Interesting CLS55 AMG

[tpwuk]

MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 55 - SAT/NAV+KEYLESS+LPG CONVERASION on eBay (end time 24-Mar-11 14:15:09 GMT)

Professional LPG conversion? But they've cut a whole it the rear panel!

 

[Deleted member 37751]

What's a converasion?

 

[Blackman]

I don't understand these people who buy 55's or other performance Mercs and then do LPG conversion...If you can't afford to fuel it, then DON'T BUY IT.

 

[T7RY B]

I don't understand these people who buy 55's or other performance Mercs and then do LPG conversion...If you can't afford to fuel it, then DON'T BUY IT.

Totally agree, why not buy a smaller engine model.
Would somebody go looking for a performance AMG hoping it was LPG ?
I would imagine it would void all manufacturers warranties?

But each to their own I suppose.

 

[Rob77]

...If you can't afford to fuel it, then DON'T BUY IT.

A concise summing up after a full examination of the various points of view ... oh my mistake it was just a rant lol

 

[tpwuk]

Totally agree, why not buy a smaller engine model.
Would somebody go looking for a performance AMG hoping it was LPG ?
I would imagine it would void all manufacturers warranties?

But each to their own I suppose.

It's a 5 year old car, so I doubt it has any warranty!

 

[tpwuk]

I don't understand these people who buy 55's or other performance Mercs and then do LPG conversion...If you can't afford to fuel it, then DON'T BUY IT.

I don't see what's so difficult to understand. LPG is much cheaper than petrol. The performance difference is tiny and if you want to pay twice as much to travel the same distance, you can always flip the switch back to petrol!

 

[Darrell]

If LPG is so good, why aren't we all doing it?

 

[tpwuk]

If LPG is so good, why aren't we all doing it?

I really don't know. But speaking from experience (I once had a L322 Rangie, 4.4 V8, converted to LPG), I can assure you, I had absolutley no problems with it whatsoever and was returning the equivalent of 50MPG on a run.

People are probably put off by the conversion costs, upto £2K for high end 8 cylinder, multi-point system. But if you're a mile muncher, I'm sure that cost will be recovered in no time. I on the other hand, bought the RR already converted, so it was a win/win situation for me.

 

[Blackman]

I really don't know. But speaking from experience (I once had a L322 Rangie, 4.4 V8, converted to LPG), I can assure you, I had absolutley no problems with it whatsoever and was returning the equivalent of 50MPG on a run.

People are probably put off by the conversion costs, upto £2K for high end 8 cylinder, multi-point system. But if you're a mile muncher, I'm sure that cost will be recovered in no time. I on the other hand, bought the RR already converted, so it was a win/win situation for me.

I think the problem with LPG is lack of stations that provide this facility. Since it burns quicker than petrol, that means you'll have to fill up even more often.

Conversion costs aren't really an issue, I think, because you pay it once and you're done.

Regarding putting LPG on performance cars, it doesn't make sense to me. If you want economy and a bit of power, then just buy a bigger engine model, but not an AMG and then butcher it...

 

[tpwuk]

I think the problem with LPG is lack of stations that provide this facility. Since it burns quicker than petrol, that means you'll have to fill up even more often.

Conversion costs aren't really an issue, I think, because you pay it once and you're done.

Regarding putting LPG on performance cars, it doesn't make sense to me. If you want economy and a bit of power, then just buy a bigger engine model, but not an AMG and then butcher it...

How is it butchering it? Nothing is being removed from the car. The car can still run on petrol, in fact it needs petrol to start.

Whether it's classed as a performance car or not doesn't make any difference. It's still just an engine that requires an explosion. If anything, LPG is cleaner and leaves less deposits in the oil. Surely that's got to be a good thing for a performance engine??

 

[snoop51]

I think the problem with LPG is lack of stations that provide this facility. Since it burns quicker than petrol, that means you'll have to fill up even more often.

Conversion costs aren't really an issue, I think, because you pay it once and you're done.

Regarding putting LPG on performance cars, it doesn't make sense to me. If you want economy and a bit of power, then just buy a bigger engine model, but not an AMG and then butcher it...

I don't understand that logic, it's not like you have the petrol tank removed to fit the LPG tank. They are normally fitted in the spare wheel well which only has a poxy space saver in it anyway. I don't like the extra filler cap on the rear wing though, surely they could hide them a bit better. I also don't understand why you would pay out for a conversion then sell it with 25k on the clock, it only pays for itself if you do heavy mileage and/or keep the vehicle for a number of years. Good buy for someone though IMO.

 

[aka$h]

We had a fleet if vauxhall combo van that were factory spec'ed as dualfuel. Our company was featured in their magazine for being the first to change a fleet from diesel to their combo dualfuel.

What a mistake that was, LPG is great when it work, but there was never a time that all our vans were with us. The system would get stuck and feed both LPG and petrol into the engine, vauxhall paid for us to have magnetic signs printed to put on their loan vans as it was an ongoing issue. That's a factory fitted system, and it's unreliable on a bog standard 4pot.

At first I was going to convert a car to use daily as we had an LPG tank, price per litre was 22p. I soon figured out it wasn't a wise move.

 

[tpwuk]

^Sounds like a cheapo LPG system to me. The modern multipoint systems by PRINS / ZAVOLI are really reliable.