BMW E39 530i on LPG ??

[king_of_herts]

Im looking at perhaps doing a deal with a guy with an E39 530i Sport running on LPG.

(http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1097537.htm)

At the moment, I have a 2001 325Ci Convertible, which I love, but unfortunately I was made redundant a little while ago, and the fuel consumption has finally become an issue..

I have always loved the E39 sport's but I wanted to get an idea for what sort of MPG I would expect from an LPG 530i

HAS ANYONE ELSE GOT A GAS 530i??

WHAT SORT OF MPG DO YOU GET??

I don't want to rush into doing a deal for soemthing that isn't that much cheaper to run, as I was also toying with the idea of a 530d (aaaaah! Diesel!) so any advice would be greatfully received!

Thanks!

[pimpin gimp]

The quoted figures for a 530i manual are 29mg average, this would be apprximately 23mpg on gas (assuming a 20% reduction, as is typical) but gas is, give or take, 50% of the cost of petrol. Giving an approximate 46mpg equivelant.

Hope this helps.

[Nano2nd]

what mpg does the 325 give you out of interest?

[king_of_herts]

About 28mpg on average.

[Nano2nd]

king_of_herts said:

About 28mpg on average.

blimey thats not great! do u do lots of short journeys/traffic etc?

[king_of_herts]

Not really. Quite often do a 40 mile round trip on the A1.

What should I be getting then!!?? I thought that was ok..

[king_of_herts]

Oh, and I do put my foot down....

[Matt UK]

Nano2nd said:

king_of_herts said:

About 28mpg on average.

blimey thats not great! do u do lots of short journeys/traffic etc?

Seems OK as an average

[Matt UK]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Found this, it might help you. I'm sure a guy in that thread LPG'd his 330i

[D5SPM]

Hi I got a 2001 530i Tourer which is ran on LPG.

My best bit of advice is to find a good local garage what will do a good job, make sure you know what make of LPG system they will install then try to find how many other garages in your area deal with this system (I found out the hard way).

I've got a 56Ltr tank installed in the spare wheel well, the air pump for the suspension had to be moved from this location to one of the storage area's to the side. You only get 80% capacity out of your tank, the most I managed to squeeze into my was 46Ltrs the average is about 43Ltrs.

I get between 220-260 miles per tank (I used to get about 300 miles on a run, but this is one of the reasons I need to find a garage to check the system as the one I used to install has decided to shut up shop)

If installed correctly then it is a good way to go and you will not notice any power loss/difference between petrol.

Edited by D5SPM on Tuesday 30th June 13:42