How come there's not more interest in LPG?

I guess OEMs would have to make LPG variants of their top selling cars for it to make a difference. Even I dont like the idea of it being 'retro fitted'
 
As it costs about 1k too retro fit and if it becomes popular they will just hike the tax up. As they won't fix the tax for a decent time period.
 
If/when everyone started to convert, I suspect you would see the price of LPG fuel increase dramatically as demand increased.

You are never going to get cheap motoring anymore. Even if you do, it won't last for long as everyone else jumps on the bandwagon, sending the price up.
 
Becasue nobody in the UK sells it (well, not many)

Because the government arent pushing it in any way (that I can see)

Because we all know they would just tax us on it if it became popular anyway
 
Reasons I decided not to LPG:

1) Very large initial cost ~ £1.5 - £2k
2) Highly dubious resale value implications
3) Possible performance implications
4) Lack of garages
5) Low mpg values
6) Short duration tax freeze
7) Increased servicing costs
8) Small tank size
9) Boot size diminished, weighting increased.
10) Lack of any actual enviromental benefits
 
i'm looking into it for my business(taxi company)

looking at replacing 6 derv octavias with a fleet of Octy Petrol turbo's albeit with LPG

45.9p/litre for LPG looks like a winner for me

derv shed 46-48mpg @ 5.70 a gallon 11.8 pence per mile

octy vrs 28 mpg @ 2.08 a gallon 7.4 pence a mile

take that over 100k per year 4400 a year fuel saving per vehicle i make that circa 25k p.a

its just the thought that i splurge on a fleet of octavia vrs's and convert em only to find the price rockets in 6 months
 
If you think you'll get 28mpg from a 1.8T/2.0T taxi-ing around town you've got another thing coming and thats on petrol let alone LPG.
 
therealnerd2 said:
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Lower calorific content gives you less bhp, is the argument trying to be made. I suppose yes, if the engine is properly down-tuned then it would produce less bhp at the same mpg, but to run at its standard tune, the engine would require more fuel to produce similar power.
 
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