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Yes

30 (78.9%)

No

3 (7.9%)

Engine won't last

1 (2.6%)

Not worth the outlay

4 (10.5%)

Total Members Voted: 31

[Danny]

i bought my car in january, then converted to LPG just days before i found out about the new tax costs, if i'd known sooner i wouldnt have bothered, would have gone for a slightly older car

[Jay w]

i bought my car in january, then converted to LPG just days before i found out about the new tax costs, if i'd known sooner i wouldnt have bothered, would have gone for a slightly older car

a fair point there Danny and the unfortunate thing i you weren't to know the governments plans.

i still think converting yours was a good move, you will find it easier to move on and get better money for it as well

[Danny]

will probably lose the same as i would have without LPG though

[Leomas]

Having played with LPG wagons before, I bit the guys hand off to get a 1999 2.5V6 saloon ready converted at a massive £1000. Even if it only lasts me a year I can move the kit on with just a few bits of hose or whatever so essentially paid less than £500 for the car itself.
With LPG being 60p per litre cheaper than unleaded, it doesn't take much mileage to make it an obvious choice and as has been said, it will make it easy to move on if you choose to sell.
I was worried with my first that I would struggle to get LPG when I needed it but in the past year or so it seems like every third or fourth garage now has a pump.

[Kevin Wood]

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.

I've given this a lot of thought over the last few months and come to the conclusion that a spare wheel tank in either a saloon or estate is too small to give sensible range on a V6.

It worked out nicely on Marie's 2.0 but you'd be looking at well under 200 miles range with a V6. If you're doing enough mileage to justify LPG that's going to be a pain in the neck.

My boot is empty 99.9% of the time, as are the back seats if I'm pushed for space. Granted that's different if your family circumstances differ to mine but I'll be going for a cylinder.

I'd say the payback is so quick at the moment that unless the car's on its' last legs a DIY conversion is always worthwhile. It's a different set of figures for a decent professional fit though...

Kevin

[Dazzler]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

[Kevin Wood]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

Speak to Jeremy on 07830302988. He doesn't seem to have items on ebay at the moment but he's very helpful on the phone. Mention OOF.

Maintenance wise, there's a vapour filter to change. No more bother than a fuel filter really. The vapouriser can benefit from being cleaned out every couple of years. Other than that, it shouldn't really need any maintenance. All the bits on the kits Jeremy sells are serviceable so you can rebuild the injectors if you have a problem, for example.

Edited to say: I'm happy to help with drilling manifolds, electrics, etc. It gets easier after doing a couple.

Kevin

[Dazzler]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

Speak to Jeremy on 07830302988. He doesn't seem to have items on ebay at the moment but he's very helpful on the phone. Mention OOF.

Maintenance wise, there's a vapour filter to change. No more bother than a fuel filter really. The vapouriser can benefit from being cleaned out every couple of years. Other than that, it shouldn't really need any maintenance. All the bits on the kits Jeremy sells are serviceable so you can rebuild the injectors if you have a problem, for example.

Edited to say: I'm happy to help with drilling manifolds, electrics, etc. It gets easier after doing a couple.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, i will give him a call and have a chat
My only trouble with doing this is that i will need to leave the car serviceable after each stage as its my only car
Would the manifold work etc..be able to be done in a day??

[Elite Pete]

Im thinking of having a twin tank system in my estate, a tank in the spare wheel well and a removable tank in the load space. I would have to fit the tank in the load area permanently to get the certificate and then alter the tank to allow me to remove it when I want all the load space.

[Dazzler]

Im thinking of having a twin tank system in my estate, a tank in the spare wheel well and a removable tank in the load space. I would have to fit the tank in the load area permanently to get the certificate and then alter the tank to allow me to remove it when I want all the load space.

Thats a point where would i get a certificate from when its all finished :-/

[Jay w]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

Speak to Jeremy on 07830302988. He doesn't seem to have items on ebay at the moment but he's very helpful on the phone. Mention OOF.

Maintenance wise, there's a vapour filter to change. No more bother than a fuel filter really. The vapouriser can benefit from being cleaned out every couple of years. Other than that, it shouldn't really need any maintenance. All the bits on the kits Jeremy sells are serviceable so you can rebuild the injectors if you have a problem, for example.

Edited to say: I'm happy to help with drilling manifolds, electrics, etc. It gets easier after doing a couple.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, i will give him a call and have a chat
My only trouble with doing this is that i will need to leave the car serviceable after each stage as its my only car
Would the manifold work etc..be able to be done in a day??

that's not an issue, just about all of it can be done in a modular basis, i would suggest getting a spare inlet manifold and drilling that, this makes the whole process a lot easier and means the car is off the road even less.

I am sure i will have a spare manifold knocking around at the end of the my conversion  

[Lazydocker]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

Speak to Jeremy on 07830302988. He doesn't seem to have items on ebay at the moment but he's very helpful on the phone. Mention OOF.

Maintenance wise, there's a vapour filter to change. No more bother than a fuel filter really. The vapouriser can benefit from being cleaned out every couple of years. Other than that, it shouldn't really need any maintenance. All the bits on the kits Jeremy sells are serviceable so you can rebuild the injectors if you have a problem, for example.

Edited to say: I'm happy to help with drilling manifolds, electrics, etc. It gets easier after doing a couple.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, i will give him a call and have a chat
My only trouble with doing this is that i will need to leave the car serviceable after each stage as its my only car
Would the manifold work etc..be able to be done in a day??

that's not an issue, just about all of it can be done in a modular basis, i would suggest getting a spare inlet manifold and drilling that, this makes the whole process a lot easier and means the car is off the road even less.

I am sure i will have a spare manifold knocking around at the end of the my conversion  

Can we pass it around, so to speak... I was thinking of doing the same thing. Have it on an exchange basis!!!  :-? :-? :-?

[Lazydocker]

Im thinking of having a twin tank system in my estate, a tank in the spare wheel well and a removable tank in the load space. I would have to fit the tank in the load area permanently to get the certificate and then alter the tank to allow me to remove it when I want all the load space.

Thats a point where would i get a certificate from when its all finished :-/

Any LPGA approved fitter should certify it, for a price!!! I know I can get it checked and certified in Cambridge for around the £50 mark.

Pete, be careful If you go down that route... If you have an accident your insurance company will see that as a way out!!!

[Dazzler]

Looks like i will be looking around for a kit then.

Jay, have you got your contact details  for the place that supplied yours please?

How much maintainence does the LPG system need, as i keep reading on here about people having running issues with it??

Once i have it 90% fitted i will need someone to do the injectors and set up the system as i really do not have a clue :-/

Speak to Jeremy on 07830302988. He doesn't seem to have items on ebay at the moment but he's very helpful on the phone. Mention OOF.

Maintenance wise, there's a vapour filter to change. No more bother than a fuel filter really. The vapouriser can benefit from being cleaned out every couple of years. Other than that, it shouldn't really need any maintenance. All the bits on the kits Jeremy sells are serviceable so you can rebuild the injectors if you have a problem, for example.

Edited to say: I'm happy to help with drilling manifolds, electrics, etc. It gets easier after doing a couple.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, i will give him a call and have a chat
My only trouble with doing this is that i will need to leave the car serviceable after each stage as its my only car
Would the manifold work etc..be able to be done in a day??

that's not an issue, just about all of it can be done in a modular basis, i would suggest getting a spare inlet manifold and drilling that, this makes the whole process a lot easier and means the car is off the road even less.

I am sure i will have a spare manifold knocking around at the end of the my conversion  

Can we pass it around, so to speak... I was thinking of doing the same thing. Have it on an exchange basis!!!  :-? :-? :-?

Not a bad idea as long as they are all the same for all the V6's

[Elite Pete]

Im thinking of having a twin tank system in my estate, a tank in the spare wheel well and a removable tank in the load space. I would have to fit the tank in the load area permanently to get the certificate and then alter the tank to allow me to remove it when I want all the load space.

Thats a point where would i get a certificate from when its all finished :-/

Any LPGA approved fitter should certify it, for a price!!! I know I can get it checked and certified in Cambridge for around the £50 mark.

Pete, be careful If you go down that route... If you have an accident your insurance company will see that as a way out!!!

What insurance

Only joking

Ive considered that and will have to way up the options