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[Dazzler]

Shall i LPG my Omega??

Its a 1999 2.5 Elite with 122k

I do about £50 a week on fuel.
It makes financial sense over the course of a year, but is the milegae a bit high to be spending this kind of money on :-/

Any opinions, advise much appreciated.

[tunnie]

basic maths.

£50 x 52 weeks = £2,600

LPG saves around 50% of fuel costs, LPG is 59p a litre at the BP here, petrol is £1.15 a litre.

MPG is lower on gas but only slighly.

So you would save £1,300 a year on LPG.

Cost to fit? Sweet talk James and it can be done for around £700 DIY fit.

[markey mark]

all depends on how long you intend on keeping car for and what sort of state its in bud !

[HolyCount]

I would ---- if new tax rules come in you aren't going to get a much younger vehicle and stay in sensible (ish) tax brackets -- so it will make the car more economical.

[Lazydocker]

Pretty much the same situation as me... I'm hoping to do it before the end of the summer!

[markey mark]

i am also contenplating fitting it on my new 99 mv6 est !! :-/ :-/

[tunnie]

i think i would personally only ever fit LPG to a Omega estate.

Because you can fit a doughnut in the spare wheel, and not a huge tank taking up half the boot in a saloon.

You loose a lot of boot space, and means you cannot put the seats down for large loads, which i have done quite often.

Estate, you get the benifits of LPG with none of the draw backs.

[markey mark]

thats my line of thinking bud !!

[amba]

I have asked myself the same question several times recently.1998 2.5 auto with 105k.I drive approx 750 miles each week and it hurts spending on average £1=00 for 6 miles driven.Trouble is I need the entire boot space and wouldn,t drive another car( maybe a 1999 omega) so it,s the price we have to pay.
LPG conversion is good financial sense if you are planning on keeping the car for another year +,but by then LPG might be £1=00 a litre ??

[Dazzler]

i think i would personally only ever fit LPG to a Omega estate.

Because you can fit a doughnut in the spare wheel, and not a huge tank taking up half the boot in a saloon.

You loose a lot of boot space, and means you cannot put the seats down for large loads, which i have done quite often.

Estate, you get the benifits of LPG with none of the draw backs.

That was my thinking Tunnie, but never found a really good estate yet. If i done it i would have to keep this car for at least 12 months to make it worth while :-/

[Lazydocker]

i think i would personally only ever fit LPG to a Omega estate.

Because you can fit a doughnut in the spare wheel, and not a huge tank taking up half the boot in a saloon.

You loose a lot of boot space, and means you cannot put the seats down for large loads, which i have done quite often.

Estate, you get the benifits of LPG with none of the draw backs.

That's the dilemma I had to think about. In the end i decided i can hire a lot of trailers at £20 a day, if i can't borrow one, for the savings! At the end of the day the boot is huge, so after fitting the tank it'll still be large enough for most occasions!

[Lazydocker]

If lpg hits £1/l then i dread to think of the petrol price. I believe the maximum reduction in the duty between petrol and lpg is 1p per year art per the governments pledge to use greener fuels.

[HolyCount]

i think i would personally only ever fit LPG to a Omega estate.

Because you can fit a doughnut in the spare wheel, and not a huge tank taking up half the boot in a saloon.

You loose a lot of boot space, and means you cannot put the seats down for large loads, which i have done quite often.

Estate, you get the benifits of LPG with none of the draw backs.

That was my thinking Tunnie, but never found a really good estate yet. If i done it i would have to keep this car for at least 12 months to make it worth while :-/

Don't forget -- the way petrol is going an LPG converted car is going to hold its price better IMO

[Entwood]

In simple terms .. my running costs on fuel have dropped from 23 pence /mile to 12 pence /mile.

[Jay w]

my gold elite had done 145,000 when we did the conversion, Daz yours is still a young 'un in comparison

As for the boot space lost, i don't notice it, but then i don't do long loads often, and if i do then i borrow a friends galaxy

Mine is nearly done and i am looking forward to getting back to paying sensible amounts for my fuel, this £1.15 per litre malarkey is killing me!!!!!

£700 buys you the kit, a few weekends will have it fitted, hell if i am still up here mate i would happily pop over and lend a hand (i am only here until 27th june)
I sold my Elite with 155,000 miles on it and got 2K, that was well over what the nearest petrol only car was selling for, i had people practically fighting over it, why? LPG conversion and luxuary, trust me if the car is well looked after , you wont lose on it

People only look at the conversion cost V's the running cost, dont forget it will an easier car to move on when that time comes