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[stoner]

hi all new to site just want opinions on omega my father in law recently passed away he had a omega elite 3 ltr 1997 i have driven it a few times and is a nice car looking at the re sale price is a bit dissapointing and seems a shame to get rid of it i would like to keep car lots of work done on it and a lot of money spent but a 3 ltr is a bit big for me can it be converted to lpg and at what sort of cost

[omega3000]

Hi and welcome , same car as mine ..... It can be converted to lpg , someone will be along soon to inform you of installation costs ..something to which im also considering 

[feeutfo]

It can, several of us have diy'd a conversion to dual fuel.Depends how handy and confident you are with the spanners tbh.

 Professional installs, quality can be hit and miss at best.

...and welcome BTW.

[blackviper90210]

Welcome to OOF

iirc, a new lpg set-up, sourced on here by a fellow trusted member, is around £700 ish

[feeutfo]

Awaits post from Lazy tinker docker.

[b4ndit]

Welcome toying with the idea of converting mine to lpg also

[TheBoy]

Welcome

Like others, I've converted both of mine with help from fellow members.  Its not difficult if you are handy with your hands, although I always get a bit scared at the drilling bits.

Savings, for me, approx 9p per mile, installation costs well under £1000 by a good margin.  I get about 250-290 miles from 80l tank (which fills to 66l), but do not drive particularly economically.  300m on happens on a good motorway run. At 78.9p per litre (last fill), I'm not bothered about driving economically

[feeutfo]

That's the "problem" with LPG. I feel no need to drive economically... 

[TheBoy]

That's the "problem" with LPG. I feel no need to drive economically... 

If I'm honest, I wasn't economical pre-LPG though

[feeutfo]

That's the "problem" with LPG. I feel no need to drive economically... 

If I'm honest, I wasn't economical pre-LPG though

You might be at current petrol prices though...? ... And iirc, there was mention of buying something more economical prior to converting your first car? And as the op suggests, and as I've/we've said before, LPG makes the car I want, and the way I (we) want to drive it less expensive.
 We could all buy a diesel roller scate or convert I twingo to gas, but who on earth wants to "arrive" in one of those? Because as we all know, it's not the destination that's important, but the getting there. I do love my omega.

[jonny2112]

Nicely put Chris 

[omega3000]

That's the "problem" with LPG. I feel no need to drive economically... 

If I'm honest, I wasn't economical pre-LPG though

You might be at current petrol prices though...? ... And iirc, there was mention of buying something more economical prior to converting your first car? And as the op suggests, and as I've/we've said before, LPG makes the car I want, and the way I (we) want to drive it less expensive.
 We could all buy a diesel roller scate or convert I twingo to gas, but who on earth wants to "arrive" in one of those? Because as we all know, it's not the destination that's important, but the getting there. I do love my omega.

Yes that explained it quite well 

[Lazydocker]

Hello and welcome... As others have stated. A decent DIY kit should come in under £700 (perhaps a little more if you want a toroidal tank instead of a cylinder) and can be fitted in stages

Have a look in the maintenance guides for some LPG fitting guides

[stoner]

thanks all anyone know the best place to get conversion in southwest

[feeutfo]

Pm LD. He'll sort you out I suspect.