LPG Conversion

[Rmachines]

Thats what i was thinking, if you get your self a nice new car you plan to keep for a long time and do a lot of miles i could understand it. 

[kr1s77]

tbh theres nothing wrong with the golf so i dont want to get rid of it and get another car that i may have problems with. i like the mk3 don't wanna change it and theres nothing out there at the mo that i'd want.

Plus i'm doing my bit for the environment 

[R4YGV]

I have had lpg on my last 2 cars a vectra gsi and the only subaru impreza turbo in uk on lpg

I have to say its well worth the money if your keeping the car

I currently get 100 miles to £10 from my scoob which aint bad for a 200+ bhp car

As has been mentioned servicing is required more often i do plugs oil and filter every 6000 miles but to be honest this is nothing compared to what i save as i have now done 12000 miles in 6 months

[kr1s77]

got it back friday. i must say it performs the same, sounds the same. at first the extra weight felt wierd on bumpy roads, but its seemed to have adjusted somehow  . i'll put up some pics soon

[kr1s77]

heres some pics of the kit

the tank


new Boot space 








internal display
the green lights are the amount of LPG left. when the red turns geen its on gas.


filling nozzle

[vdub virgin]

dude thats definately different!lol! how much does that tank weigh?

[kr1s77]

not sure, but it doesn't feel heavier. £20 in the tank gives me about 200 miles  well chuffed

[vdub virgin]

 

[DazVR6]

That tank looks well heavy, hard to believe you don't notice the difference but i guess appearances can be deceptive.

[oggy]

Possibly a better way of looking at this is to take mileage into consideration

Gas - 200 miles for £20 ie £0.1/mile plus conversion cost of £1200
Petrol - 143 miles for £20 -  say 35mpg best average from my 16v ie £0.14/mile

Break even point is where these two meet on a straight line graph of cost against mileage for fuel consumption ie where the cost will be the same for both

Cost to run gas = £0.1/mile  x  mileage  plus £1200
Cost to run petrol = £0.14/mile x mileage

Where both costs are same

0.1 x mileage +1200 = 0.14 x mileage

Mileage = 30 000

In other words - to ensure the conversion is financially worthwhile, you'll have to run the car on gas alone for a further 30 000 miles. After that, you are quits in, get rid of the car before then and you lose out.