Jag on LPG, price ?

[georgezippy]

Am contemplating buying a 1990's Jag XJ6. I'd prefer one that has an LPG system for minimising fuel costs. What percentage of extra do you think one is worth with a working system fitted?

[NormanD]

georgezippy said:

Am contemplating buying a 1990's Jag XJ6. I'd prefer one that has an LPG system for minimising fuel costs. What percentage of extra do you think one is worth with a working system fitted?

Although giving you a saving it will put a lot of purchasers off so, same price

Infact could be worth less

[pete5570]

Same here, i've seen them up for sale at the same price as petrol versions.Make sure it has been fitted by a proper outfit and has the certificate, obvious i know, but you do get some that have had the LPG remove from a salvage car and poorly retro fitted.

[tinker-27]

I run a s type r that is gas converted and has been for 100,000 miles , I would not want to use it as a daily if it was not ! I can not tell the difference between petrol and gas as far as performance goes. And at 65p per litre it's cheap to run . I do agree it needs to be a good well fitted kit but they do exist . My only problem is the tank could do with being bigger 190 miles round town and about 230 on a run (can only get 50 litres in it )

[fatboy b]

A mate has an S-Type-R for sale with LPG. It's quite high miles, but I think it's about £6K.

[edward1]

out of interest, those running the supercharged jags on LPG, do you have twin or single vapourisers. I am looking at getting a XKR done and it has been suggested a single vapourisor unit and us epetrol to top up at the high power outputs would be OK with a OMVL system

[NormanD]

edward1 said:

out of interest, those running the supercharged jags on LPG, do you have twin or single vapourisers.

I am looking at getting a XKR done and it has been suggested a single vapourisor unit and us epetrol to top up at the high power outputs would be OK with a OMVL system

Can I suggest you join the XK8/R owners club www.xkec.co.uk

There are some members there that have LPG or are in the process of having it fitted
It is a Members only Forum so you will have to join the Club first to make contact

From what I recall there insn't much room with the supercharger to fit all the bits

[rswift]

I don't think there is much of a premium for an LPG car, especially an older one. I had an 4 litre Sovereign, it was converted at 80k, and I sold it at 325k .. and I still miss it. Swapped for an X350, 4.2 SE 40k FSH (& BRC LPG) for £9.5k a year ago .. which was actually cheaper than a lot of similar cars advertised at the time.

LPG seems to put a lot of people off, as it is still looked at with suspicion from a lot of 'traditionalists'.

The downside is, when I got my X300 LPG was 26p a litre .. my local is no 84p, and cheapest I can find is 75p. Saving doesn't seem so good, (although my 4.2 V8 still seems cheaper to run than my wife's 2 Litre HDi Diesel Peugeot !