LPG Recommendations

[C8PPO]

Apologies for this, I'm sure it's been discussed loads of times before but the search tool is refusing to play ball again this evening (funny old world.....) so I have to ask.

Any recommendations for LPG installations on a 4.4 Vogue in the South East? Anything to look out for, or avoid? I've been playing with some calculators and they're suggesting fuel cost savings of between £1100-£1500 p.a. based on my mileage and today's fuel prices, so if an installation is £2k-ish, then the payback looks like being less than 2 years.

Thanks in advance.

[bozmandb9]

C8PPO said:

Apologies for this, I'm sure it's been discussed loads of times before but the search tool is refusing to play ball again this evening (funny old world.....) so I have to ask.

Any recommendations for LPG installations on a 4.4 Vogue in the South East? Anything to look out for, or avoid? I've been playing with some calculators and they're suggesting fuel cost savings of between £1100-£1500 p.a. based on my mileage and today's fuel prices, so if an installation is £2k-ish, then the payback looks like being less than 2 years.

Thanks in advance.

Obviously depends on your mileage. If you use a tank of LPG per week (probably around 250 miles), you'll pay around £50. This would probably cost you around £90 in petrol. I reckon on saving at least £50 per week by using LPG, so payback is over £2,500 per year. I paid less than that for a conversion on a 4.2 S/C, which is a lot more involved, and needs a lot more very expensive kit (upgraded injectors, twin high capacity reducers, electronic value protection system etc). I would expect your conversion to cost more like £1,800, and payback within a year.

You'll probably see an increase in the value of your car as well, I'd pay more for a converted car, so long as it's been done well, and especially if it's still under warranty!

I think BRC kit is excellent, Prinz probably have the top brand, but I haven't experience their kits. Get the filler put under the rear bumper, don't spoil the rear quarter. Make sure your chosen converter has done plenty of Range Rovers, make sure they don't splice into the vehicle electrics, find out what they propose to do with the air suspension compressor, it will need to be moved from the spare wheel well, probably to the right side panel, if they mount it to the body it'll be noisy, make sure it's not going to overheat or be damaged by operating upside down etc.

It's not a difficult conversion, and those who've had it done are generally delighted. Check out www.fullfatrr.com and you'll find many happy conversion owners and some top advice.

[JW911]

What he says.

I have a Prins system, which has been superb. No problems. My suspension compressor is remounted next to the fuel tank on a custom bracket. You hear it on startup and that's about it. It's pretty unobtrusive. I had the filler mounted on the right rear quarter for convenience but I have seen them fitted inside the normal filler cap.

The sums when I did my conversion (three years ago) worked out that roughly 14k miles of driving paid for the conversion. The rest was saving. I do about 14k miles per year so I'm currently £5k or so up.

[C8PPO]

Seems there's a BRC installer near to me so I shall ask him some questions and see how that goes - thanks.

[Shaw Tarse]

Jem0911 usually gives some good advice on LPG.