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GLYNNE
 


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Very Happy Anything is possible. Thumbs Up
  
Post #12579631st Jan 2007 2:02 pm
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10forcash
 


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cotefarmboy wrote:
LPG supplier who can install a kit without invalidating the LR warranty, could be the answer if it's possible.
it's already been done - i'll see if I can find the contact details  
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you could end up greener than your green CEO Laughing Laughing now that would be a shock to him eh ? Wink
  
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GLYNNE
 


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Or he will just feel Mr. Green if it stays
  
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10forcash
 


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Not the one i've seen before but it gives an indication of cost http://www.gastech.org.uk/installgallery/L...ries3.html
Would also be worth contacting JE Engineering as they carry out conversions (and you may well get a forum discount!)
  
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DSL
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simon wrote:
you could end up greener than your green CEO Laughing Laughing now that would be a shock to him eh ? Wink


Or you could park on top of his Pratus! Wonder if he has another car, for normal use, as well as the Prius to turn up at the office feeling smug???
   
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Lakeland Land Rover
 


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10forcash wrote:
cotefarmboy wrote:
LPG supplier who can install a kit without invalidating the LR warranty, could be the answer if it's possible.
it's already been done - i'll see if I can find the contact details


We do them (autogas)

£3000 + for a propper job and still with LR Warranty
 Lakeland Land Rover
The Garage,
Torver,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8BJ
Tel: 015394 41888 
 
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GLYNNE
 


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Shocked That's a few tanks of petrol Exclamation
Will he keep it long enough to warrant that Question
  
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Lakeland Land Rover
 


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at 16mpg roughly 3.50 per galon
22 p per mile

16mpg on gas at 1.50 per gallon
10p per mile

25000 miles to break even

50000 miles 3000 better off to cover V8 depreciation Rolling with laughter
 Lakeland Land Rover
The Garage,
Torver,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8BJ
Tel: 015394 41888 
 
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GLYNNE
 


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Laughing You are cruel Exclamation Rolling with laughter
  
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Decided to put the brakes on and hang on to the car for the time being. I rushed into it but I bl**dy love it so would be crazy to rush again and off-load. Company will give me time to sort things and LPG could be the way forward Smile
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simon
  


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Thumbs Up
  
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Just a point to be aware of regarding LPG. I ran a D2 V8 on LPG for 100k miles. The conversion cost 2600 and was a top of the range sequential injection system. It ran very well, and never missed a beat. It did significantly reduce the running cost.

Its not all good news though. Unless you have a HUGE lpg tank in your boot, you will have pathetic range. My D2 did 150 miles MAX between fills. Anyone offering an underfloor tank, ask them the range. Also, make sure they quote the actual amount of gas you can get in the tank, not the volume of the tank. The max tank fill is limited to 80% capacity to allow for expansion.

You will not get the same MPG on LPG as you do on petrol. LPG is about 20% less calorific value than petrol. This equates to more fuel needed for same performance. In the real world, 16mpg on petrol will be about 13 on gas. You need to take this into account when working out running cost and payback.

There seems to be fewer outlets selling lpg these days, and its gone up in cost. I used to pay 29ppl. Now its 40 -50ppl.

Its still a good proposition if you do lots of miles. Emmisions are truly low, even on a V8. I had mine MOT tested on LPG and the CO2 and particulate emmisions were negligible. The tester thought his machine had broke until I told him it was LPG Laughing
  
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cotefarmboy wrote:
Decided to put the brakes on and hang on to the car for the time being. I rushed into it but I bl**dy love it so would be crazy to rush again and off-load. Company will give me time to sort things and LPG could be the way forward Smile
yer, good move (or rather not Wink ) stay with it & call their bluff Thumbs Up
Ya never know, we could always organise a D3 'show of strength' at your MD's house, say about 3AM on a Sunday morning? 8) Laughing Laughing
  
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A tug of war ith a Prius! Rolling with laughter
 Loving the power of the TDV8!  
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