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[b4ndit]

Hi,
can anyone tell me if it is worth gassing the mig had a couple of quotes and not impressed seems expensive and they want the car for 4 days is it hard to do yourself and where would i buy the kit from any hel or info much appreciated
 

[bigboykarl]

Depends how many miles you do...for instance..i had a mv6 2.6 on lpg and from empty i used to do my weekly commute and run about in my off days and used to spend £66 on lpg and maybe £5 on petrol..per week..i now haave a 3.2 mv6 estate and i'm putting in £120 to cover the same distance...so i spend £50 week/£2600 a year more

[Lazydocker]

In broad terms, if you do mainly longer running (i.e. more than 5/6 miles each way) then the savings seem to come in at around 9p per mile.

A DIY conversion (look at the guides in the maintenance section for how much is involved) should easily come in under £1k including inspection and registration

[bigboykarl]

your figures of 9p is about right, Paul..as i do aprox 450-500..usually per week...and saved about £50

[Lazydocker]

your figures of 9p is about right, Paul..as i do aprox 450-500..usually per week...and saved about £50

That's good to know

I know Entwood has a comprehensive spreadsheet which comes out to a little over 9p and TheBoy also keeps track

I've never really bothered keeping track other than knowing how many miles I needed to do to get "pay back" on my investment My saloon did 55k on LPG, the current car has (fortunately) just about paid for itself so when it comes back into regular use it will start real savings

[b4ndit]

thanks for the replies guys will look at a diy one any specific make/model sounds good to come in at under 1k happy days

[Lazydocker]

thanks for the replies guys will look at a diy one any specific make/model sounds good to come in at under 1k happy days

Look through the guides. It's major work but if you are comfortable with spanners and electrics it's not too hard. I normally say that if you can change a V6 cambelt correctly you have the ability to fit LPG

Stag kits are what I recommend because there is lots of support on here for them. I have a supplier that I negotiated a deal with. I'll did out his details and PM you later in the week/weekend (bit busy at the moment ) but must emphasise that his kits are comprehensive whereas some others that are a little cheaper might not be

[tunnie]

When the 2.2 was gassed, it payed for itself very quickly. I was saving £10 per day 

Mileage does not currently warrant me LPG'ing the 3.2, but have to see how things go 

[b4ndit]

thanks for the replies guys will look at a diy one any specific make/model sounds good to come in at under 1k happy days

Look through the guides. It's major work but if you are comfortable with spanners and electrics it's not too hard. I normally say that if you can change a V6 cambelt correctly you have the ability to fit LPG

Stag kits are what I recommend because there is lots of support on here for them. I have a supplier that I negotiated a deal with. I'll did out his details and PM you later in the week/weekend (bit busy at the moment ) but must emphasise that his kits are comprehensive whereas some others that are a little cheaper might not be

Thanks LD much appreciated no problem with the spanners done it most of my life