LPG Conversion - Taken the plunge

[Biskxp]

Been saying I will get mine converted for the last 3 years and not got round to it yet

Keep us informed how you go. I will be following your example very shortly I think

[LoJac963]

I got ya, even $7 a gallon is flat out ridiculous. No economy can recover paying that much for gas.

The cheapest it has been here in AZ was $3.05 at one point but it went back up and never leaves the $3.20's. Last time I filled up it was $3.27.

I do agree with you, typically it will take anywhere from $90-$120 depending on the price per gallon at that given time to fill her up. I don't care though, there's nothing as badass as an H2 coming down the road!

[smileynialley]

Yes LPG is supposed to be "greener". I'm not exactly what you would call a green warrior (It's unlikely anyone with an H2 is) but once it's registered as running on LPG, it puts your vehicle in a lower tax band for road tax. The savings are only about ?15 but every little helps.

Biskxp, good to see another Brit on here, I was starting to think I was alone over here. I'll keep you updated on the results, but a word of advice, I've been advised to have the flash lube protection installed, which protects the valves etc from the added wear and tear of burning gas instead of petrol.

LoJac, I agree, I love my H2 also. Driving around in this courtesy car this week has made me appreciate it even more, but with fuel prices only going up, it's getting to the point where it's nearly cheaper to get a taxi everywhere. I filled up the tank a few months ago and it came to roughly ?145 which at todays rate is $242!!!! for a tank of fuel!!
At least LPG will only cost around ?50 ($80) to fill up.

[jsbihn]

LJ,
You are very right about your predictions on the recovery of our economy (or anyone elses economy).
You work all day long only to calculate out that you busted your ass to fill up your tank, or to pay you electric bill....
By the time you are done, there isnt much left over.
And with the way everything is rising in price while everyones pay goes down or stays the same....
Then a person might say "well then go get a better job" or "second job".... Ok where? how?
If the economy is poor so is the job market. Most mom and pops have had to close because they cant afford to stay open. Between the large box stores and the lack of people actually shopping out there, little businesses die.
Ok so you do like my friend and get any job available working for lower pay but he has 3 jobs.... sure he never sees his family but that have enought to survive. What a trade off there.
(I saw in a movie that a asian man stated to an asian immigrant that it was the american dream to have three job nowadays. Wow I thought it was a home, two cars and 2.5 kids while still having time to be there to rise you family.

Sadly we need to do something, and one of those somethings is to get a representing political body in Washington that will represent us properly.... instead of trying to make us this communist country, while padding their pockets.

We need someone there that is willing to say "our government spends too much money on our government and not the people it is elected to represent"

We need someone to not "change us" but to bring us back from "change"

Ok I guess I will get down now.

[LoJac963]

I agree with everything you said. The other main issue is the amount of debt this our country as accrued. It's absolutely ridiculous with no end of spending in sight let alone any feasible way to pay these debts off.

Absolute worst case, the dollar completely tumbles and is worth nothing, our economy completely falls along with the rest of the countries who rely on the dollar and god only knows what after that.

[jsbihn]

^^ A+
Sadly you are right. Our liberal democrap govt is spending us into oblivion. Basically the govt is using our tax dollars in a "government type of ponzi scheme". If you actually lok at all they are doing, there is no outlook to any future, just whatever they can get now.... and of course with no future our country will just continue to get weak.
BTW, the dollar is tumbling and it is tumbling fast and bad.
And though I agree with everything you stated, I think there is one thing you are mistaken about.
Our government has found a way to pay off our debt.... it is by selling it to China. So right now there are large portions of the US of A that are part of the Socialist Party of China. Funny how our socialist president could sell our debt to anyone (or just have kept it) but choose to sell our debt to our BIGGEST ENEMY right now.
And yet the people of America voted him in for a second term??? Which with no ability for re-election, he can do whatever he wants.... and has been.

Sad to see a country that I love, fought for, and suffer for is being turned into something so ridiculous that the french are even laughing at us now.

[LoJac963]

I first read your statement about me being wrong and though HEY LOL until I read the rest of your comment. You are completely right about China. Truly sad for the great (used to be great) USA!

Taxes for instance, not sure how you faired this year but for my wife and I, I'm an experienced nurse and my wife is a hair salon manager who makes as much as I do. We make a healthy living but nothing extreme. We paid a little over $26k in taxes for 2013 and still had to owe the Federal gov another $6k making our total $32,300 in taxes. That is absolutely ridiculous!!