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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: fitting LPG to V6? Reply #15 - 28. Mar 2010 at 15:22 UrbanFox wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 14:41: Its an auto sadly. I'd get a TD estate, but again the running costs are too high Get a TD estate thats already chipped or a manual then
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UrbanFox Junior Member Offline Posts: 191 Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 3.0 Elite	Re: fitting LPG to V6? Reply #16 - 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21 running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..
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Re: fitting LPG to V6?
Reply #17 - 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

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Reply #18 - 29. Mar 2010 at 10:42

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Exactly, which is why I am ruling out the diesel option.

Did you think I was saying that LPG wouldnt do what I want?

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Reply #19 - 29. Mar 2010 at 10:44

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:42:

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Exactly, which is why I am ruling out the diesel option.

Did you think I was saying that LPG wouldnt do what I want?

Sorry yes thought you were saying LPG costs would be too high..... i should have read the post above really Roll Eyes

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Reply #20 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:11

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:44:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:42:

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Exactly, which is why I am ruling out the diesel option.

Did you think I was saying that LPG wouldnt do what I want?

Sorry yes thought you were saying LPG costs would be too high..... i should have read the post above really Roll Eyes

LOL, its cool

I thought that was the case!

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Re: fitting LPG to V6?
Reply #21 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:16

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Only you will get less than 20MPG from LPG Wink

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Reply #22 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:30

TheBoy wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 11:16:

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Only you will get less than 20MPG from LPG Wink

What do you reckon? less than 15?

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Reply #23 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:33

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 11:30:

TheBoy wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 11:16:

tunnie wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 10:23:

UrbanFox wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 09:21:

running costs would still be too high.... i need something that does at least 30mpg round town..

How do you figure that out!? LPG you need to think pence per mile, but as rough calculation on mpg, a V6 can do 20mpg on gas around town, with LPG less than half price of petrol at some stations, you basically get 40mpg!

Only you will get less than 20MPG from LPG Wink

What do you reckon? less than 15?

I was going on his example of 20mpg on petrol. I would suggest somewhere in region of 10-15% less mpg on gas

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Re: fitting LPG to V6?
Reply #24 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:47

Let's put a different slant on this... MPG is a useless figure for comparison. LPG has a different calorific value to petrol for a start!

Bin the obsession with MPG, the best comparison figure is pence per mile/miles per pound Thumbs Up!

on petrol, mine costs an average of 25ppm, on LPG it's 15ppm, so a saving of 10ppm. This is an average over the combined cycle Thumbs Up!

Ask Entwood for his figures... He's been very "Anoraky" over it and has a spreadsheet which gives accurate figures Thumbs Up!

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UrbanFox Junior Member Offline Posts: 191 Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Omega 3.0 Elite	Re: fitting LPG to V6? Reply #25 - 29. Mar 2010 at 11:55 ok, LPG still works out cheaper
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Re: fitting LPG to V6?
Reply #26 - 29. Mar 2010 at 12:09

Lazydocker wrote on 29. Mar 2010 at 11:47:

Let's put a different slant on this... MPG is a useless figure for comparison. LPG has a different calorific value to petrol for a start!

Bin the obsession with MPG, the best comparison figure is pence per mile/miles per pound Thumbs Up!

on petrol, mine costs an average of 25ppm, on LPG it's 15ppm, so a saving of 10ppm. This is an average over the combined cycle Thumbs Up!

Ask Entwood for his figures... He's been very "Anoraky" over it and has a spreadsheet which gives accurate figures Thumbs Up!

I worked out tyres cost me 6p per mile on the MV6 Shocked

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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: fitting LPG to V6? Reply #27 - 29. Mar 2010 at 13:57 I have most of an LPG kit you could buy off me for £100. you will need a tank and three replacement injectors. other stuff is all there, including the manifold
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