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• ADVICE FOR REPLACEMENT - Used Petrol 4 X 4 12 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  and not a motorway machine for me So what is there?  Local VW tiguan dealer said 2 percent of sales are petrol! I have always converted to LPG so will do that again Since 2012 I smell much higher pollution where I live and diesel false engine figures may be a reason.   I would
• Toyota Avensis, Honda Accord - Auto Avensis, Accord or something else for <£3k 12 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  about resale value. So far, I am thinking of buying a large engined petrol and then converting it to LPG after a few months. That will help me spread the initial cost and also see if I like the car before spending dough on the conversion.  Options: 04-06 Avensis Auto (1.8, 2.0 or 2.4
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - 03 2.5 Auto stalling problem 11 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I have a stalling problem with my X-Trail which I hope someone may be able to help. The local dealer cannot work out what is wrong. It is a 2.5 SVE 2003 auto X-Trail. It has had a LPG gas conversion, but the problem happens whether running under petrol or gas. The car start OK in the morning OK
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - RE: Gendan code reader thread. 9 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  but more importantly - money. My car is a Vauxhall 2003 Astra estate 1.6 (Z16XE engine) bi fuel (LPG/Petrol). I went with the Vauxcheck, Enginecheck and ELM327 USB interface and it pulled up 4 codes all relating to the EGR valve having (once more) failed. It also gave me a 'pending' fault of the coil
• congestion charge discount 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  -fuel/hybrid seem to be the only categories. Does anyone have any idea what is exempt or partially exempt, and whether any such vehicles are obtainable for reasonable money? What about those Vauxhall factory LPG conversions? I've read quite a bit of carping about them on this site. My instinct
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  Which reliable, economical four or five door car would you recommend? 5 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 coupe and a 1989 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon (that runs on LPG and petrol). Both have done over 140,000 miles and...
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  Thaid cottages 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  If I understand correctly, you have a house and farm in Thailand? I also have a house there and currently have a 2-year-old Toyota Vios. I'm considering...
• Rover 25 1.6 2003 - Reverse gear grind help 24 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  the problem. I have been told it is just the abs kicking in when the wheels detect the road surface is uneven.is this the problem or is it something else. And finally as the car is an LPG car as well , I am planning to replace the spark plugs as it has been 25k miles since last changed by previous owner. I
• Vauxhall Monterey transmission judder 26 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Hello, wonder if anybody can help with a problem thats got my garage baffled and me going crazy! Vehicle: Vauxhall Monterey 3.2 Petrol Auto Diamond LWB. 1996 (N) 92,000. Converted to LPG. Towbar fitted and certainly used by previous owner Problem: Vibration, shudder, thrash, rhythmic knocking
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  Why are the tyres on mu Lexus so noisy? 9 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2001 Lexus LS430: it’s the best car I have ever had by quite a long way. The engine and transmission are virtually silent, but I get excessive...
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  Searching for a second car that's comfortable and economical 3 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are looking to get a second car and would like some advice on what you'd recommend for us. My husband currently does around 20,000 - 25,000 miles per...
• Powershift List Eligibilty 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  it has to be on the Energy Saving Trust Powershift List. This list includes cars such as certain LPG conversions, all-electric cars and all Honda, Toyota and Lexus hybrids. This got me thinking. Why are Lexus hybrids on the list? They are both large cars that emit more CO2 than many smaller cars
• 4 x 4 advice 2 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  and I would prefer it to be diesel/LPG. The budget is 7-8 thousand, also I would expect to run it for about 5 years at 12 thousand miles per year. We have kids and all the in-car-junk and abuse that this involves so it wouldn't have to be perfect, the most important question is over the maintenace
• Running diesels on Gas (Update) 14 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Following on from previous questions about using LPG in diesel engines I saw the following today in 'Professional Engineering'. Referes to natural gas, but there are obvious parallels. 'Engineers at Ford's Dunton Engineering Centre are evaluating a prototype Ford Focus believed
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  What's the road tax for alternatively-fuelled vehicles in 2021? 9 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Please clarify if the following applies to all vehicles using alternative fuels or just those registered within specific years: 'Alternative fuelled vehicles,...
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  The government should now launch a diesel scrappage scheme to get ALL diesels off the road? 24 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Based on the results from last night's BBC Panorama programme re the emissions scandal of Volkswagen group, the Government should now launch a diesel scrappage...
• 1.2 VW Polo - Hire Car Misfuelling Incident 27 May 2013 (Forum)
  it could be used 24 hours.There were 3 pumps at this garage, one marked 'Diesel', one 'Gasoleo' and the other 'LPG'. Knowing that the hire car ran on unleaded, I stupidly assumed that if one pump said diesel and one LPG, then the Gasoleo pump must be unleaded. The pump nozzle
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  Best of the breed 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  No 1 daughter is due to produce No 1 grandchild the turn of the year and we are looking for a four/five door replacement for the reliable 12 year old Toyota...
• Opel Omega 2.0 8v - Engine Performance Problem 13 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  , and there is not a problem about MAF sensor. Just knocking and o2 fault codes due LPG system on my car, he says.  The thing i want to ask is, what should i change? I can replace MAF sensor, but original Bosch one is really expensive (price is almost 2 times of my monthly income). I can buy chinese MAF sensor
• Honda Civic or Skoda Fabia - Fabia Estate ('08ish) or '05 Civic? can't decide 5 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  .(even though it burns LPG, it only gets 23mpg when doing so) Any thoughts welcomed.