10-02-2012, 12:09 PM
My 1.6 petrol is LPG. The 1.4 petrol also converts very well I believe.
Don't even consider it if you have a diesel. It requires a mix of diesel and LPG to run and there's very little saving if any, so it's a waste of time even considering paying to convert.
As for a petrol model, yes it is worth it provided you are a) keeping the car long term and b) the car is going to be mechanically sound for at least the next 4 years.
Personally, I would only consider it on a car that is less than 5 years old. I had mine done when it was under 4 years old and it's been on LPG now for 4 years. It took around 2 years to recover the cost of conversion and I've saved over £1500 extra since then.
I only do 10,000 to 12,000 miles per annum, so you don't have to be driving very high miles to see a return. My annual petrol spend was in the region of £1500 per year, it would probably be nearer £2K now, so at around 40% saving, it's not hard to see how a good saving can be made in a year.
Don't even consider it if you have a diesel. It requires a mix of diesel and LPG to run and there's very little saving if any, so it's a waste of time even considering paying to convert.
As for a petrol model, yes it is worth it provided you are a) keeping the car long term and b) the car is going to be mechanically sound for at least the next 4 years.
Personally, I would only consider it on a car that is less than 5 years old. I had mine done when it was under 4 years old and it's been on LPG now for 4 years. It took around 2 years to recover the cost of conversion and I've saved over £1500 extra since then.
I only do 10,000 to 12,000 miles per annum, so you don't have to be driving very high miles to see a return. My annual petrol spend was in the region of £1500 per year, it would probably be nearer £2K now, so at around 40% saving, it's not hard to see how a good saving can be made in a year.
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