What happened to LPG?

david69_2

vauxhall did alot of factory fit lpg systems

balsingh

and volvo too!!!1

Wig

Stan_Laurel wrote: »

I'm new to the idea of LPG. I'm going to buy a factory fitted car. Any advice on used ones?

There's no real reason to want a factory fitted one other than there's no hassle with insurance companies wanting certificates.

However if you want factory fitted you're looking at Volvo, Vauxhall and Ford.
Citroen did a few, but they are few and far between.

So if you want luxury and you can afford it go for a Volvo
If you want luxury but can't afford it go for a Vaux Vectra
If you want an economical car go for a smaller Vauxhall.

If you go for a Vauxhall get one which is late 2003 or 2004 and younger.
Do your homework on the emmissions banding for the LPG car of your choice, Vauxhall improved their emmissions on the 2005 cars, bringing the corsa LPG into band A.

balsingh

Talking of Corsa LPG ... a workmate had one. It was a 1.2 16v with factor fit converison. It averages 44mpg on the LPG which at petrol prices is a 80MPG+ equivalent. They kept the car until it had covered 140000 miles before trading it in for a LPG Astra.

Wig

I'm putting this here because it is one of our longest threads on LPG.

This article is wrong on so many levels
http://www.whatcar.com/news-special-report.aspx?NA=215836&EL=3130755

1) People don't (or shouldn't) sit on the train with their engines on.
2) Even if they did this would not cause any problem with an LPG car.
3) Drivers are not req'd to turn off their tanks on the ferry decks, indeed some cars don't have the access to the tank to be able to do this.
4) Manufacturer approved is certainly not the safest option. It is as safe as any other method of conversion. Manufacturer 'approved' (read 'commissioned') is only advantageous for cutting out all the hassle associated with LPG that comes from people who think there is something wrong with an aftermarket conversion.
5) Channel Tunnel have now done risk assessments on LPG and found it to be safe for tunnel use, but they still refuse to allow it. Even though they do allow LPG bottles to be carried. Nonsense!

Just thought I'd post that.

jeannieblue

I've just read thru this thread.

One point that I would like to question that was made about the congestion charge. I thought that if the car was bought new factory fitted LPG then you escaped the congestion charge. If it is fitted after market, then you have to pay the charge.

Is this right? Just curious, I drive a petrol focus. Some of us can't afford to be greener, its the initial outlay that b*ggers us up.

MiserlyMartin

Some time has passed since my intial starting of this thread. LPG is now costing 60p a litre around here. But diesel is 130p a litre now.

Is LPG a better bet now?

The cooking oil thing is fine in principle but have you tried finding a chip shop that will let you have the oil? Everybody is jumping on that bandwagon. Heck the chip shop owners know how valuable the oil is to you and they probably run their own cars on it!