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• Buying LPG car from auction 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I will be looking for a replacement vehicle in the next few months. I want to buy a dual fuel vehicle with a factory fitted LPG system. I want to attend a few auctions and see what availability and roughly what price they fetch, ideally the vehicle will be not more than 3 years old. I live in the Thames Valley , can anyone suggest which auctions to attend ?
• Reply to earlier thread about LPG 2 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Ive just been looking through some older threads and came across some unanswered questions about lpg the main one being the safety side of things im an LPGA approved convertor so obviously its in my interest to say how safe lpg is so read for yourself at LPGA.co.uk there is a whole section on safety Channel tunnel.. yes its true at the moment the channel tunnel do not allow gas cars to travel with them but one of my customers is currently in a court battle with them over it channel tunnels view is that if there is a fire on the train they simply seal that carriage and deal with the fire at the other end so they dont want anything extra on the train that is flammable fair enough but as hj said autogas tanks are much much safer than calor gas type bottles so doesnt it seem starnge that you are allowed to carry 80l or a 40 kilo bottle of lpg with your caravan the channel tunnel dont seem to think this a risk at all?????!!!!
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - 1997 2.2 Trafic petrol converted to lpg 17 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  The oil in sump is a nice black, with the rockers also being nice and black. I know the engine is running rich as the lpg mpg is not as good as before....and successive auto-tuners have told me rich mixture but can't find why. Renault dealers won't touch it cos of the lpg conversion. Any help appreciated.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.6 dualfuel LPG engine keeps cutting out. 8 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  It is going back to the dealership I procured this from for them to look at as my local Vauxhall is not LPG authorised. Would be beneficial to me if I had some idea what they are going to be doing.
• LPG/bi-fuel Cars 11 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I was on the Continent recently and over there many manifacturers sell bi-fuel cars, but not in the UK, it does seem. And does converting a new car to run on LPG invalidate its warranty? I'm new on this forum, so all advice on the matter would greately be appreciated.
• private buyer long term diesel / lpg choice ? 24 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  all the following have abs , esp, 6 airbags and good ncap results ford focus 1.6tdci 90hp estate or 2.0 petrol 143hp with lpg estate same price 14200 euros citroen c3 picasso 1.6diesel 90hp 13850 euros no petrol/lpg version. hyundai i30 estate 1.6 diesel 90hp or 1.4 petrol/lpg same price 13900 euros 5 year warranty kia ceed estate 1.6 diesel or 1.4 petrol/lpg at 13500 euros 5 yr warranty. hyundai / kia same car virtually with great chain cam engines.
• LPG conversions -- resale values 3 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I was having a look at a couple of LPG conversion websites, and was wondering about the resale values against a diesel car. Say, for the sake of argument a 2.5l petrol car cost about £3000 at 4 years old because of the fuel consumption.
• LPG Conversion on a Volvo 22 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I have also spoken to my insurance company who have put a very little extra cost on this car been converted to LPG. Many thanks Q
• Jaguar XJ6 - LPG Conversions 13 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  I have an XJ6 which is beautiful, comfortable and not at all green. I want to get the car converted to LPG but I need to find someone in the Birmingahm area who has had a conversion which they are satisfied with and the name of a good garage for the conversion.  I keep hearing horror stories and do not want to end up in the mire.
• FORD FOCUS ZETEC - LPG PROBLEM 20 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  HI I have had lpg since 2000 and had to have the pump replaced once in this time after it stopped working.  This time the system works ok when going a long, but as soon as i slow down and am just comming to a hault it stalls.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - Duelfuel 1.6 16v 03 Service due. 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  All is fine on petrol. LPG - juddering, loss of power, poor fuel consumption and it started badly kangarooing when running on LPG yesterday.
• LPG Problem. 2004 Jaguar X Type 11 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I have recently had my car converted to run on LPG by a certified garage the car is a 2004 jag x type 3 litre the problem is 1) the engine cuts out very rarley when slowing down and generally after long journey 2) when switched over to petrol after running on gas there can be sudden power loss garage has done 2 software upgrades anyone any idea what problem could be?
• Gas Conversion - Honda Civic 1 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I have a V reg Civic AeroDeck (Estate) and am considering having it converted to run on LPG I would like to know if anyone has had their Civic converted to run on LPG. Are Honda engines OK for Conversion?? Any Horror Stories relating to Honda Engines and LPG. I changed from a 1.6RT Renault Scenic that had an old Gas conversion on it (Non Injection type)and had problems that were quite costly.
• LPG, roadtax, and pre March 01 17 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I notice that if your car runs on LPG then you can get a reduction in the roadtax. However, just my luck, I bought my X reg car in Feb 01 and it seems that I can only get the reduction if I had got it from March 01. Is this indeed the case and am I just going to have to put up with paying the full price (all for the sake of buying one week too early!).
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 LPG for dummies? 29 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I know how to fill 'em up OK, but the finer points of the Vauxhall Dual Fuel is the gap in the knowledge. There is a switch to swap between petrol & LPG - does the LPG kick in straight away, or is it after a delay? Also how does the fuel gauge work? Allegedly it reads both petrol & gas on the same dial but I cannot fathom how. Have had a fiddle with it, switching doesn't do anything to the gauge, and the switch itself starts flashing - what's occuring???
• Diesel, pertrol or LPG ? Which is best for the ' 20 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  ., tend to be ex-fleet / rep cars, high miles. Pertol engines tend to last longer too? - less stressed? Seen a Volvo 940, { LPG converted} for sale - appeared to be a good price too. How reliable are LPG systems / any potentially expensive pit falls? Any sugesetions please on petrol, diesel or LPG and make of car - medium / large hatch / estate
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  What's wrong with my LPG-converted Volvo S70? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volvo S70 SE 10v automatic 2435cc with a gas conversion which has been running great, until yesterday when the gas indicator went off. On my fascia...
• Vauxhall Astra MK4,G 1.6 X16XE LPG - Vauxhall Astra X16XE Engine Change 12 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Will this still fit into my astra without issues??? Also the car has aftermarket LPG can i just disconnect this or is there are a certain way to do this ?
• Ford Mondeo III - LPG Conversion- a good idea? 25 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I like the car but Labour are just taking too much money off me. I would like to reduce my running costs. Thinking of the LPG conversion which at £2000 is not cheap. I do approx 10k miles per year so the payback time is a bit long for me. I would appreciate a few useful comments from people who have done this.
• Subaru Forester II (2002 - ) - 2006 2.5 XTE Convert to LPG or not? 1 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Economically it seems to make sense to have a conversion to lpg given the mileage I do. From an emissions POV it also makes sense and my tax bill will reduce. Trouble is, I cannot find any decent advice as to whether reliability will be adversely affected. Subaru did not offer a conversion on this engine (Turbo) and their conversion subcontractor was polite, but not helpful.