snap wrecked my astra van aswel, £700 pum went, just not worth it. Would be worth investing in an lpg powered van or car maybe?
it trashed my astravan i even had to pay to have the fuel tank taken off and cleaned out because it blocked it all up, dont bother with bio diesel your wasting your time honestly.
I've got a vauxhall combo dual fuel LPG 64p litre dirt cheap to run no way would i ever use bio crap in my van again
what sort of mpg do you get with lpg mate? its about 74p per litre here and thinking of getting combo just unsure if to go diesel or lpg?
thanks
i get about 30mpg out if it at 64p litre so about 60mpg at 128p which is how much petrol is round here, i had a 1.3 cdti combo and that only did about 43mpg average so savings are made with lpg
But you also need to consider that the 1.3cdti combo will be worth more price and desirability wise at the tail end of the day than an LPG conversion. Also the price of the conversion needs to be added to the equation. If the tank is situated inside, then valuable space is lost.
I will always remember in 2002 a customer of mine did an cost analysis of buying a new Citroen Picasso 1.8 petrol and coverting it to LPG and a straight Picasso Hdi diesel. He worked out that with cost of the cars and the price of petrol and diesel compared to LPG and their respective fuel consumption, he would only break even cost wise after 77k. In those days LPG fuel stations where not an numerous as they are today, so he also expected the break even mileage point to be higher as he could end up filling the tank and using petrol from time to time.
He also felt that the tank would take up the majority of his boot space and destroy any advantage gained usuability wise with the rear seats folded up.
Now I'm not sure about all vehicles, but certain engines fair better with LPG conversions than others. The Merc petrols have good conversion potential as do some Chysler engines, where the Jag petrol engine is not a good candidate. Ask a local executive taxi service of their experience.
Servicing an LPG converted vehicle also costs more as valve tappet clearances need to be checked and readjusted everytime. You also need to send the vehicle back to the LPG converted for an annual equipment check and recalibration if necessary - more expense.
I also believe that the Ford Transit LPG that you can buy from the factory is fitted with a special engine unique to that vehicle. It isn't the same as the petrol engine that would be fitted to their petrol engined cars for example.
Spruce.
