RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Looking to get an lpg powered car do they still return the same mpg and are there any running problems? only want a cheapie £1500-£2000 not one of these expensive ones that are done by the manufacturer from new!
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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i dunno but i saw some guy filled up for like £20!
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cjohnson
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Registered: 27th Apr 08
Location: silsden,west yorks.Drive: Astra van
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mates dad has a vectra 1.8 sri on lpg... still goes well... v so id say yeah good things lol
CJ..
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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i know a few ppl with it, mostly f150's etc but they dont notice a change in performance whatsoever. You can sometimes get a grant from the goverment to get one fitted.
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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How does lpg work?
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by 1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
You can sometimes get a grant from the goverment to get one fitted.
Govenrment did that for about 6 months some 10 years or so ago then as soon as they realised the tax they were losing they scrapped that idea!
On a low powered car 1600 or less you will notice the loss in power!
I would look for an original vauxhall dual fuel
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Theoretically, you should be able to tune the car to make more power on LPG than Petrol as it has a higher octane rating.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
i dunno but i saw some guy filled up for like £20!
LPG is something like 45p a litre so it's cheap as chips when you compare it to petrol.
I think it gets better mpg too, but don't quote me on that 
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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It actually gets slightly worse mpg!
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Slightly worse mpg than petol & slightly lower bhp, however its something like half the price of petrol, tbh id rather buy an old derv & run it off cooking oil!!
[Edited on 01-06-2008 by Colin]
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davcohen
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Registered: 1st Nov 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Slightly worse mpg than petol & slightly lower bhp, however its something like half the price of petrol, tbh id rather buy an old derv & run it off cooking oil!!
thats what im doing atm although i would much rather switch to LPG if possible as its a pain in the ass pouring vegetable oil into my tank especially as i live on the main road with no lack of passing pedestrian walking past
although i had a quick look and unless its just me LPG cars such as astra's seem to demand quite a premium
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D-A-V-E-
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Registered: 2nd Mar 08
Location: Northern Ireland!
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my dad has a 2.2 omega on lpg, its a good job lyk, huge big tank in the boot lol the power is supposed t b the same but u loose a few % in mpg wen on gas....she does just over 30mpg on petrol and about 27mpg on gas atm
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supremefaulk
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Registered: 5th Feb 08
Location: Bridgend
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my parents put their 1.8 '97 passat on LPG, as they were using it as a taxi.
Only drawback with it is the tank taking up a lot of space in the boot.
But they done that about 6 years ago, done best part of 100,000 miles in it since the conversion, no problems apart from the odd gasket going.
But mega cheap
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