LPG is great!
Had my old 1997 V70 converted by a reputable LPG conversion company at 50,000 miles. Eight years and 250,000 trouble-free LPG miles later I made the silly mistake of selling the car.
LPG was a resounding success for me. I reckon to have saved around £15,000 in fuel costs in that time.
Apart from the cost of the conversion - around £1800 - I changed the plugs and oil and gas filter every 10,000 miles, and the plug leads rotor and dissy cap at 100,000 and 200,000 miles. A gas filter was £12, plugs were bog standard copper-cored single pin Denso at less than £2 each. The oil that came out each service was clean and clear, and the car never suffered from accumulated crank-case gunk and the associated PCV-related problems. Gas burns way cleaner than petrol.
My direct experience of a quarter of a million LPG miles in eight years is that if it's done properly and serviced regularly LPG is a total money-saving success.
I'm seriously considering getting my current 1997 S90 done. With fuel consumption in the mid-twenties it wouldn't take too long to recoup the capital costs.
Jack
Last edited by capt jack; May 30th, 2019 at 20:39.
|