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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / January 2008Does the Govt still offer grants for LPG conversions ?
If so how do I go about getting one? S.gill > If so how do I go about getting one? > > S.gill I'd forget it for a landrover product. It had the likes of VW Polo and such like on the list when I looked a few years back. Lee D yup your right! Seems we're excluded .. : ( 1800 quid for a multifuel seq...blah blah but added cost cos i want the fule tanks (torpedo type) underneath so i retain the 12 seats. booked in for next week...gulp ! > yup your right! > Seems we're excluded .. : ( > 1800 quid for a multifuel seq...blah blah but added cost cos i want the > fule tanks (torpedo type) underneath so i retain the 12 seats. booked in > for next week...gulp ! Only if it is on an approved vehicle model and done by a certain installer (mainly in london) at an expensive price. You got no chance. Its gonna take you feckin ages for an £1800 quid install to pay itself back! Are you sure youve done your maths for the mileage you do? >> yup your right! >> Seems we're excluded .. : ( [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Its gonna take you feckin ages for an £1800 quid install to pay itself > back! Are you sure youve done your maths for the mileage you do? I reckoned the only cost effective way was to buy one somebody else has already done however usually they have no certification so theres another problem to resolve. Derek >>> yup your right! >>> Seems we're excluded .. : ( [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >problem to resolve. >Derek And no warranty. Won't take long to recoup £1800 with a V8 at current fuel prices. Also the SGI systems are vastly superior to the old single mixer systems on efi engines. Not worth it on carbs IMO  Signaturehugh Reply to address is valid at the time of posting > And no warranty. > > Won't take long to recoup £1800 with a V8 at current fuel prices. Also > the SGI systems are vastly superior to the old single mixer systems on > efi engines. Assuming about 12mpg or so on LPG and about 10k miles per year its going to take him about 18 months before it pays itself back and starts being cheaper motoring. Thats quite a while in my mind! S'gonna take longer if he does less miles than that. my £500 diy install took 5-6 months to pay itself back before i started saving. much better! :) not that i'm trying to put anyone off LPG as i'm a fan - but youve got to be in it for the long haul to make it worthwhile. >> And no warranty. >> Won't take long to recoup £1800 with a V8 at current fuel prices. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >not that i'm trying to put anyone off LPG as i'm a fan - but youve got >to be in it for the long haul to make it worthwhile. My v8 has done about 80k miles on a conversion which cost me about £1100. The conversion has paid for itself several times over. Also an SGI system will give better mpg than single mixer. What's the average ownership life of a LR V8? Signaturehugh Reply to address is valid at the time of posting >yup your right! >Seems we're excluded .. : ( >1800 quid for a multifuel seq...blah blah but added cost cos i want the >fule tanks (torpedo type) underneath so i retain the 12 seats. booked >in for next week...gulp ! 'Bout right for that type of installation. Signaturehugh Reply to address is valid at the time of posting I figure i'll "recoup" the cost over my lifetime. I'll never sell it. Answering how long does somebody own a V8, I suppose 2 years or so then the cost of fuel becomes prohibitive. Or their circumstances change namely neg equity or a newborn etc. The conversion quoted is dearer than several quotes in London but I prefer it to be done locally so he can fix it under warrenty if it goes pete tong. Btw I got a letter from the council saying someone had complained about the noise of the V8. Hehe.!! Z® |
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