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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:19 pm 
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bazz wrote:
no ive never had a car on gas and i never will because my car gets great econemy on fuel and i dont need to go through all that crap that i read on here about the problems that people have using gas.


im one of those having major issues with my gas setup, there is a reason i havnt just ripped the system out, it saves a s**t of cash, and helps my friday nights out rather considerably.

my car on petrol alone, costs HEAPS (i mean HEAPS) to run, even though i do 90% highway, you must own a gas car before you can have a go at them as it is a huge saving.

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:30 pm 
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LOL, you'd be able to buy 3 slabs.

Some people will never learn, they hear a cpl of bad things and it turns them off it. In 17 years i've never had any major dramas, it's actually more reliable than petrol with injectors clogging and fuel pumps s**t themselves.

My old man has got a ZL on LPG, economy is s**t and always has been compared to EA upwards.
He also has an NC which is very economical on petrol, and because of that he wont put it on LPG, he thinks it'll be like his ZL... I'm still trying to convince him otherwise because he'll save s**t.
Don't knock anything unless you've tried it, it's always people who tell you not to do or try certain things and yet they haven't even done it themselves.


I've had 2 duel fuel cars in past years that were nothing but trouble. One was a V8 XC the other was a series 2 EA. Why would I be tempted to go for another? That's why I have a dedicated gas BA.

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:43 pm 
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yeah gas is awesome, and really a incredible simple setup really. Im happy with mine, got extractors sitting hear to go on now aswell

 

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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:20 pm 
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benno's ed wrote:
bazz wrote:
no ive never had a car on gas and i never will because my car gets great econemy on fuel and i dont need to go through all that crap that i read on here about the problems that people have using gas. so at the end of the day i can afford not a beer but a slab
Don't worry about converting your car mate. there isn't enough tanks to go around at the moment so I'll just take yours. :D


I f**k love that post!

Ah well, i'll drink to those too silly to see the truth about a well setup gas system, and someone else such as you benno can take their tank!

People do remember petrol systems can cause just as many problems don't they? OH wait, they can't, that's why they think the way they do about LPG. Too bad, i've got dibs on a tank for my mighty boy, if i can get one small enough. ROFL.

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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:56 am 
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LOL there are plenty of tanks now, there was a huge back log towards the end of last year though.
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:21 pm 
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my car duel fuel 99 AU 27,000 kays clocked up in 7 months..
wifes car petrol 98 AU 7,000 kays last 18 months

why? hers cost too much to bloody run!

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:17 pm 
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Well, i only bothered to measure the first tank, i ended up doing 560 k's to 66 litres, that's with the car loaded with s**t and sitting on 115 to 120 k's the whole way.
I set the mixtures right though, not lean and not rich, i definately could have pulled more out but i don't like a lean mix with LPG.
I ended up doing 4350 k's in the 12 days i was away, the car didn't miss a beat except on petrol, the injectors are starting to f**k up but still runs ok.
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