what do you girls think of this potential purchase....

Started by Webby the Bear, 03 November 2012, 19:44:28

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05omegav6

£495 buys a fair amount of fuel :y  the only other thing I can add is

Don't bother

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Webby the Bear

Quote from: tunnie on 03 November 2012, 20:36:38
I'm not the one to really answer, but its no harder than 4 pot. V6 system tends to be a little more fussy due to extra power.

Tank mounting & pipework is very straight forward, get one of the tallented folks here to drill and tap the injectors, Kevin Wood, ChrisGixer, for example.

Its wiring it all in which can be complicated, but if you have someone who knows what they are doing, its a doddle for them. Donate to their local beer charity  ;)  :y

I got couple of experts up, beer + curry on me, I knew the job would be done right and worth spending the money.

Well that certainly looks like the way forward!!!!

Thanks mate  :) :) :)

this may sound stupid...but.... i dont recall a petrol station offering lpg near me.. are they few and far betwen?
RIP Paul Lovejoy

tigers_gonads

Quote from: Webby the Bear on 03 November 2012, 20:33:10
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Quote from: tunnie on 03 November 2012, 19:48:32
They are dull & boring to me with the usual harsh FWD ride, but each to their own  :y

TBH Tunster, i'm just throwing some ideas about. interior looks a bit sparce compared to the mig but looking at reliabilty and economy to be bettered than the mig. although i genuinely love her with all my heart  :'(

Is fuel costs the main issue? If so LPG is the route to go, as said before with my 2.2, i get the equivalent of 55mpg. I actually get around 27mpg on gas, but its half the cost to fill up  ;)

Conversion costs around £600 ish, consider it paid back in under 10k miles.

What a lot of people don't realise is just how long it takes to pay back the extra you pay for a diesel, you have to do a considerable mileage to pay back just £1k

yes. to be honest. stupily ive never considered this.... but i have seen a lot of threads ''lpg gone wrong''  :-\

If done right, it will be faultless. Mine was done with help of the forum at 135k, now 157k its not missed a beat. Faultless on LPG, my system is on limit of engine power so 5k rpm+ it can struggle, but it rarely goes above 4k rpm. So its not an issue for me  :)

did you do it yourself mate following guides here ?

Mine is the one in the 4 pot guide  :P

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soz mate... is it harder to install on the v6?  :)


Put it this way, if I can do it and get it running pretty well, anybody can do it  :y ;D ;D ;D

05omegav6

Quote from: Webby the Bear on 03 November 2012, 20:33:10

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soz mate... is it harder to install on the v6?  :)

Not really, space is abit tighter perhaps, but plenty of people running converted V6s :y


Webby the Bear

RIP Paul Lovejoy



henryd

Quote from: Webby the Bear on 03 November 2012, 19:53:41
Quote from: tunnie on 03 November 2012, 19:48:32
They are dull & boring to me with the usual harsh FWD ride, but each to their own  :y

TBH Tunster, i'm just throwing some ideas about. interior looks a bit sparce compared to the mig but looking at reliabilty and economy to be bettered than the mig. although i genuinely love her with all my heart  :'(

You won't find the economy with a petrol turbo auto Webby,the oil burning Passat's however are very good on fuel :y
other rides 
  mk3 Volvo v70 2.0 Diesel , Pug 306 cabriolet, Pug 308 gt 180
  Sterling elite trekker pikey wagon

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Sir Tigger KC

LPGing your V6 is the way forward Webby!!  :y  I run mine on Fiesta money when my right foot is careful!  :)
RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

Webby the Bear

Thanks Tiger. who's the fitting experts on here that i could talk to? :)
RIP Paul Lovejoy

cem_devecioglu

Quote from: TiggerHayes on 04 November 2012, 00:19:42
LPGing your V6 is the way forward Webby!!  :y  I run mine on Fiesta money when my right foot is careful!  :)

yep.. personally I wouldnt buy a turbo old car.. as most oil lines to turbo will already filled with crap.. 

not easy to clean those lines and new turbos cost £££ everytime..

Webby the Bear

out of pure interest could you not simply block off a turbo and run it as a standard 1.8?  :-\
RIP Paul Lovejoy

doz

More effort than its worth will be even worse on fuel and a even bigger slug on the road
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