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omega valuation 10 May 2004 (Forum)
please can someone help me out ?? i have a 2.5 v6 cd "l" reg with 95k on the clock full mot, auto, a/c, e/w, e/s/r, heated seats, e/seats, all the usual cd stuff. i am thinking of selling this as i have seen a 2l cd fitted with lpg. would part ex or private sale be best ?? how much should i sell this for ?? -
Which car? 18 Feb 2004 (Forum)
I am in the process of looking for a replacement car and need your help! I have about £4-£6k to spend, but need something large (saloon or estate) which is cheap to run (as I average 25,000 miles a year). I have been thinking about either a diesel or LPG converted car, but would like some advice -
Discovered it had been a write off! 25 May 2003 (Forum)
My brother bought a car and discovered later that it had been burnt out & a write off. It was converted to LPG and head gasket has gone! (been fried?)Trading standards are on to it but I want to know what other action should he take? He has no computer so I would like to help him sort things out -
autogas conversion 10 Nov 2000 (Forum)
HI, John. Will you give an opinion on the conversion from petrol to LPG, cost to convert £1500. Vehicle Honda CRV. Approxiate MPG 27.I appreciate the ecological benefits.Are there any possible problems apart from a small loss of boot space? On 12000 miles per year, how long to recover conversion -
Nissan qx (12 years old) - N.A.T.S. System 24 Aug 2012 (Forum)
I have a 2000 Nissan QX, converted to LPG seven years ago, it is a great car!! My problem is that over the past two years I find the battery drains very quickly, in 3/4 days, Could this be a fault with the NATS system as it seems to be the only item that is using any battery power -
Chevrolet - Cruze on e-bay 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
again on ebay with an lpg conversion and now £7600 ish... and wondering what on earth is going on, especially as it appears to be a private sale and there would be very little comeback for any buyer. -
labouring new diesel engines? 16 Jan 2007 (Forum)
, it only tells you not to rev the thing too high for environmental reasons. Any thoughts? i'm a petrol or LPG man myself... -
Volvo V40 Bifuel 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
Has anyone got any experience or comments about the V40 LPG model? I have seen a couple advertised at our local superstore, 53 reg with delivery mileage for £14k. At this price they seem to be a good replacement for my 2000W, 75k Vectra SRi 140 Dualfuel. This has given me pretty reliable service -
please advice me on extremely reliable car....... 12 Dec 2019 (Forum)
on lpg, i dont know if diesels are good option since they have a lot of expensive parts i drive mainly in town and i stuck at traffic so i would love to have some great extras, Like leather or very comfortable seats , like ESP, and other good things , i dont want -
Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - (92-97) SPi 1.8 ADZ headache 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
warm. If you cruise at low load it steadies itself. But if you move the throttle or give it some gas it runs on 2- 3, really rough. It always stars first time, the fault is just the same on LPG or petrol. Any ideas? So far i've changed: Coil Plugs Leads Rotor arm Dizzy cap Distributor ECU Whole -
Land Rover Discovery II - Repair Problems 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
fitted. Motor was returned end of October in time for our holiday we did 1100 miles or so during the holiday no problem and the car was returned to the garage for first service and the LPG setting up (engine supplier had advised not to use LPG for the first 1000 miles). It run fine -
Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 97 3.9 wiring problem 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
hi there got a nice disco runs on lpg too i seem to have 2 problems coil overheats when ignition left on has 12v feed and seems to have earth on neg side from distributor i am unsure of what originally is correct wiring,seems to be shorting coil. prob 2 car cuts out dead no apparent reason -
Another VW Passat misfire 20 Sep 2005 (Forum)
started backfiring before it started misfiring. Also, my multipoint fuel injected car runs on LPG using a single point LPG injection system (Leonardo). I mention this in case it may increase the chance of carbon build up? Anyway, the backfires only ever happened on 3 occasions. > 6th Aug after 60 mile -
Renault Megane Scenic 98 model 27 Feb 2005 (Forum)
Can anyone assist. I have a Megane Scenic 1.6RT with an LPG Conversion on it. Yesterday there was a bang from under the bonnet (which may have been from the LPG) the car lost power when going uphill. when listening to the engine there was a knocking noise. the breakdown service removed the plugs -
troubles starting - skoda octavia 1.4 9 Jan 2005 (Forum)
if this problem sounds familiar to someone of you.... another thing: there's a light "check motor electronics" on the dashboard lighting, but the garagist says that I don't have to care much about this because I'm driving on LPG... (the LPG installation works very good, so that is not the problem because -
2500 miles per month. £2500. Diesel? Petrol? LPG? 1 Jan 2017 (Forum)
this is the list of cars I have been considering: 1) Audi A4 TDI 1.9 130 Estate/Saloon (B6) (Dont care for the B7s or newer) 2) Subaru Legacy Estate/Saloon (4th gen) Freshly converted to LPG with the addition of Valve protection 3) Mercedes C220 CDI Estate/Saloon (W203) 4 -
Ford Transit - new London emission laws 3 Jan 2012 (Forum)
petrol powered car/van would converting it to LPG be acceptable. I am not a Londoner, just curious about the effects of this new legislation. -
40 Years in the future............................ 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
What will be using 40 years in the future will petrol still exist? Will diesel exist? is there enough oil to last till then? Is Lpg the way forward? Electric cars with the range of a large diesel with charging cappacity like that of a alternator? I don't think we will advanced to flying around -
Toyota Camry (2002 - 2006) - 02 2.4 Oil coolers 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
Hi I have a toyota camry that runs on LPG. I understand that it runs hotter than usual. Would an oil cooler make any difference? Can you recommend any websites that let me know how I can buy one with advice on these devices. I understand that they are more suited to cars that tow as the gear box -
Jeep Cherokee (1993 - 2001) - 01 4.0 Fuel pump at reasonable price? 20 May 2009 (Forum)
Someone I know with a 4l Cherokee with an lpg conversion needs a new petrol pump as the old one is kaput. It fits inside the fuel tank and needs a special gasket too. Finding the right part is quite difficult and finding it at a reasonable price, very. Does anyone know of a good no-nonsense