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[quote=Charles_Harding;140949]The way the Russians seem to be controlling gas prices at the moment I don't think that LPG is going to be much of an economical option for the future.
In fact it has more common with oil prices than gas prices because LPG is a refinery by-product and not natural gas (hence the name Liquid Petroleum Gas). I've driven 3 LPG powered cars, one Daewoo Lanos and 2 Citroen Xsaras, and yes, it's cheaper than petrol, and quieter, but now, I'm not making 100.000 km per year any more, I would not do it again, because:
- there is added weight (tank!), cost (spark plugs etc.) and complication to the electrics and fuel system, which results in more frequent visits @ the service stations, on one of the Xsaras 5 (five! pressure reductors and 2 electronica modules were replaced within one year
- a turbodiesel is more pleasant to drive (higher torque) in everyday situations - at least for me
- the more modern your engine the more problems with conversion, there are exceptionally good (mainly Dutch) systems but they are _really_ expensive
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