Financial suicide?

[leeds_182]

Really like the look of this bus but I'm guessing it would probably ruin me...

http://bit.ly/1b8LYA7

 

[Kelv]

id doubt it would ruin you atall, its got an LPG conversion fitted so you could utilize that for a majority of your road usage.
I run a 4.7 V8 Jeep as my daily, and yes its thirsty but its far from horrendous atall, its actually surprisingly good once on the motorway and you are plodding along with a little throttle.

that BMW actually looks pretty smart for the price tag.

 

[Addicted]

I think he means more about if/when something fails, rather than fuel costs

 

[leeds_182]

I think he means more about if/when something fails, rather than fuel costs

Correct.

 

[Eddie.]

Nope.

From what I understand the E38 shares a lot of parts from the E39 (5 series)

The engine isn't specific to the 7 series, so it won't have any specific prices.

Electrics can sometimes be an issue and that can be expensive to fix, but I don't think it's an inherently common problem.

Only the 750i is a true potential money chewer as far as I'm aware.

 

[leeds_182]

Nice one, I think it looks cool as but I am getting old.

 

[Eddie.]

They're awesome, any of the "normal" ones on LPG would be mint.

750iL would be epic, but V12 engine prices and horribly difficult to sell.

 

[Saner]

There is a 750il on the bay atm, at about 850

 

[Eddie.]

Link so I can cry over how much I want it.

Forget the fact it probably uses £850 a week in fuel.

 

[Coops Mk1]

love it, love everything about it, get it bought

 

[cat171]

I've always liked these, the colour is a bit hmmm imo, but I think it still looks classy, I love the wheels on it.

I've always liked E39 5 series too.

 

[Stay Puft]

The spec on that is unreal for todays standard, let alone the 90's!

Not a clue about lpg, but what would something like this do mpg wise ?

 

[Dan...]

I clearly have no taste as I think that is hideous!

 

[leeds_182]

The spec on that is unreal for todays standard, let alone the 90's!

Not a clue about lpg, but what would something like this do mpg wise ?

40 on gas and 20 off it.

 

[McGherkin]

The spec on that is unreal for todays standard, let alone the 90's!

Tell me about it.

 

[Chip-mk1]

40 on gas and 20 off it.

I can never work out why people have to start saying stuff like a car does 40mpg, when it uses a gallon of fuel to go 18-20 miles, that is still 18-20mpg, just cause its half the price doesnt mean its getting more MPG.

Sorry, rant over, I realise you mean "costs equivalent to 40mpg" but its just a pet hate of mine.

 

[Matthew]

It looks f**king horrendous Jim.

And it's green! Christ.

 

[leeds_182]

It looks f**king horrendous Jim.

And it's green! Christ.

No taste. I went for the more sensible option and bought an 18yr old jap import.

 

[Matt Cup]

The only thing that would worry me about those 7's are the steel fuel tanks which are prone to rusting through and are a b**ch plus £££ to replace. Other than that I'd happily pimp about in it.

 

[Alastair.]

Ive been looking at big v8s recently, jags, bmw, merc etc. Want something stupidly big just for a few months and then sell on to get it out of my system. CL500s are doing it for me atm.

 

[Eddie.]

LPG isn't equivalent to double the "standard" mpg either.

You normally get the equivalent of about 70% on top of the normal mpg.

My Saxo does 40-45mpg on petrol, but I generally only see 35-38mpg on LPG, I believe this is because the car produces slightly less power when on LPG. It's also worth remembering that you need petrol to get the engine warm enough to run on LPG, this means running it on normal fuel through the cold map, for at least the first few miles of your journey. Might not sound like much, but on something like a 750i it wouldn't be negligible.

 

[Chip-mk1]

LPG isn't equivalent to double the "standard" mpg either.

You normally get the equivalent of about 70% on top of the normal mpg.

My Saxo does 40-45mpg on petrol, but I generally only see 35-38mpg on LPG, I believe this is because the car produces slightly less power when on LPG. It's also worth remembering that you need petrol to get the engine warm enough to run on LPG, this means running it on normal fuel through the cold map, for at least the first few miles of your journey. Might not sound like much, but on something like a 750i it wouldn't be negligible.

Depends on the system, if you can advance the timing when on LPG its possible to get back a lot nearer to normal economy, it wants a lot more timing than normal petrol to work properly.