Thread: Misfire ???
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Old 24th October 2018, 12:25 PM
ulfilias ulfilias is offline
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Did a reasonable trip at the weekend (Watford, Harry Potter!) and running around to and from work and then topped up this morning. About 200 miles for 42l, which is 20ish a gallon.

Petrol is £1.35 for non supermarket round here for unleaded. £0.72 for LPG, so that's about half, so ~38-40 MPG price equivalent!!!

However, I've a Flogas outlet on the industrial centre in Peteborough who have an LPG pump and it's £0.52 a litre!!!

That makes it over 50MPG equivalent

It also produces less emissions, burning cleaner and hotter.

Driving generally isn't effected, normal stuff you wouldn't know. Starts up for a mile or so on Petrol to warm up the engine but then the change over is hardly noticeable. Normal cruising is the same, decent acceleration is nice and vroomy.

*REALLY* booting it and it beeps and drops back to petrol but there doesn't seem to be a noticeable lag like my old Prins system. We're talking major kick down here and once at rocket speeds a press of the button and you are back on LPG anyway!

It is a bit of messing around, particularly with a european adapter type filler which is frowned upon, but I do like a big 4.2 V8 mega spec comfy sporty car that is also cheap to run (£260 tax too, being an '05)

Lee
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2005 A8 Sport 4.2 V8 D3 - LPG working!

Previous :
1998 S8 PF 4.2 V8 D2 - Gearbox died ~120k
2002 S8 FL 4.2 40v V8 D2 Prins LPG - Engine valves met pistons ~230K

Also :
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover)
2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell)
2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell)
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