Range Rover 4.2 V8 Autobiography

[johnnyboy225]

Evening all...

Am test-driving a 55 plate tomorrow morning - have an idea I might buy a Range Rover as an every day car... looking forward to it - have yet to drive in such an 'elevated' position...

I asked the (main) dealer about conversion to LPG - I want a big petrol engine (sorry, am not into diesels at all), and have a friend who converted his petrol Range Rover and has never looked back...

The dealer's response was:
1. they didn't offer the conversion..
2. If I had one done after buying the car, it would invalidate the warranty on the engine
3. When I sold it (having had it converted), I would realise less money

To be honest, I'm not overly fussed, as the fuel consumption without a conversion should be better than I get from the Maserati, however, was a bit surprised by the answers given...

Any comments please? and anything to look out for when considering such a beast?? What are the desirable options, and what are unnecessary?

Thanks in advance all.....

John

[agent006]

Of his points, the first two are factually correct. The third, well, you may get a premium on the sale price for having LPG but it won't offset the cost of the conversion.

[johnnyboy225]

agent006 said:

Of his points, the first two are factually correct. The third, well, you may get a premium on the sale price for having LPG but it won't offset the cost of the conversion.

Alec,

Cheers for the reply, I guessed he would be accurate on the first two (although wanted to check), I'd only consider converting if I was keeping it for a while, and doing decent mileage. I take your point...

John

[steve_d]

You need to be doing plenty of miles before it starts to pay back.

Steve

[agent006]

You need a really top spec system for a big V8 too. Single point systems just don't cut it. Budget up to £2500. If you're not keeping it for a while then it's not really worth doing. Even on the P38, LPG commands only a few hundred premium on the sale price.

[Lensey]

Do you know what sort of mileage you would be doing? I was advised against doing this becuase they said the V8 never runs that good on the gas?

[greenlandy]

Lensey said:

Do you know what sort of mileage you would be doing? I was advised against doing this becuase they said the V8 never runs that good on the gas?

While rebuilding my motor at a mates 4wd garage I saw no end of V8's coming in because the gas had killed the engine in one way or another.
off topic the best was this Merc Vito van which had been run on veg oil



Hammer and chisel to get the burnt on oil off!! We gave up and sent it on it's way.

[agent006]

greenlandy said:

no end of V8's coming in because the gas had killed the engine in one way or another.

On the P38 it's usually single point systems that can't flow enough gas, and haven't got the intelligence to do the necessary in order to stop the engine running lean. Kerblammo.
Also get an alarming effect when an engine backfires with an intake manifold full of gas. Kerblammo again, new bonnet required.