Has anyone coverted a petrol car to LPG and used it for towing. If so have you noticed any reduction in power and fuel economy. On paper with LPG being half the cost of petrol it looks to be an attractive option if you do a lot of miles.
we had our trooper converted to lpg three years ago it cost two grand and all but halved our fuel bill overnight. we were chucking in about sixty quid a week we are now down to about twenty-two. by my sums the conversion paid for itself in just over a year. to anybody considering a conversion, do it, you really can't go wrong.looked into this when lpg first came out.seemed ok till i did my sums,miles per year,cost of lpg,cost of conversion,how often i changed my car etc.as im lead to believe you get LESS miles per gallon with lpg?? not a lot less but less. unless you do an awful lot of miles and keep your car for more than 5years it is not worth it
David makes some good points - especially re the Shogun which I assume has had the normal petrol tank removed and replaced with an LPG tank, with a smaller petrol tank fitted elswhere?
We considerred this option but rejected it as we tour Spain a lot. LPG is avialable in Spain but it is hardly taxed at all and can be got for about 15p to 18p a litre!!!
However, it is only suppossed to be sold to "Municipal Vehicles" (Police Ambulance Local Government etc) so filling stations are few and far between - unlike France and other parts of Europe.
So Dave - I would think carefully about ever taking the Shogun to Spain!
We know of one filling station in Santander which if you ask the owner "nicely" he will let you fill up. The Joy of getting 55 Litres of fuel for just
and sozzy rolls !!!29.9p/litre is brilliant - it ranges from 38 to 42p/l round here.
I have heard that some supermarket chains are selling LPG as low as 25p/l - sadly whilst we now have a Morrisons (was Safeway) they do not sell fuel.
Damn good pies though.
James, depending on the vehicle,you do not always loose boot space. My Range Rover has th tank in place of the spare wheel, my previous one had two tanks underneath,and I'm going to do the same with the current carIE have the spare wheel tank and two underneath.totall capacity should be about 160 litres or
CliveV, my recent conversion wasYep! that saving does make you feel good!!
You just have to get used to the idea of the cost of conversion.