fuel comparison

[Tonz]

doing my head in but can somebody work this out for me please I need to know how much it costs me to run dedicated LPG FG ute

40,000 K year
LPG @93c/L (where I live)
ave 15.2L/100k

compare with
91 Petrol $1.49
9.5?L/100k

so whats it costing me to run LPG over a year and then compare petrol

[Citroënbender]

Isn't that basic maths?

LPG spend = 400×15.2×0.93
Petrol spend = 400×9.5×1.49

Difference = $7.60

[hayseed]

LPG = $5654.40.

Petrol=$5662

[Tonz]

thanks mate, have had crazy week with overseas family members, aged birthday celebrations over 3000k in s week of travel...haha kiwis are freaked out how little they actually saw compared to rest of Australia.
my head was doing me in

[pottery beige]

bye bye lpg and that dry fuel sizzling your valves

[Tonz]

WRONG !!!!
my BF was also dedicated Lpf and covered over 450000k before it decided that fatal cosmetic suevery would change its appearance.
sorry but you will not convince me that LPG is crap.

[pottery beige]

its crap and i dont see the advantage of $7.60 / 40k a year economics

[Bushbasher]

Geez Tonz, 15.2 is a bit ordinary, my dual fuel Sportsman does better than that.

[Tonz]

I do have that big 'glass box on the rear and my speed is usually VERY close to the legal limit...whatever that is. Usually returning from Adelaide in afternoon, once past Adelaide the ute has a tendency to stretch its legs, always in a hurry to get home

[Vesper Martini]

The Problem with the equation is the price of the LPG..

Melbourne price is about 0.72, but I know places at 0.61
all of a sudden there's over a grand a year saving.

but that's if you already have it installed. its no longer worth the cost of conversion IMO.

[Mechan1k]

I would have still kept with LPG ... if doing the kays for work.
But with the LPG pricing rising constantly .... and the lowering of petrol prices mainly. And the lower fuel consumption of petrol vehicles. I went back to Petrol.

But I only do about 25,000km a year in traffic now .... not 2 to 3 times that.

Ford has been using harden valves/seats for many years on the I6 ... no issues with valves anymore on dedicated LPG.

Main thing I notice is the lack of LPG pumps now that there is no factory LPG vehicles from any manufacturer anymore.

[Crazy Dazz]

Originally Posted by Tonz

doing my head in but can somebody work this out for me please I need to know how much it costs me to run dedicated LPG FG ute

40,000 K year
LPG @93c/L (where I live)
ave 15.2L/100k

compare with
91 Petrol $1.49
9.5?L/100k

so whats it costing me to run LPG over a year and then compare petrol

Not sure if you have eGas or ecoLpi,
but either way the difference in economy isn't that massive.
At worst, you'll use about 20% more.
So if you are in fact getting 15.2 with gas, petrol would have been around 12.5

[Crazy Dazz]

Doing about 400k per week, I save $15~20 depending on the price of petrol.
And for mine the biggest advantage is that I can fill up anytime I like, and don't have to queue up for an hour on Mondays to save 20c a litre on petrol.

Oh, and BTW LPG engines last a LOT longer than Petrol engines. That's not just a proven scientific fact, its born out by anecdotal evidence.

Hate to break it to you PB, but fuel hasn't had valve protection since they stopped making LRP.

[ebv8]

i let my FG e-gas go in order to drive an AU petrol
18l/100km of lpg and the AU does 12.5 on petrol

if i headed north there is 1 servo before the freeway that sold lpg so if that was out i'd add 30 mins to any trip north, petrol i can fill up anywhere and use anything from 91- 98 depending on when i got paid

sorry lpg you are dead to me, i blame "the government"