LPG conversion.

swingaloo

Is it very expensive to have done?

Is it a good idea?

I keep getting told about the pros but what are the cons?

Anyone have any experience or advice please?

iNath

Around £1200 depending on vehicle
Yes, if you do lots of miles or have a very thirsty enginer
Cons: Only 1/8 petrol forecourts stock it, you need additional LPG servicing (around £50-75), possibly harder to sell unless the buyer knows about LPG (some people seem very wary)

I had a 2006 Fiesta converted to LPG took 25,000 miles (12 months for me) to break even then it was all savings from there on.

Hintza

You also need to have a crystal ball on how the government will treat LPG for duty. The last lot in power virtually killed it before it really got going by raising duty.

forgotmyname

Cons are that some engines do not take kindly to LPG, May need extra flashlube
system to help lubricate the valves and valve seats, You get slightly less MPG with LPG but a decent
system it will be a tiny amount.

Space, Where do you plan on putting the tank? I fitted LPG to a range rover & a 120Ltr tank just fitted across
the car behind the rear seats. Downside was that you couldnt drop the seats to gain extra space in the boot.
A huge great tank was in the way.

Smaller tanks = less range. You can remove the spare wheel & fit a tank there but sizes can be as little as 40ltr.

Resale is not usually a problem, Plenty of people want LPG cars especially if they dont have to take a hit on the fitting costs.


You can but a converted car for less than the price of a decent DIY kit.

Wig

The pro far outweighs any minor cons that you can think of.

The pro = HALF PRICE motoring for the forseeable future.

You probably won't have any cons and will wonder !!!!!! you didn't do this earlier.

Obviously if you are an antique dealer with a volvo estate and you value boot space you are not going to buy/convert a car with a bleeding great big tank across the back, but most other people learn to live with it, I had an Omega estate with 140 litre tank in the back I could still pack huge amounts of luggage in the back.

Now I have a 'sold as new' LPG Corsa with a 40 litre tank in the wheel well, lasts 300 miles before filling again, downside is the spare tyre sits in the boot, takes up quite a bit of room but I can live with that, and I'd rather carry a spare than not - especially as I hardly ever use the boot anyway.

First thing you need to do is find your local LPG suppliers and what their prices are, find the cheapest and see if any run discount card account schemes. You can't begin to consider it until you know where you will fill up and at what cost, therefore how much you will be saving each month.

I recommend buying an already converted car, but don't let them value the LPG system too highly, it should add about 10 - 15% to the value of the car.

You should also look into the insurance side of things, ask your current insurer what they would require, if it is a conversion then they all need to be told about the modification but some will have extra requirements others won't. If it is 'sold as new' the insurers don't need to be told diddly squat.

sassy_one

Have looked but as already said, I bet the duty rises soon, specially with camel back in power!