up for low money.
Edited by paintman on Saturday 26th February 11:42
Considering the outlay to convert the car originally, its hardly a cheap way of doing things unless you are going to run the car for a long time. How that relates to being pikey i do not know.
Was there not rumours of the tax relief on LPG being removed/reduced at some point soon? And therefore making it less of a financial benefit than before?
Was there not rumours of the tax relief on LPG being removed/reduced at some point soon? And therefore making it less of a financial benefit than before?
That's insanity. I figure that if it wasn't for the fact that a lot of old gas guzzlers had been converted to LPG that a huge percentage of them would have been scrapped by now. If you drive 12k miles a year you could easily spend £3,500 worth of fuel in one, and there's not many RRCs that are worth that much last I checked, friend of mine picked a nice one up for £1,200 not too long ago and it was on LPG and he runs it on LPG.
It keeps the prices low(ish) an the queues at the pump non-existent. Who cares what they think?
I think it's mainly because there are/were a lot of shoddy/cheap conversions which aren't as effective as a decent quality system and looked far too homemade and dodgy. I'd definitely stay away from some of the home jobs.
I think it's mainly because there are/were a lot of shoddy/cheap conversions which aren't as effective as a decent quality system and looked far too homemade and dodgy. I'd definitely stay away from some of the home jobs.
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