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Title: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Rods2 on 04 August 2015, 00:38:13
If anybody is interested

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Omega-Elite-3-0-V6-LPG-Estate-for-spares-or-repair/131568361799?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29974%26meid%3D4c15f9c777dd48d0b6e711f53d639585%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D161780667714 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Omega-Elite-3-0-V6-LPG-Estate-for-spares-or-repair/131568361799?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29974%26meid%3D4c15f9c777dd48d0b6e711f53d639585%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D161780667714)
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 04 August 2015, 00:50:41
Quite like that.  :y  Shame it hasn't got a donut tank though.  :(
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Lazydocker on 04 August 2015, 20:24:01
If he can get 300 miles out of that tank he must drive like Tunnie :-X ::)
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: zirk on 04 August 2015, 21:30:11
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: tunnie on 04 August 2015, 23:34:55
Is that an 80L tank?  :-\

Filled up 2.2 other day, done 370 miles. Only got 59L in at cost of £33  8)

Quite tempted, but no spare cash at the moment. :(

Suspect that would go for strong money too, still got ages to go
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 05 August 2015, 05:53:23
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 05 August 2015, 07:24:43
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Lazydocker on 05 August 2015, 08:45:14
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg

Depends how he's driving... I've not managed more than 200 miles to a tank of gas for about 5 weeks  :o

Mind you... It's done a bit of idling, trips to central London and lots of very hard local runs :-X Which reminds me... Must check the front pads as I'm starting to get fade ::)
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 05 August 2015, 17:43:05
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg

Depends how he's driving... I've not managed more than 200 miles to a tank of gas for about 5 weeks  :o

Mind you... It's done a bit of idling, trips to central London and lots of very hard local runs :-X Which reminds me... Must check the front pads as I'm starting to get fade ::)



Been thinking the same James  :(

LD, how big is your lpg tank ?
Mines a doughnut tank stuffed in the spare wheel well and holds a max of 45 litres on a very cold day.
Best millage per tank full i've ever managed out of this car is 160 miles and that's with the daft dog in the back so i'm not throwing it into corners and booting it out like I tend to do when i'm on my own   :-X

The LPG map looks pretty much spot on to me so i'll have to sit down on day and try and get my head around the dark arts of MAF's, Fuel trims and Lambda readings  ::)

As a comparison, my old 3ltr manual did at least 170 miles in play mode  :D and on a rather more sedate run like above, I could stretch it out to over 220 miles to a tank  8)
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Lazydocker on 05 August 2015, 23:12:45
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg

Depends how he's driving... I've not managed more than 200 miles to a tank of gas for about 5 weeks  :o

Mind you... It's done a bit of idling, trips to central London and lots of very hard local runs :-X Which reminds me... Must check the front pads as I'm starting to get fade ::)



Been thinking the same James  :(

LD, how big is your lpg tank ?
Mines a doughnut tank stuffed in the spare wheel well and holds a max of 45 litres on a very cold day.
Best millage per tank full i've ever managed out of this car is 160 miles and that's with the daft dog in the back so i'm not throwing it into corners and booting it out like I tend to do when i'm on my own   :-X

The LPG map looks pretty much spot on to me so i'll have to sit down on day and try and get my head around the dark arts of MAF's, Fuel trims and Lambda readings  ::)

As a comparison, my old 3ltr manual did at least 170 miles in play mode  :D and on a rather more sedate run like above, I could stretch it out to over 220 miles to a tank  8)

My tank holds 64ish Litres (72L donut). Normally get around 220-230, 260ish on a steady run. But the car has been getting a spanking lately :-X ::) Lots of roundabouts and twisty stuff :y Plus some quite sticky tyres :y
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 August 2015, 11:07:30
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg

Depends how he's driving... I've not managed more than 200 miles to a tank of gas for about 5 weeks  :o

Mind you... It's done a bit of idling, trips to central London and lots of very hard local runs :-X Which reminds me... Must check the front pads as I'm starting to get fade ::)



Been thinking the same James  :(

LD, how big is your lpg tank ?
Mines a doughnut tank stuffed in the spare wheel well and holds a max of 45 litres on a very cold day.
Best millage per tank full i've ever managed out of this car is 160 miles and that's with the daft dog in the back so i'm not throwing it into corners and booting it out like I tend to do when i'm on my own   :-X

The LPG map looks pretty much spot on to me so i'll have to sit down on day and try and get my head around the dark arts of MAF's, Fuel trims and Lambda readings  ::)

As a comparison, my old 3ltr manual did at least 170 miles in play mode  :D and on a rather more sedate run like above, I could stretch it out to over 220 miles to a tank  8)

My tank holds 64ish Litres (72L donut). Normally get around 220-230, 260ish on a steady run. But the car has been getting a spanking lately :-X ::) Lots of roundabouts and twisty stuff :y Plus some quite sticky tyres :y


Now that's a absolute awful thing to be subjected too  ::)
Did you need to undertake counselling afterwards  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: zirk on 06 August 2015, 13:46:37
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg
Here's some of mine that Ive had or have, all on LPG.

2.0 CD Saloon Manual, on LPG, Town 26mpg, Other 30mpg.
3.0 MV6 Estate Auto, on LPG, Town 22mpg, Other 28mpg.
3.0 MV6 Estate Manual (Chipped), on LPG, Town 25mpg, Other 33mpg.
3.2 Plod Saloon Manual (Re mapped), on LPG, Town 19mpg, Other 27mpg.
3.2 MV6 Estate Auto, on LPG, Town 18mpg, Other 26mpg.
Above Estate with Eco Re Map, Town 22mpg, Other 30mpg.

Other LPG's, non Omega's
Vectra 2.0 Dual Fuel, Town 26mpg, Other 31mpg.
BMW 1.8i Saloon, Town 28mpg, Other 33mpg
Tigra 1.4, Town 28mpg, Other 35mpg.
Tigra 1.6 (Chipped), Town 32mpg, Other 43mpg.
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 August 2015, 17:44:00
Shame its not a Manual, Auto 3.0 V6 running on LPG just drink the stuff.

Not as bad as the piggin 3.2  :(
I've been doing mostly A roads over the last few weeks and have never got anymore then 17.4 mpg  :'(

That's not right. My 3.2 auto (with a 2.6 diff!) does 29mpg on A roads!!

Even on lpg it should be a good 21mpg
Here's some of mine that Ive had or have, all on LPG.

2.0 CD Saloon Manual, on LPG, Town 26mpg, Other 30mpg.
3.0 MV6 Estate Auto, on LPG, Town 22mpg, Other 28mpg.
3.0 MV6 Estate Manual (Chipped), on LPG, Town 25mpg, Other 33mpg.
3.2 Plod Saloon Manual (Re mapped), on LPG, Town 19mpg, Other 27mpg.
3.2 MV6 Estate Auto, on LPG, Town 18mpg, Other 26mpg.
Above Estate with Eco Re Map, Town 22mpg, Other 30mpg.



Other LPG's, non Omega's
Vectra 2.0 Dual Fuel, Town 26mpg, Other 31mpg.
BMW 1.8i Saloon, Town 28mpg, Other 33mpg
Tigra 1.4, Town 28mpg, Other 35mpg.
Tigra 1.6 (Chipped), Town 32mpg, Other 43mpg.


Are you Tunnie in disguise or are you just trying to make me cry Zirk   :o :'( :'(
Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: zirk on 06 August 2015, 17:51:56
The 3.2 are shit on economy compared to the 3.0, there even worse on LPG.

Performance wise, Ive said this years back and still stick to it, you can get the 3.0's with some simple mods well over the performance of a 3.2 and still retain much better mpg.

Title: Re: Cheap 3.0 LPG Estate of Gaybay
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 August 2015, 17:52:30
Got a 60 litre tank in mine. Usually get around 200 miles of mixed driving from a tankful.
I wouldn't bother with another LPG car tbh. The savings for me aren't worth the aggro of hunting around for LPG stations and the loss off boot space.