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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Mart on August 04, 2006, 14:04:50

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: Mart on August 04, 2006, 14:04:50

Hi i'm going to look at buying a discovery i was wondering what the pro's and cons are of V8 with lpg conversion and TDI.

called in at huddersfield land rover centre and asked about fuel economy, he mentioned that some older V8's with lpg suffer from problems with the gas system.

As there both the same on insurance and i do 50 miles a day to work and back i was leaning towards the V8, around 20mpg but half the price of petrol so 40mpg really and a lovely noise.

My budget will be around the £1500 max so would already have to have a conversion, any advice greatly appreciated

Cheers Mart

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: DiscoJim on August 04, 2006, 15:32:53

Personally I much prefer diesels, they are reliable, dependable, rugged and fairly economical.

Older LPG's seem to suffer from loads of problems and I can see the price of LPG shooting up where as with diesel you have other options as to what fuel to burn.

Title: Re: Buying a discovery
Post by: chris9119 on August 04, 2006, 15:37:52

Quote from: "Mart"

As there both the same on insurance and i do 50 males a day to work and back

Ummmm, seems like your a busy boy then :lol:  :lol:

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: Mart on August 04, 2006, 15:40:11

gotta earn a living somehow lol, now edited

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: chris9119 on August 04, 2006, 15:42:18

sorry, but to late now, there'll all know soon, sonny :wink:

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: winchman on August 04, 2006, 17:04:26

My 1994 300TDI dose 30+ if I drive carfully.
Just fitted a new cambelt and it runs even smoother.
I would get diesel as LPG might go up , with diesel you have a choice, diesel Bio diesel or SVO

Title: Buying a discovery
Post by: nickW on August 08, 2006, 09:03:45

also v8's on lpg do 12mpg normally rather than 20