Getting LPG fitted next week

[centurion]

I have a C70 convertible(2006) hardtop. Got my car booked in for LPG conversion next monday. I have owned the car two weeks now and knew it wouldn't be cheap to run but wanted a car with a bit of power when i want it. Did my monthly drive to my girlfriends (328 miles each way) at the weekend. On the journey down there it took 55 litres to fill up from empty and 50 litres to fill for return journey so id estimate about £130 round trip. I will get my conversion done and post the cost difference on LPG next time i do the trip. Looking forward to cheaper running cost in a very nice car.

A few years ago When LPG was 59p a litre i could fill up my Nissan 200sx (LPG), Get from mine to hers on one tank (50 litres)

I am not sure how big a tank i can get fitted in the boot but the bigger the better i suppose.

[brodgar]

have a look at this link and perhaps you can confirm the economic viability
out of practical experience data


http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=130155

[classicswede]

Where do you have it booked in?

[centurion]

I do about 15k miles a year so I think it should pay for itself in a year or two but i do plan to keep the car.

Originally Posted by classicswede

Where do you have it booked in?

I have it booked in at Profess autogas in south wales. I have read good and bad reviews of them

[classicswede]

Originally Posted by centurion

I do about 15k miles a year so I think it should pay for itself in a year or two but i do plan to keep the car.



I have it booked in at Profess autogas in south wales. I have read good and bad reviews of them

All I've seen is the bad stuff where unhappy customers have come to me to have the car sorted out. Talking to other installers the situation is the same with them. You cant expect a neat tidy installation to be done in one day. In fairness no one with a car that is working fine is going to go to another installer to have it looked at so other installers will not see the good conversions????

This is one of the C70's that I have done

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=92166

For a installation saving of £250 is it worth it?

On the asumption you do stick with them would you mind posting photos? I keen to see there latest work in the hope that the others I have seen are just there off days.

Cheers

Dai

[capt jack]

Good luck with the conversion - and if I may, a few observations:

1. Completely agree with Dai about 'done-in-a-day' jobs - I just can't see how anyone could do it that quick and make a decent job of it. An untidy job will knock £000's off the re-sale value of the car, and you'll never really feel happy with it.

2. Getting the job done a long way from home is OK, but it's a long way to go back if you need any odd niggles sorting out.

3. Wouldn't be cheaper in the long run just to marry the girl and have done with it...................?

Cheers

Jack

[classicswede]

Originally Posted by capt jack

3. Wouldn't be cheaper in the long run just to marry the girl and have done with it...................?

Cheers

Jack

LOL so true

[centurion]

Had LPG fitted last monday. Seems to be working ok. Did 300 miles home on tuesday and still have gas left but has been on red light for about 100miles so am waiting for it to run out to see what the tanks range is. This was all motorway miles of 70mph+ and the fill cost £49

Low down filler

Big tank for 300+ mile range

Two filters (one washable)



5 injectors seem quite neatly placed

LED gauge 5 lights but not accurate

[capt jack]

Hope the conversion continues to give good service. LPG gauges are in the chocolate teapot league of usefulness. Much better to go by miles covered rather than trust the gauge. Tank should fill to 80% of nominal capacity, and give you 5 or 6 miles per litre roughly speaking

Cheers

Jack.

[Andy_Gibson]

I bet that's fun to refill,
when I did my conversion I had thought of putting it in the bumper as well but decided to fit a towbar and mount it on there instead