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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: tg1 on 21 August 2009, 15:34

Title: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: tg1 on 21 August 2009, 15:34

any ideas anyone?

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: jake on 21 August 2009, 16:16

the conversion is not cheap! But obviously you will save money in the long run as LPG is very very cheap! And another advantage is that you dont actually lose much performance, if anything minor

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Adam on 21 August 2009, 16:20

10-20% less economy and 0.53ppl

With the cost of conversion you will have to do alot of miles to break even.

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Stronz on 21 August 2009, 16:21

Do the government still do a scheme where you can apply for a conversion grant to help with the cost?

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: gtigolfthree on 21 August 2009, 16:41

Think its ok on a big gaz guzzling v8 but on a small reasonably economical family car? Remember you have to put the gas tank somewhere.

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: jake on 21 August 2009, 17:34

yeah the gas tank normally replaces the fuel tank!

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: tg1 on 21 August 2009, 17:43

not for me my old man has his heart stuck on some old lexus barge he couldn't park but when he realised a 4l v8 isn't ideal for tootling round town he was asking me about lpg

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 21 August 2009, 17:47

Quote from: jwelsh12 on 21 August 2009, 17:34

yeah the gas tank normally replaces the fuel tank!

Not really.  LPG cars usually have a switch so you can toggle between which fuel you want to use.  They usually use the spare wheel well for the LPG tank & give you a tyre foam kit, lol!  :D

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Llewellyn on 21 August 2009, 19:13

Yeah very rarely does the lpg tank replace the petrol tank.

My dad has had a couple of w124 mercs on gas, and its brilliant.

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 21 August 2009, 19:30

Quote from: Stronz on 21 August 2009, 16:21

Do the government still do a scheme where you can apply for a conversion grant to help with the cost?

They certainly did used to, but I've got a feeling it was scrapped a few years ago.

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: jake on 22 August 2009, 03:49

Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 21 August 2009, 17:47

Quote from: jwelsh12 on 21 August 2009, 17:34

yeah the gas tank normally replaces the fuel tank!

Not really.  LPG cars usually have a switch so you can toggle between which fuel you want to use.  They usually use the spare wheel well for the LPG tank & give you a tyre foam kit, lol!  :D

wow never knew that!!!!!

You learn something every day!! :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: lpg better than fuel?
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 22 August 2009, 08:35

We have a factory fitted LPG on our vectra and its so slow at the bottom end you really can tell the difference between the LPG and petrol
its the one with the toggle switch as mentioned to swap between petrol and LPG
The extra LPG tank is where the spare wheel is meant to be and the spare wheel goes in the boot.
One thing to note though about the LPG is that is cheap because of some government thing keeping it cheap (no tax or something) but it is only meant to last until early 2010