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Title: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: UrbanFox on 03 May 2010, 12:13:47
How many miles to say £40 of LPG are you averaging when driving around town? or even £20 of LPG.

This is based on any V6 miggy, auto or manual, saloon or estate, though estate figures will mean a little more to me as that is what I plan on getting when I sell my tractor.

Thanks!
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2010, 12:45:53
V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: Lazydocker on 03 May 2010, 12:48:11
Right, depends on the price (obviously) as LPG prices vary far more dramatically than petrol prices. As an example, if I travel 15 miles through town it's 8p per Litre cheaper than my local :o :o

But... It depends very much on your driving style. I normally see about 270/280 miles around town, 300 mixed driving and 330/350+ on a run. (And I'm not exactly light footed ::))

As an example, this weekend I had done 150 miles town/commuting with quite a heavy foot, then set off to start visiting people... Filled up at 335 miles travelled over a selection of Fast A roads, motorway, traffic jams and twisty country roads, and I still had a little LPG in the tank (although I reckon it would have switched back within about 5 miles)

Normally costs me about £42 to fill so near enough to £40 for your information.

Hope that helps
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: Lazydocker on 03 May 2010, 12:49:48
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2010, 12:52:05
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: Lazydocker on 03 May 2010, 12:55:01
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)

Tight wad ;D ;D

Most people who have LPG find they go the other way and are heavy on the pedal ::) ::)
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2010, 12:59:50
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)

Tight wad ;D ;D

Most people who have LPG find they go the other way and are heavy on the pedal ::) ::)

Whats the point in rushing to work?  ;)
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: omegod on 03 May 2010, 13:45:46
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)

Tight wad ;D ;D

Most people who have LPG find they go the other way and are heavy on the pedal ::) ::)

Whats the point in rushing to work?  ;)


Good point as I generally hoof it!  usuaslly see about 210 round town and up to 380 on a gentle run. Mine is a 3.0 auto though
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: TheBoy on 03 May 2010, 20:10:42
I have been getting around 250 miles from 60l of LPG from my MV6 3.0l auto.  I haven't been caning it, but not exactly Miss Daisy either (esp going to Oxford meet on Saturday - I was running very late ::))
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: UrbanFox on 07 May 2010, 22:27:26
Thanks for the replies guys!

Im just really trying to work out what is best for me around town, LPG or diesel.. LPG is 62.9p near me right now.

I keep thinking LPG, but I cant seem to get my head around the numbers LOL.

I am currently getting approx 100 miles to £20 of diesel from my 2.5TD..  So swapping to LPG should be cheaper........
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: feeutfo on 07 May 2010, 22:32:33
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)

Tight wad ;D ;D

Most people who have LPG find they go the other way and are heavy on the pedal ::) ::)

Whats the point in rushing to work?  ;)
Another 2 hours in bed? ........ ;D ;)
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: Vamps on 07 May 2010, 23:04:18
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Thanks for the replies guys!

Im just really trying to work out what is best for me around town, LPG or diesel.. LPG is 62.9p near me right now.

I keep thinking LPG, but I cant seem to get my head around the numbers LOL.

I am currently getting approx 100 miles to £20 of diesel from my 2.5TD..  So swapping to LPG should be cheaper........

 :-? :o :-? That's only about 25mpg in a diesel, is that all they do???? might as well have a petrol for that :( :(
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: tunnie on 08 May 2010, 09:09:50
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Thanks for the replies guys!

Im just really trying to work out what is best for me around town, LPG or diesel.. LPG is 62.9p near me right now.

I keep thinking LPG, but I cant seem to get my head around the numbers LOL.

I am currently getting approx 100 miles to £20 of diesel from my 2.5TD..  So swapping to LPG should be cheaper........

 :-? :o :-? That's only about 25mpg in a diesel, is that all they do???? might as well have a petrol for that :( :(

^^ As above, you should get more than that from a TD, to get that sort of mpg, would need to be an auto, and only town driving
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: tunnie on 08 May 2010, 09:10:22
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V6 will be about 12p a mile on LPG @ 58.9p L, so about 330 miles, could go as low as 270 depending how you drive

Not a bad figure... I pay about 62.9ppl (cheapest) and work on about 15 pence/mile :y

Oh... And you can get it as low as 240 easily solo) :-X :-X

I am looking forward to gassing up tonight, to see if 65mph cruise makes much difference.

Trying to beat 10.6p mile at 57.9 per L  :)

Tight wad ;D ;D

Most people who have LPG find they go the other way and are heavy on the pedal ::) ::)

Whats the point in rushing to work?  ;)
Another 2 hours in bed? ........ ;D ;)

Sleep can be done at work  ::)  :-X
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: TheBoy on 08 May 2010, 10:16:41
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Thanks for the replies guys!

Im just really trying to work out what is best for me around town, LPG or diesel.. LPG is 62.9p near me right now.

I keep thinking LPG, but I cant seem to get my head around the numbers LOL.

I am currently getting approx 100 miles to £20 of diesel from my 2.5TD..  So swapping to LPG should be cheaper........
That seems about right for a TD on town runs only. The TD really suffers in town, particularly the autos.

In pure mpg terms, my 3.0l auto, I get around 25mpg on petrol, and around 20mpg on LPG (although fuel computer will still read 25mpg).

The general rule with LPG seems to be a saving of around a 1/3rd on fuel bills, but the price of LPG does vary dramatically.


Hope that helps
Title: Re: People with V6 LPG miggy's...
Post by: UrbanFox on 08 May 2010, 16:36:52
Yea its an auto and is mainly driven around town these days!

Part of me was considering a smaller estate like a V*ctra or a Moondog, but in diesels, as my mate is currently getting around 40mpg around town in his v*ctra, and my old moondog estate used to give me around 38mpg around town.. i  know its not about mpg, and is about pence per mile! 

Rah, decisions decisions..

Thanks for your input guys :) :y