LPG starts on petrol and mines kicks across to LPG when the coolant temp hits 36c. Once youre at running temp you can stop and start it on gas if you want but even if you don't it flicks to gas within seconds. I don't really measure my MPG but after a day of short hops and running around recently mine had done 13mpg on gas. But as LPG is only 48p per litre and diesel was 119p that day mine was doing the equivalent of 32.5mpgAs someone who is looking for a D2 (or maybe D3) at the moment, but probably not a gas-powered one, can I raise the question of mpg if I had to use a Disco as a main car.
When I had a business, I ran a petrol Omega automatic. It did about 40 mpg on motorways. Then I retired and took on "caring", which involved doing tiny trips (eg Home->other house->supermarket->doctors->our house->their house). Each leg was between 200yards and 1/4 mile and involved a long wait, letting the engine cool. So with "Full choke" all the time, the Omega's mpg dropped to 7 - 9 mpg. At the same time in the same use our diesel auto D1 did about 18 - 20mpg and the manual diesel Octavia about 40 mpg. Since then I've always thought the advice against diesel for short journeys was nonsense.
Am I right to assume that an lpg conversion has the equivalent of a choke effect and anyway has to be started on petrol? We would use the Disco as a secondary main car while the Skoda was in for service or otherwise out of action
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LPG choice looks very interesting, that's the best way to drive a super V8, but getting a 2nd hand LPG from my point of view is a lottery I would have to take the landy to a LPG specialist in the area to check it in deep.LPG starts on petrol and mines kicks across to LPG when the coolant temp hits 36c. Once youre at running temp you can stop and start it on gas if you want but even if you don't it flicks to gas within seconds. I don't really measure my MPG but after a day of short hops and running around recently mine had done 13mpg on gas. But as LPG is only 48p per litre and diesel was 119p that day mine was doing the equivalent of 32.5mpg
Regarding the 7seaters, if it comes with 5 I won't bother, you're right, time money a effort don't worth it.Only issue there might be is about insurance if you modify to add seats to an original 5 seater.
Originally all 7 seaters were air suspension. Have you tried the rear seats out? they are very cosy, I personally would not want to spend any length of time in them.
Also, ref the HDC, if it does not work then it can mean the HI LO switch has failed, this is a £45 part to fit. I think that is mentioned in the attachment I linked for you earlier in the post.
How have the rear chassis been? be careful of lots of underseal......
Cheers
The V8 is smoother and quieter but you do miss that low-end grunt from the diesel.
LPG choice looks very interesting, that's the best way to drive a super V8, but getting a 2nd hand LPG from my point of view is a lottery I would have to take the landy to a LPG specialist in the area to check it in deep.