LPG

[Fleckers]

Hello,

Now that petrol has hit stupid PPL I am toying wiht the idea of one of these beasts to replace my Diesel Jag.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1428675.htm

however I dont want to fund most of the great unwashed by paying silly petrol prices so am considering LPG

Does anyone know roughly how much a full conversion is to fit, but more important what are they like after 5 years, still working, still OK, what about MOT's ?

Cheers

Stuart

[550Hep]

So maybe I am really wrong here but surely if this does half as much to the gallon as your Jag (which it probably does) and LPG is half the price of diesel then surely you are no better off?

Edited to add though - I don't dislike it just don't think you are any better off by doing it.

Edited by 550Hep on Wednesday 31st March 22:28

[Matt UK]

550Hep said:

I don't dislike it just don't think you are any better off by doing it.

You don't think he's better off moving from a diesel Jag to an American V8 with no additional costs?

[550Hep]

Matt UK said:

550Hep said:

I don't dislike it just don't think you are any better off by doing it.

You don't think he's better off moving from a diesel Jag to an American V8 with no additional costs?

OK - I deserved that lets say financially which seemed to be the motive...

[Fleckers]

I am not looking to get the same MPG / Cost per Gallon as the Jag, I want a fun weekend toy, but if I go LPG I want to know if after 5 years the systesm still seem to work and how a LPG conversion affects MOT's

I'm sure they are safe, passMOT's etc, I have read all the blurb on website but want real life info for humans, not garages.

Thanks

Stuart

[550Hep]

Fleckers said:

I am not looking to get the same MPG / Cost per Gallon as the Jag, I want a fun weekend toy, but if I go LPG I want to know if after 5 years the systesm still seem to work and how a LPG conversion affects MOT's

I'm sure they are safe, passMOT's etc, I have read all the blurb on website but want real life info for humans, not garages.

Thanks

Stuart

Fair enough then I sit corrected - it did sound like you were looking to spend less as well.

So apologies.

I can't help with first hand feedback but my Father in Law has run an LPG converted 91' Range Rover Classic now for approx 6 years and he has kept it serviced by a decent indy that knows about them and had it done as a professional conversion in the first place and they also have done his MOT's and as far as I know his only issues have been usual MOT type stuff down to general wear and tear and nothing to do with the LPG conversion.

Cheers

Edited by 550Hep on Wednesday 31st March 22:42

[RV8]

Fleckers said:

I am not looking to get the same MPG / Cost per Gallon as the Jag, I want a fun weekend toy, but if I go LPG I want to know if after 5 years the systesm still seem to work and how a LPG conversion affects MOT's

I'm sure they are safe, passMOT's etc, I have read all the blurb on website but want real life info for humans, not garages.

Thanks

Stuart

You can have the LPG system serviced by professionals, find out what the kit is and do a search for your local specialist, although non specialists will probably be happy to service it because most systems have 'fairly' similar principals.

You can get one with a LPGA certificate (for what it's worth) many insurance companies don't wish to see this though, it's not a document you need to comply with the law like for example an MOT or Insurance certificate. You can if you wish have a safety test done for anywhere between £80-£150, they check whole system and give it a bill of health.

My V8 gets slightly less MPG on LPG than Petrol. Sometimes it's best running on petrol 'till the engine warns up a bit as the vaporizer can apparently freeze up in winter until they get up to temp (via associated pipe work usually with the heater matrix) so only get warm once the coolant is up to temp. The reason I mention this is that if you were to do really short trips all the time you'll probably be running on petrol, saying that some systems switch over instantly or even start on LPG. I always run mine on petrol for a short while, it keeps everything lubricated and on mine I don't have any fancy electronic switch over I have a three way switch - Gasoline - all off - and LPG.. I click once to the middle (all off) run on petrol fumes for a couple of hundred yards then manually switch to LPG. On something as new as that big yank it'd be done by automatically I would imagine.

Basically I couldn't afford to run a V8 on Petrol so it's made it possible for me to own one.