Siren & Brian

Now that the Federal Govt is offering upto $2000 for the LPG Conversion of used cars and $1000 for new, plus the WA state Govt offering $1000, conversions here in the west should just about be free.

So with all that, who knows some company's that make the tanks, fitters, gas suppliers etc to invest in ???

biggy

the only prob with converting to LPG is the big fook off tank...once thats in yer boot there will be no room in there

maggy

I will translate this for you Brian.

Heather is trying to say that to convert to LPG you need to install a rather large tank in the boot of your car.

Her main concern is that once the tank is in place then there will be no room left in your boot.

Hope this helps

renth

I've got a funny feeling the price of installing LPG in your car is about to go up by about $1000.

Amazulu

The other point is, how many cowboy installers are going to be jumping on this bandwagon?

Tread carefully.

Siren & Brian

I heard yesterday on the radio that there is a 9 week course to be come compliant to install LPG into cars.



Anyway, no one seems to know of any listed companys???

Hutch

There's a list of approved conversion specialists on the government's LPG website. The fuel tank in the boot puts me off - wish there was an alternative solution.

Siren & Brian

I wanna know about buying shares into a company that makes the tank

jad n rich

Close. R rang up about it about 6 weeks ago, rang this morning it had gone up $800.

jad n rich

In a small 4WD that sounds pretty nasty, kids would basically be sitting next to it, nice in a crash

stevemich

I am not convinced that any retro-fit conversion will ever really take off - a 1m wide 400mm diameter tank in you boot will not suit 95% of people, especially families.

As with any product, it is better to include any new technology when built, as the design will always be more coheisive.

Smaller engines, more companies following the Toyota Prius example and investment in alternative technologies is the only way forward IMHO.

As for buying shares in tank manufacturers, I cant see a huge gain from doing so given that for most people the conversion is impractical therefore sales arn't going to go through the roof... but I may be wrong

Amazulu

Ford build a small number of Falcons with LPG installed in the factory. This needs to change.

Scossie

My Ford Falcon Ute is factory gas. (No petrol tank).
The only drawback of this is that not all servo's sell LPG.
OK in the metro area but a lot of the country servo's only have petrol, so a
long trip away from the city needs a bit of forward planning.
This'll probably change if loads of people go for the conversion though.

Pollyana

2 years ago I was working in the "Technical advice" section of RACQ (Queensland answer to RAC ) The official advice then was - don't install LPG, its going to be a five-year wonder and will never take off.

matt-and-jenny

Agree.
I wish they'd spend the money on better public transport instead.