Car Suggestions - Pipe Carriers, Ladders

[brianmoooore]

Sod the fuel bill as well!

Easily mitigated with LPG at 54p a litre and the extended service intervals.

 

[Robson689]

Easily mitigated with LPG at 54p a litre and the extended service intervals.

What is the service interval? Everything I've seen says 12,000 miles but that seems low

 

[brianmoooore]

What is the service interval? Everything I've seen says 12,000 miles but that seems low

I wouldn't go much above 12,000 miles for any oil, whatever the fuel. At that kind of mileage the oil will be degrading because of the mechanical 'chopping' effect on the long chain oil molecules. There's a difference between what's best for an engine, and what's best for sales when you're selling to fleet managers, who will be typically selling the vehicles on after two years.
What you won't have is anything like the amount of contaminants in the oil, since you don't have LPG condensing out of the mixture in a cold engine and contaminating the oil, unlike petrol, or anything like the amount of acids formed in the combustion process that end up in the oil.
It can be seen when you change the oil. That from an LPG engine often retains some of the golden colour of what you put in.

 

[Robson689]

I wouldn't go much above 12,000 miles for any oil, whatever the fuel. At that kind of mileage the oil will be degrading because of the mechanical 'chopping' effect on the long chain oil molecules. There's a difference between what's best for an engine, and what's best for sales when you're selling to fleet managers, who will be typically selling the vehicles on after two years.
What you won't have is anything like the amount of contaminants in the oil, since you don't have LPG condensing out of the mixture in a cold engine and contaminating the oil, unlike petrol, or anything like the amount of acids formed in the combustion process that end up in the oil.
It can be seen when you change the oil. That from an LPG engine often retains some of the golden colour of what you put in.

I never considered the oil going bad. I drive around 65,000 miles a year in work and have overnight servicing every 25,000. I couldn't imagine taking it to the garage 5+ times a year but for home use the LPG sounds brilliant.

 

[telectrix]

but the conversion to lpg is ££££££s. i jsu t used to have Esso tanker following me.

 

[brianmoooore]

Cost of converting my current 5 series was £1800, but the trick is to let the previous owner pay it. Converted vehicles don't carry much of a price premium in the UK.
Alternatively, buy a suitable damaged or otherwise expired ready converted vehicle, strip the kit out, and fit in to a vehicle of your choice.

 

[nicebutdim]

I've had a couple of LPG vehicles over the years. One a factory installation, which came cheap due to a gas leak and the other converted by its previous owner.

Liked them a lot and would buy another if they were more readily available. I've no interest in having one converted, so just bought diesels since.