I opted for a Diesel for my 3rd P38....
Having had the V8's previously, and then down the line when situations changed, being forced to sell them to cover bills and the running costs breaking my heart, I went for an LPG converted Classic....
This was great until I couldn't fill up with LPG due to being to far from a LPG equipped Petrol Station on occasions, this would hurt the wallet until I could get home again to fill up....
When the LPG system failed (only once thankfully) the cost of running it on petrol for a few weeks was horrendous.....
Then some light fingered C*** nicked it and then trashed it, then burnt it out....nice....
When SWMBO agreed I could get another Rangie, we went through the figures and a Diesel and LPG running costs came out almost equal....until She pointed out, what happens if you run out of LPG far from a LPG equipped Petrol station and you have to run it on Petrol?? or what happens if the LPG system develops a fault and you have to run on petrol for a few weeks??
The thought of getting another P38 and then having to sell it again as the running costs were to high would really break my heart again, so I choose a diesel.
She runs beautifuly, a tad slow, you have to get the engine over 2200rpm befoer the turbo comes on song and starts to pull appreciably, but then again I am not bothered about burning people off the lights...I own a Range Rover...I have nothing to prove to anyone....
It has been chipped/remapped by Janspeed according to a receipt in the folder when I bought it, but I have not had this confirmed....although give it a foot-full and she takes off like a scalded whippet.
It cost me just under £4k with a FSH (confirmed), new MOT, fresh service, 6 months tax, 12 month 4* warranty covering everything (read the small print). Only one fault - Blend Motors.....
I average 26.2mpg so far with a good mixture of country lanes and Motorway driving.
She is a big lumbering beast but will get you there and then back again, not to quickly, but as Rolls Royce would state: 'Adequatly'.
