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  • ~Craig~
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    Originally posted by ~Craig~ View Post
    that's not answering the question..........
    Removing and Transferring LPG Systems

    Your LPG system can be removed from your vehicle should you wish. This is a much simpler exercise than the installation however it must be carried out by a properly qualified technician so that all systems are properly isolated and the vehicle returned to its original specification. It involves the following:

    Removal of the LPG filling point, fuel tank, injectors, vaporiser fuel switch and gauge
    Isolation and/or removal of the LPG wiring loom, connections and ECU
    Making good to the dashboard, bodywork and inlet manifold.
    Systems can generally be transferred from one vehicle to another, so long as the number of cylinders are the same and the tank will fit the new vehicle.

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  • ~Craig~
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Why the **** would you want to?
    that's not answering the question..........

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by ~Craig~ View Post
    oi pooch I'm not saying there would be any logic in doing so, I'm asking whether it can be done without lasting damage.
    Why the **** would you want to?

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  • ~Craig~
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Which car would be woth the most?

    Rolll up, Roll up! Come and buy the car of your dreams that costs half the price to run!

    No, I can't see the logic there either...

    Are you SASGURU's bastard child by any chance?
    oi pooch I'm not saying there would be any logic in doing so, I'm asking whether it can be done without lasting damage.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by ~Craig~ View Post
    can lpg conversions be removed easily if you were worried about resale value?
    Which car would be woth the most?

    Rolll up, Roll up! Come and buy the car of your dreams that costs half the price to run!

    No, I can't see the logic there either...

    Are you SASGURU's bastard child by any chance?

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  • ~Craig~
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    can lpg conversions be removed easily if you were worried about resale value?

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  • Ardesco
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    I'm just curious as to why so few people convert their cars if it’s so good? By my very rough guesses from autotrader data only 0.06% of petrol cars run on LPG, saying that a quick glance at the cars for sale does have an unusually high proportion of V8's!!
    Probably a number of reasons:
    • People don't want to invalidate their warranty.
    • People will only do this if they know they are going to keep their car for at least 25,000 miles to make it economically feasible.
    • People don't want to modify their car because they believe that this will make it less reliable
    • People think it's a good idea but can't be arsed.
    • People don't know that it is possible to convert their car to LPG.

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  • Chugnut
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    The time between fertilisation and birth.
    To the nearest day if you please, hop in your boat and carry out a survey, ta. You may find some around Iceland, just don't confuse them with Kerry Katona.

    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    I'm just curious as to why so few people convert their cars if it’s so good? By my very rough guesses from autotrader data only 0.06% of petrol cars run on LPG, saying that a quick glance at the cars for sale does have an unusually high proportion of V8's!!
    It might be one of those best kept secrets. Someone has to build the bandwagon in the first place, right?

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  • Archangel
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    I'm just curious as to why so few people convert their cars if it’s so good? By my very rough guesses from autotrader data only 0.06% of petrol cars run on LPG, saying that a quick glance at the cars for sale does have an unusually high proportion of V8's!!
    I worked out the payback time on a previous car (4ltr jeep) to be approx 25,000 miles, and wasn't sure that I'd have the car that long (I do 10k a year) so decided to not bother. As it happened, I did 40,000 in it, so it would have paid for itself.

    The availability of LPG also puts some folk off (we have an LPG supplier in the next village, so no problem for me)

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  • gadgetman
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    Maybe the LPG owners are happy with their cars and don't want to sell?

    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    I'm just curious as to why so few people convert their cars if it’s so good? By my very rough guesses from autotrader data only 0.06% of petrol cars run on LPG, saying that a quick glance at the cars for sale does have an unusually high proportion of V8's!!

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  • gingerjedi
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    I'm just curious as to why so few people convert their cars if it’s so good? By my very rough guesses from autotrader data only 0.06% of petrol cars run on LPG, saying that a quick glance at the cars for sale does have an unusually high proportion of V8's!!

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  • Pondlife
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    You want to have cake... and eat it too!
    As a wise man once said...

    WTF is the point of cake if you're not going to eat it!

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    You want to have cake... and eat it too!
    Why the **** not? The technology and infrastructure are in place.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Chugnut View Post
    What's the gestation period of a sei whale?
    The time between fertilisation and birth.

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  • gingerjedi
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    Originally posted by Churchill View Post
    Why pay more than you have to for the fuel?

    I want a big 4x4 with 400bhp, that doesn't mean I should bend over and get shafted by New Liebour.

    It's called mitigation.

    Stick around, you'll learn more!
    You want to have cake... and eat it too!

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