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Just watched the Wheeler Dealers with the Land Rover with LPG. Just wondering, how many MPG would a Land Rover (Not neccisarily a with the Rover V8) realistically get with LPG?
Or just how many more MPG's would you get with LPG on average?
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Or just how many more MPG's would you get with LPG on average?
Thanks
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I run a Range Rover Classic 3.9 V8 Auto on LPG
It does between 2 and 3 miles per litre regardless whether on LPG or petrol
If system is set up correctly there should be noticeable difference in consumption
But as LPG is half price I get twice as many miles per pound when on LPG
It does between 2 and 3 miles per litre regardless whether on LPG or petrol
If system is set up correctly there should be noticeable difference in consumption
But as LPG is half price I get twice as many miles per pound when on LPG
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you will not get more mpg on lpg, usually less. as above, it will seem like more as it's cheaper.
for example, in my galaxy on lpg i get the equivalent of 45mpg on petrol (based on amount spent at pump to cover distance)
for example, in my galaxy on lpg i get the equivalent of 45mpg on petrol (based on amount spent at pump to cover distance)
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ive read several articles that state the consumption on LPG is around 30% more than petrol, so if you can find LPG thats around 50% cheaper than petrol, its a saving of 20%, so in "theory", a petrol car that does 40mpg on petrol will "seem" to return 48mpg on LPG, but actually doesnt, if you see what i mean?
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Error in your maths there mate. Based on your numbers (which in my experience are about right with the 30% being for a single point kit, multipoint ones though are often a lot closer to petrol MPG) and based on your price of it being half what petrol is.
0.7 / 0.5 = 1.4
So a journey that would cost you 14 pounds on petrol would cost you 10 pounds on LPG, so its actually 29% cheaper.
If you use a multipoint kit that gets within 10% of the economy of petrol, then you end up with
0.9 / 0.5 = 1.8
Which means each mile will be around 44% cheaper
, so in "theory", a petrol car that does 40mpg on petrol will "seem" to return 48mpg on LPG, but actually doesnt, if you see what i mean?
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A car doing 40mpg on petrol, and based on your figures for lpg would do 40 * 0.7 = 28mpg on LPG
If the LPG is half the price, that would then equate to 28 / 0.5 = 56mph equivalent fuel costs.
And on a multipoint kit giving 90% of the mpg, it would be 40*.9 = 36
36 / 0.5 = 72mpg equiv fuel costs
Hope that helps mate!
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I get 2 miles per litre on either LPG or petrol round town
On the motorway fully loaded and at a steady speed i get 3 miles per litre again on either fuel
Only difference I notice is a slight increase in top end power whilst on petrol
I currently pay 65p per litre LPG and petrol is around £1.30 so I see that as a 50% saving per litre when on LPG
On the motorway fully loaded and at a steady speed i get 3 miles per litre again on either fuel
Only difference I notice is a slight increase in top end power whilst on petrol
I currently pay 65p per litre LPG and petrol is around £1.30 so I see that as a 50% saving per litre when on LPG
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