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Keep the V8 or get a 300Tdi??
jjsaul:
--- Quote from: davidlandy on January 05, 2008, 11:07:12 ---
...and what about the deviation mileages that many gas owners have to do to find a station that sells gas.
--- End quote ---
This isn't a huge problem really, i rarely have to change my journey to fill up with LPG, more and more places are starting to sell it and there's plenty of 24hr places around as well
Range Rover Blues:
The £1250 I paid for my multipoint system is less than he premium you'llpay for somehting with a deisel lump in it anyway, it's swings and roundabouts.
Ja1983:
hmm... its getting to be a "derv Vs Petrol" debate here.. i suspect the basis of the first post is:
Due to travelling more miles, should i spend £1200 on a gas conversion, or sell up and put it towards a diesel? - (correct me if i`m wrong)
personally i would think hard, i`m currently facing a decision, theres a nice v8 with the gas conversion coming up for sale soon, but for me, its a case of is it worth hanging on to the vehicle i know (+ mods) and now trust over the chance on a new one?
cost of fuel is 50/50, gas/veg oil 50pish, petrol cheaper than diesel, but you get a few more miles out of a derv... if your going for a diesel, i`d definatley look for a 200tdi, strong engine, (check gearbox over though!) and cheap as chips as everyone prefers the look of the 300 front end... but i spend more time under or in mine so front end looks are irrelevant really... this wil leave a bit in the kitty for those things that you are bound to get with a new car.. the wear and tear items that didnt look too bad when you first looked at it.. the a frame ball joint, the other "irritating rather than urgent" jobs...
but then theres the route of better the devil you know... i assume yours is in overall good condition? i would love the gurgle of a v8, but prefer the simple nature of a derv, performance wise, its adequate, its a 4x4, not a track car!
Range Rover Blues:
What you siad makes sense. There's a lot of value in knowing you're car is basically reliable and being an older 3.5 would run ok on a much cheaper single point (or even draw through) LPG system, so less than £500 new if you fit it yourself.
So add that to your £500 car and what sort of Disco 200TDi will a grand buy you? and will there be any boot floor left in it ;)
As an alternative school of thought, a RRC Turbo Deisel (VM engine) will be about as worthless as your 3.5 V8, they are not very popular though a reasonable engine when it's working.
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
vm diesels oh boy the italian tractor comeing back out . if i remember right dont they only do 24 mpg if ur lucky . going back nearly 10 yrs now when lpg was quite rare to find . how about a gmc 6.5 v8 diesel one. saw one for sale the other day for around 1600 quid.
put this the 3.6 v8 diesel series 3 range rover has the power and torque to take on the standard v8 one
which makes me wonder why the 3.6 v8 diesel iceburg one at gaydon i mean from the late 70s never made it into production. 8-[
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