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Old 07-27-2015, 02:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Just remember when you burn LPG in a diesel you are mostly just replacing Diesel fuel with LPG.
Then when replacing diesel with LPG its not a 1 for 1 swap. If I remember correctly LPG only has about 2/3 the energy content per gallon that diesel has.
So right now burning some LPG to save some diesel will save you very little.

If the government is going to arbitrary raise the price of diesel to equal that of top grade gasoline for no reason and you say it will take 100,000 to 250,000 km for pay back, does that include the future price increase?
Also, how long do you think it will take you to drive 100,000 to 250,000 km?

Have you considered aerodynamic mods?
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