Comments on: Does your car run on LPG?

By: matt

matt — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:45:50 +0000

why not try it yourself at Optimuslpg.com over 15 years i had mine done and runs sweet 5 years now no issues (jag XJR 4.0 V8)

By: Hiphop

Hiphop — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:10:47 +0000

good :=)

By: CamBoypho

CamBoypho — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:18:35 +0000

I would like to know where did you get this?

By: plumbing

plumbing — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:16:07 +0000

Having a LPG-powered car helps you to conserve money. Because of the price hike today, it is very practical that you use LPG. It is also good to run your car very well using LPG gas. I suggest that every car industries can have a LPG-powered car in our generation now.

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tonleloablica — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:34:50 +0000

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By: John

John — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:02:18 +0000

Latest news is that MMA have indeed stepped up to the plate having found a bug in their software … so offer is in the pipeline basis that MMA “do indeed provide cover at normal terms for LPG converted vehicles” !
More later …

By: John

John — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:00:23 +0000

After a lot of investigation (also see http://www.drivelpg.co.uk/convert_car.php#insurance) this subject is no clearer. Whilst Insurance Companies listed as “accepting LPG Conversions” like MMA, the reality is that one cannot get a quote from their agents ! I challenged MMA to come up with an offer and they bottled.

One is obliged to seek an overpriced “deal” from those obese online entities who then offer on behalf of AXA, GROUPAMA or such. One is left with the sentiment that they are making loads of extra profit from you due to the LPG Conversion issue !

So before jumping onto the LPG bandwagon, best check the complete economic picture including fuel savings AND extra cost of insurance.

By: John

John — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:32:33 +0000

Came to the blog after finding the “advice” from AutoTrader … “Most insurance companies won’t charge a premium if your engine is converted by your car manufacturer or an LPGA-approved installer”

This is a load of tosh … am just looking to insure a second-hand small/light van correctly converted/registered and the insurance premium more than DOUBLES when you inform the insurance about the LPG conversion. So a van worth £1000 costs £1300 to insure fully comp or +£900 for Third party. Problem being most insurance companies will not cover a conversion …

By: liverpool driving lessons

liverpool driving lessons — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:39:06 +0000

Im a driving instructoer hence interested in saving money on fuel. How much would you predict i could save per year with LPG in the uk compared to unleeaded fuel. I prob do 20k pa

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:28:59 +0000

The only LPG guide I know of for the whole of Europe is published by the Dutch ANWB.
Go to
http://www.anwb.nl/auto/rijden/poi-en-routes,/anwb-reiswijzer/LPG-gids.html

I could send you a copy if you wish.

Doesn’t cover Romania or Hungary however.

Regards,
Mike

By: Christine Cooper

Christine Cooper — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:46:30 +0000

Please can someone tell me how to find out which garages sell LPG in Europe. My husband is driving through France, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania on his way to our home in Bulgaria.

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By: Mark Morgan

Mark Morgan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:53:52 +0000

I had my rather unique Jaguar XK8 converted 4yrs ago. I say unique as it was modified for both power and economy to the extent that as a 4lt petrol engine it would deliver 37.5MPG on a 300 mile (95% motorway) run. Mods were:

Free Flowing balanced exhaust
Fully synth Royal Purple 5w30
Iridium Plugs
Cleaned and calibrated injectors
Custom Apexi air intake
Auto-RX’d engine
Nitrogen filled tyres

In it’s first year after conversion I covered 30k miles and given that I averaged 300-350 miles out of a 60ltr fill (actually 76l capacity) tank.

When I had it converted I could fill up at 33 pence per liter which is now up to 50ppl. However in that first year I calculated I saved £1500 (£1440 if you take into account that I roughly get through half a tank of unleaded every 6 months. So even though my second year saw only 15k miles the conversion had paid for itself in 2yrs

Take into account the average price of unleaded or Diesel is now £1.10 per liter and I still fill up I am running fuel at 55% cheaper. The performance work I undertook before the conversion was off-set by switching to LPG so it’s running at stock power output in my opinion. However I am due shortly to have the catalysts removed which are particularly restrictive on this model and should free up a few horses.

No regrets at all except when I run out of LPG and have to use unleaded. The supermarkets such as Asda Tesco and Sainsbury’s have no plans to introduce more LPG outlets and have removed many when refurbing their stations.

Oh, one of the greatest benefits is that with two full tanks I can theoretically drive for 800 miles without having to refill (although anyone in the know will appreciate that there’s no-where you can actually drive non-stop for 800 miles without ending up in the sea!)

Happy LPG’ing!!

Mark

By: Smith

Smith — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:11:56 +0000

Hey, dont tell everyone. If LPG was as popular as petrol, do you think the government would give it a tax break ?
Vauxhall Astra (03 Reg) factory fitted LPG no problems after 120,000 miles.

By: Lpg conversion

Lpg conversion — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:12:36 +0000

Hey, It’s now a year since I’ve got my car converted at Autogas solutions LTD in Corby. Car is still goin’ what to tell more? lol

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:31:26 +0000

I’ve been running my cars on LPG for the past 25 years and now have a 1999 Daewoo Lanos converted since new to LPG. It now has 196,000 miles on the clock. The engine is still all original and still runs fine. I’m thinking of now buying a (new) Mini. Does anyone have a Mini converted to LPG an if so I’d like to hear their experiences.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:08:32 +0000

I converted my own 1986 Land Rover 110 V8 and got the local installer to check it out and issue the certificate. Total cost was under £700 and I have almost made that back already.

I have a closed loop (Lambda controlled) system which actually achieves comparable fuel economy to my twin SU carbs, with next to no loss of economy. The trick is to increase the ignition advance by 8 – 10 degrees when running on LPG. You can even buy a dual timing ignition amp to do this automatically!

All in all, I am a firm convert to LPG.

By: Pete Coyle

Pete Coyle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:15:12 +0000

Hi Pete,
you sound like a man of my own heart… I run a V8 4.5 litre BMW 7 series on a school caretakers wages… Mine is the best in the carpark, grin… I have travelled towing my Bailey ranger 5 berth caravan from Hull to Glascow with a 60 litre tank, it cost me £27.47 last year… and not dawdling either, I bought the car converted but I had previously had my Ford scorpio converted by Autogas at a cost of 2k I think it well paid for itself easily within 2 years on a 2.3 engine.

I am the opinion that the bigger the engine the better it works out, it certainly improves the performance and I am highly delighted with the results.
One up for us heh…

pete

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:14:31 +0000

I have run a Nissan Patrol on LPG for 2 yrs now with no problems. In fact I have just bought another one. This car does about 40,000 miles a year and the saving over petrol or diesel is significant. I am so impressed that my Daimler, that used to be my daily driver and has now been garaged for 2 yrs because of running costs, has just been pulled from storage to convert to LPG and I will not only have the luxury of using it as my daily driver again but I can do so in the knowledge that I am causing less pollution with my “gas guzzler” than most folk do with a Euro style shopping trolley .
I would say that there should be more filling stations but then again if there where LPG would become more popular and our esteemed Prime Mentalist would find a way to tax it heavy———-Just like they did with diesel! (remember when diesel was cheaper than petrol?)
No! keep it to the few who really care enough to find out about it and convert. Not to the “pocket Greenies” who spout about saving our planet with schemes that end up producing more harm than good.—— Let us recall some of the hard earned tax dollars that the gov. has stolen from us and do some good at the same time.
Just for interest. One of my working vehicles is diesel; it does more MPG than the Patrols but costs more to run???????. Unfortunately, there is not a petrol alternative available in this country but we are about to start producing our own Bio diesel for it so again recalling tax dollars at the same time as reducing our carbon emissions. I would be glad to help with any research project but keep it quiet eh! .