seamybaby Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Evening....... Ive been offere a manual 6 speed n/a as a possible trade in for my current car....... Anyone know of any known faults of things i should be looking at... Also wots it worth? 1996 with 100k 6 speed manual n/a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Seach for the supra buying guide. Worth? 4k? LPG? how many miles you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Depending on condition etc i'd say between 4.5k and 5.5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamybaby Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 any ideas if its a rz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 SZ or SZR Not Rz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I love LPG me, roughly doubles the mpg in ££££££ terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 How does LPG effect performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Multipoint ecu programable ones not at all, can't really tell the difference on my Range Rover, slightly less HP slightly more torque and higher octane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 hmmm.....so overall you get more mpg, more torque, higher octane but slightly less HP. Sounds ot me like it is well worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 It's worthit, yes. As long as you have an LPG pump nearby. You will save so much money and get similar performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Actually you get lower MPG with LPG, but it costs approx. half the amount petrol does. Does anyone on here run an LPG Supra? Seen an NA running LPG but never a TT or a single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Actually you get lower MPG with LPG First I have heard this. Have you got proof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 First I have heard this. Have you got proof? I've heard this as well, due to the calorific value being slightly lower, the big thing is the price, so while it isn't exactly 50% cheaper it is a LOT cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 What is the cost of a proper LPG conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Your looking at £2k+ for the conversion. An LPG Supra is only worth it if: 1. You are not planning on selling your car in the next 4 years (depending on your annual mileage and savings). 2. You are buying an already converted LPG Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Your looking at £2k+ for the conversion. An LPG Supra is only worth it if: 1. You are not planning on selling your car in the next 4 years (depending on your annual mileage and savings). 2. You are buying an already converted LPG Supra. That's what I was thinking too. Assuming you save approximately 0.60p per litre you would have to buy around 3333 litres or 734 gallons just to break even. Lets say you are going to average 20MPG then you would have to travel about 14,700 miles before you saw a return on your investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 That's what I was thinking too. Assuming you save approximately 0.60p per litre you would have to buy around 3333 litres or 734 gallons just to break even. Lets say you are going to average 20MPG then you would have to travel about 14,700 miles before you saw a return on your investment. I should imagine a few on here will do that mileage in a couple of years with thier TTs. The main problem I can see with a Supra is space for the LPG tank. One would fit in the spare wheel bay, but by the time you have a false floor in it's bye bye boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 First I have heard this. Have you got proof? There's loads documented on the web about this. Autogas (one of the main LPG install companies) also state this on thier website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I should imagine a few on here will do that mileage in a couple of years with thier TTs. The main problem I can see with a Supra is space for the LPG tank. One would fit in the spare wheel bay, but by the time you have a false floor in it's bye bye boot. Exactly, I've seen a picture of it done on these forums and it ain't pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I should imagine a few on here will do that mileage in a couple of years with thier TTs. The main problem I can see with a Supra is space for the LPG tank. One would fit in the spare wheel bay, but by the time you have a false floor in it's bye bye boot. But that would mean that you would not even break even until a couple of years. You would then need to keep the car for another couple of years to make £2k. It doesn't then sound like a great saving to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 woodsport at durham are fitting them for £1200 the owner paul woods also runs all of his cars on lpg and has no problems. i was thinking of getting this done soon as it is actually less than half price for lpg as it is for petrol here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 My concern is the rising tax going on lpg, i used to use it a few years ago and was paying 25p per litre. I've just done some research and found these figures. in 2007 tax on lpg was 16.5p per kilo of lpg in 2009 tax on lpg was 27.7p per kilo of lpg theres 3.6 litres per kilo my thoughts are get in now before the tax goes to a level where you'll need to do 30,000 miles before you get a return on your investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I looked at this a year and half ago or so and virtually all lpg specialists in london wouldnt touch a supra TT. Said it would be very difficult to set up correctly. Also would be much more expensive than a normal install due to need more and larger injectors, etc, etc. Think quote was like £3200 in the end. Plus you have no boot at all then. There is a guy on here who has converted his own TT Aristo to run lpg successfully. Think he lives in scotland. Can dig out his username from my pm's if anyone wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I looked at this a year and half ago or so and virtually all lpg specialists in london wouldnt touch a supra TT. Said it would be very difficult to set up correctly. Also would be much more expensive than a normal install due to need more and larger injectors, etc, etc. Think quote was like £3200 in the end. Plus you have no boot at all then. There is a guy on here who has converted his own TT Aristo to run lpg successfully. Think he lives in scotland. Can dig out his username from my pm's if anyone wants it. Doesn't it need to be done by an approved lpg place though with certification that it's been done to a certain stanadard, i was under the impression you need it certified to get insurance on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Yeah he owns a place that does it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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