RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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any good? does anyone drive an lpg car and have you had any problems?
thinking of getting one!
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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dont u have to get them converted
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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yeah costs about £1500 to get ya own car converted but i would buy a car that already has it done! lots of vectras n mondeos about with it fitted for around 2 grand!
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Roffo
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Registered: 17th Feb 07
Location: Weymouth
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the car i learnt in two years ago was LPG, wasnt very fast but really really econmical, and its only like 40p a litre(or whatever it is).
as far as i know it never had any problems. and is still going now after about 3 years since conversion..
only prob is that there v.slow.
[Edited on 29-12-2007 by black_n_Chrome]
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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not much slower than std.
But i would have to say less reliable.
We run a vauxhall astravan dualfuel original vauxhall conversion.
Tend to find you have to use genuine parts on it, Runs fine on genuine plugs but hates NGK ones etc. Also goes through lamda sensor every 12 months or so.
But its good on fuel! Well cheap to run i should say.
The company we bought it from replaced it with a pair of berlingos that they then had converted.
Nothing but problems with both of them and citroen wont work on them as they arent qualified to touch the gas.
Had them both in the other week for tappets again. Don't need to touch the gas system but citroen still wouldn't do it.
Personally I wouldnt bother unless you do a huge mileage and then id be loooking at one of the vauxhall dualfuels and not a conversion!
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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i put £35 a week in at mo so would go down to £17 a week and save at least 60 quid a month,was looking at 1.6 astra g bi fuel but they r slow
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G11_VTS
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Registered: 5th Jul 07
Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife
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Lol £35 a week, are you joking!
You cant seriously be thinking £35 a week of petrol means you need to get a lpg car lol!
I spend £60 minimum a week and still wouldnt justify this, maybe a quick diesel but that it lol!
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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If you put £35 a week in it would more likely go down to around £20 so £15 a week not a gresat saving is it.
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G11_VTS
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Registered: 5th Jul 07
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What a was thinkin ainsley!
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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You really have to do some serious millage to recoup the cost of the conversion.
However if you buy one with it already done make sure its done by a reputable company and DEFINATELY get it inspected as I have heard some horror stories.
My Cusin had a BMW 740 with an lpg conversion. Was very very nice 
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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As said, you either have to do serious milage or you want to run around in a V8 saloon, and keep costs of a small corsa then get LPG
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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lots of 4 litre jeeps with it!
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RioVerde
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