lol Kelly.. Dont be so hard on the Willy (ooops that sounded wrong lol) !!
I would look at it this way...
take the cost per week now of petrol.
Work out (from MPG of LPG figures) the amount of lpg you would use in a week... (cost wise) allowing for the times you WILL use petrol when playing...
Add it all up.
now factor in the cost of the conversion and you wil get a time to break even which may be a considerably long time.... after that time you have a gain, but obviously not before..
Then factor in how long you intend to keep it. The figures should be fairly self explanatory.
Then factor in .. mods to car (holes drilled - for tank, pipes, controller etc) on resale value, and, the distance that you need to travel to an lpg station and add in those figures.
as for drawbacks..
Empty LPG tanks must be bigger than their maximum capacity (they may only be filled to 80% ). As an LPG tank is a pressure vessel it must be made of much thicker material. These two factors combine to make them weigh a considerable amount.
Burning Propane produces less power (reaction) than Petrol. A vehicle will do less distance per litre or gallon of liquid when using LPG instead of Petrol.
the extra weight of the tank and fittings will limit performance.
Personally I would find it hard to convince myself of an advantage on a sporty type car.. on, say, a v8 range rover, then ok.
but, look at the overall picture, work out the costs (Be BRUTAL though.. dont under-estimate !).. and then decide.
Joe.
