Couperman Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 has anyone ever converted their car to run on LPG gas? I am due a new car and i'm thinking of converting to LPG. it costs about £1500 but will save me £700 a year, sounds good to me! it also reduces carbon dioxide emmissions by 0.6 tonnes a year! based on 10000 miles a year average mileage. LPG is half the price of petrol. If you do high mileage you will save a fortune. You can still run on petrol if you want to. I think its worth the money if you are going to keep the car for a few years. here is a link if you are interested. http://www.greenfuel.org.uk/conversion kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Phil's brother has converted several cars to run on LPG, I can try getting hold of him for some details if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 We used to have a car run on duel fuel & as there was nowhere around here that sold LPG we had a big tank put up in the garden & get it filled,then filled the car from that. But, as you are buying all your fuel in one go,its expensive, so in the end we sold the car & now have a very economical little brand new Panda instead. Its worth finding out if LPG is readily available in your area before you go ahead............. Brians van has a conversion on it that means we can pour veggie oil into it & it runs on that.Just pure veggie oil, no converting it to diesel or anything.It works beautifully & has saved us heaps of money too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 The Omlet vans are run on LPG - they've got enormous tanks in the field by the office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted September 21, 2007 Author Share Posted September 21, 2007 There are quite a few filling stations near us that sell LPG so that wouldn't be a problem. The site I looked at used the spare wheel space to store the tank. They supply that foam sealant stuff instead and you leave yor spare at home. Looks quite professionally done too! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 I would go for it Kev - I would certainly do it again myself if there were any LPG stations around here In retrospect we should have done our homework last time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 has anyone ever converted their car to run on LPG gas? I am due a new car..... kev. oi, who said that you can have a new car......? just cos i've got one huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Good point Cathy, I will convert the Honda to LPG, sell the Vauxhall and then you can walk the 1/4 of a mile to work in your silly croc shoes, and I can get stuck in traffic knowing that I am helping global cooling! Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Strange logic these men have Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
