Thread: P38a on gas or keep the Disco 300TDI?

hard question but i think it will end up close for now untill the goverment add there tax,s to LPG which is in the next couple of years on a scale that goes up wards im not sure of the dates or the% of tax but the way it will work will be in the goverments favour not yours
id go the diesel thats my choice
you will get more k,s to the litre with diesel than you will with gas

Originally Posted by rangieman

hard question but i think it will end up close for now untill the goverment add there tax,s to LPG which is in the next couple of years on a scale that goes up wards im not sure of the dates or the% of tax but the way it will work will be in the goverments favour not yours
id go the diesel thats my choice
you will get more k,s to the litre with diesel than you will with gas

I have a P38A on LPG and a 300Tdi Disco.

My preferred drive is the Rangie. It's a nicer car to drive and, fuel wise, it's cheaper on LPG than the Disco on diesel. Even after the excise is applied (over a period of 5 years commencing in 2011), it will be cheaper.

The auto 300Tdi is a slug up hills. With LPG fumigation it would be better.

However, I am growing to like the 300 Tdi. I'm even getting used to the noise.

The problem with any P38A is the ongoing cost of maintenance even if you doi most of it like I do. I console myself with the thought that even if I paid an LR specialist to do the work, it would still be cheaper than buying a new Toymota. The P38A is pretty much fully depreciated.

Now can I sell you my P38A?

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

I have a P38A on LPG and a 300Tdi Disco.

My preferred drive is the Rangie. It's a nicer car to drive and, fuel wise, it's cheaper on LPG than the Disco on diesel. Even after the excise is applied (over a period of 5 years commencing in 2011), it will be cheaper.

The auto 300Tdi is a slug up hills. With LPG fumigation it would be better.

However, I am growing to like the 300 Tdi. I'm even getting used to the noise.

The problem with any P38A is the ongoing cost of maintenance even if you doi most of it like I do. I console myself with the thought that even if I paid an LR specialist to do the work, it would still be cheaper than buying a new Toymota. The P38A is pretty much fully depreciated.

Now can I sell you my P38A?

Ron

i did say it was my choice for the diesel and im not going to suggest to any one which is best
in my personal opinion its best left up to the individual to what they buy its their money
im not accusing you of anything ron
as most of my post,s get taken out of context i feel i need to put a dissclaimer with all my post,s from now on (lol)

Oh, you might get more km/litre with diesel, but LPG will cost you 40% of the diesel fuel costs overall.

I get 11 litres/100km from the 300 Tdi and 21 litres/100km with the P38A on LPG.

LPG costs 50c/litre, diesel costs $1.26/litre.

Ron

yes your right in what you say but i like my diesel for the fact that i can leave home with a full tank and drive 500 ks have fun in the bush 4wdriving return home with out refueling and still have half a tank when i get home
now your 21 litres to a hundred ks would go out the window if you were towing or up the bush in low range

dissclaimer
this is my opinion only and should not be taken as gospel or for legal reasons
i will not be held responsible for other people,s actions on my opinion,s

For ride comfort and driving I think the P38 is very good, well Um I am comparing to my old series 2A..

When is the government likely to change the tax on LPG?

Originally Posted by p38arover

I get 11 litres/100km from the 300 Tdi and 21 litres/100km with the P38A on LPG.
Ron

Ron,

If I may, I'd like to pick your brains about the P38a lpg.

• Is it injected or just the normal sort with a mixer in the intake tube?
• How much was the conversion?
• Where are the LPG & fuel tanks mounted?
• What capacities are the Fuel & LPG tanks?
• Who did the conversion?
• How much power loss on LPG?

Cheers,

Robbie