S500 - 04 Plate - Shall I LPG Convert it??

[Mounis]

Hi guys,

Just been toying with the idea of moving up from my 51 plate E220CDI Avantgd to a S500 pref an 04 plate with less than 40k miles. In principal there is no reason not to except of the fuel costs. I do lots of driving so am thinking maybe it may be worth converting it to LPG.

Any pros or cons that I should consider? Cheers guys!

Mounis

 

[hawk20]

Why not get the S320cdi and get the economy without the hassle, loss of boot space, shortage of garages selling it and so on. The 320cdi does 0-62 in 7.6 seconds (Autocar) and has a top speed of 150 or so. It does 27mpg round town, 44 on a run and has a combined figure of over 35 mpg. Servicing costs are lower than for a big V8 of course. On another thread I said:
I get serviced at Pentagon Mercedes at Totton, same company as owns the Chichester dealer. Here are todays prices, firmly checked. If you wish to confirm phone 02380 863999 and ask for Sarah, or for Greg the service manager or John the foreman. I have an S class 320cdi. It has done 11k miles since Dec 2005 and the computer says it will need an "A" service in 4100 miles. So approx 15,000 miles between services. The "A" service, including all parts, oil etc is £225 IF you have the particulate filter for Euro 4 (sadly I do and the Low ash synthetic Mobil oil is £13 per litre). Then after another 15,000 mils or so comes the "B" service and that costs £390 -not £350 as I previously thought, because I have the particulate filter. These prices are ex vat. If you want the Inc Vat prices, by adding 17.5% I get £264 and £458 or a total of £722 for the first 30,000 miles. This gives an average service cost of £361 inc materials and VAT or approximately 2.4p per mile.

For comparison, on fuel I get an all-round average of 30 miles per gallon (I do quite a lot of short runs at 27mpg and on longer runs get 37mpg). With diesel now at about a pound per litre or £4-54p per gallon, fuel costs me approx 15p per mile.

It is a lovely engine to drive with more torque or turning power than the 5 litre V8. Quiet refined and wondrously economic. Over 60% of S classes sold are diesel so you get more choice. The Mercedes website has a good search engine for secondhand Mercs as does
http://www.used-mercedescars.co.uk

http://www.directmercedes.co.uk
Good luck.

 

[robparker]

or buy one already converted...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-LIMO...oryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[television]

Pity they do not offer the deisel engine in the SL, got no room for a gas tank.

malcolm

 

[Bobthebuilder58]

Be aware that if you convert your car to lpg you cannot take it through the channel tunnel!

Bob.

Can't stop driving my 500 sel!

 

[television]

Be aware that if you convert your car to lpg you cannot take it through the channel tunnel!

Bob.

Can't stop driving my 500 sel!

Thats handy to know, ignore my previous thread.

Malcolm