V6 Economy ??

freelanderv6lpg · Jul 2, 2007

Possibly not as embarassing as your passengers not being aware your driving on LPG instead of thinking you just had a dodgy curry/kebab etc,

.LPG smell lingers for AGES not pleasant at all.I find supermarket/forecourt style filling guns a touch more difficult to use than the other straight on handle back,twist type.

garyrigden · Jul 5, 2007

Leviathan said:
Hello, Getting around 250miles per tank of petrol in my V6 2.5 and thats taking it easy. Should I be getting more?

sounds good to me, i only get that out of my 1.8 doing mostly short journeys(which works out about 22mpg) but can squeeze 300 out of a tank on a long run.

freelanderv6lpg · Jul 30, 2007

.Hi,just back from a holiday in northern Scotland,filled LPG tank with 64 litres at 42.9p per litre,switched back to petrol after 275 miles.Cost £28 and works out about 19mpg,equivalent petrol consumption would be around 38mpg.Found this handy thing here:MPG calculator UK miles per Gallon - calculate MPG.Quite useful and very interesting tool.

Leviathan · Aug 2, 2007

freelanderv6lpg said:
.Hi,just back from a holiday in northern Scotland,filled LPG tank with 64 litres at 42.9p per litre,switched back to petrol after 275 miles.Cost £28 and works out about 19mpg,equivalent petrol consumption would be around 38mpg.Found this handy thing here:MPG calculator UK miles per Gallon - calculate MPG.Quite useful and very interesting tool.

Sounds lovely...but a conversion is going to cost in the region of 2K...I would do it regardless of the dangers! So long as my warranty still covered HGF following conv.

freelanderv6lpg · Aug 4, 2007

.Conversion prices do tend to be steep,its best very carefully considered if you will do the mileage to recoup the cost.I have done 8000miles since I got mine in February this year so would probably cover the cost in 12-18months max.Mine was done by a previous owner in August 2005 to the tune of nearly £2600!,not quite a standard install as the installer fitted a larger LPG tank due to the thirst of the KV6.£25 a week for LPG seems not bad when the alternative is £60+ for petrol,

,using Super Unleaded as I dont use that much roughly a tankful every 3 months.

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Leviathan · Aug 5, 2007

freelanderv6lpg said:
.Conversion prices do tend to be steep,its best very carefully considered if you will do the mileage to recoup the cost.I have done 8000miles since I got mine in February this year so would probably cover the cost in 12-18months max.Mine was done by a previous owner in August 2005 to the tune of nearly £2600!,not quite a standard install as the installer fitted a larger LPG tank due to the thirst of the KV6.£25 a week for LPG seems not bad when the alternative is £60+ for petrol,,using Super Unleaded as I dont use that much roughly a tankful every 3 months..

I use super unleaded, the KV6 loves it..the fuel economy is not noticably different, in return the engine runs smoother and goes like a rocket.

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