LPG Conversion any good ?

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Hi all

Well recently I have bought a 2002 Nissan Micra Tempest 1.0 which has only done 3500 miles.

What im thinking is as the car is basicaly almost new due to the low milage im looking at an LPG conversion for it as a way to save a lot of money on petrol, i have had a quick look and it seems to get it fitted would cost around £1600 :eek:, I have seen kits being sold for around £400-£600 which is a mighty saving.

My questions are

are they easily fitted ?
any places in the south wales area or 100 mil radius of swansea which can do a LPG conversion for cheaper ?

Any advice or past experience with LPG conversion would be great to.

Thanks
 
A 1 litre Micra won't use much fuel anyway though? Certainly not worth spending £1600 on really.

It does like 32 mpg in towns and 55 on motorways i think i read, if i could get it done for £1000, or maybe do it my self which would be £400-£600 then i think it would definately be worth it as LPG is 43p to 56p as apposed to petrol at £1.04p or more.

I want cheap as possible running costs as it means i can go where i want, when i want and not have to be confined by how much cash I have to spend on petrol.
 
Thanks a lot all for the advice, I think i will stick with what i got then, current situation has changed for me so im going to be doing less milage now so looks less likely i will get any money back if i went for a conversion.

Would still like something with better MPG but will just keep an eye out for something to get instead of the micra i guess, would love a 206 1.4 diesel providing i can find a good one at a nice price :D.
 
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