fenn
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Been running my 2001 e55 estate for a good few miles now-in the main I'm quite pleased - The car has broken down once,and is proving quite costly to keep fettled properly( new brakes and tyres all round weren't exactly cheap), but these are all issues withe basic car, and don't relate ti it's having an lpg conversion - THAT seems ,so fas at least, to have been a success -i put about £20 quids worth of BP Ultimate petrol in about every 4-5 weeks - the rest of the time it's LPG. at usually 40p per lite(sometimes a bit more if I'm caught out somewhere unfamiliar -but never more than 53p. I can discern no difference in the engine noise torque or performance on either.fuel,the only drawback being reduction in load space in the "estate" part of about 50%, but in everyday terms that doesn't matter,as I can still get briefcases, suitcases, computers cases etc in, and the dog still has plenty of room!, and that's without collapsing the seats-on the other hand, the 100litre LPG tank gives me comfortable 350 miles or more between fillips, so there's not really anywhere I can' get LPG.
So-I guess .with overall consumption hovering around the 26-27mpg mark on the computer, (I spend most of my driving on motorways - relatively little in towns-it means that I'm easily getting the equivalent of 40mpg (you have to deduct 20% from the petrol consumption for LPG, Pretty impressive for an E55 I'd say.
Perhaps equally interesting -it appears to be the only E55 estate with an LPG conversion in existence.,so I've had a number of people ask me ,quite seriously, to let them know when I am selling it.as they'd really be interested - a nine year old E55 would not be the easiest car to sell, so it seems the LPG conversion has increased it's market interst
Comparison wise, it stands close to my other car,an Audi S8, performance wise at least,and makes a surprisingly good fist at handling and cornering,even against the Audi's quatro system - the interior though,is showing it's 95,000miles far more than the Audi's 130,000, The drivers side seat has a wear tear in the side bolster,and the AMG.half silvered steering wheel is so scuffed on the silvered piece that I've put a Halfords cover on it -mind you, i was never a fan of the half-silvering on it anyway I think it looks a bit too pretentious and conscious of itself.The outside is wearing much better though -seems very resistant to stone chips and minor scuffs,although the alloy wheels do seem to pick up a lot of "dings" very easily.
So-I guess .with overall consumption hovering around the 26-27mpg mark on the computer, (I spend most of my driving on motorways - relatively little in towns-it means that I'm easily getting the equivalent of 40mpg (you have to deduct 20% from the petrol consumption for LPG, Pretty impressive for an E55 I'd say.
Perhaps equally interesting -it appears to be the only E55 estate with an LPG conversion in existence.,so I've had a number of people ask me ,quite seriously, to let them know when I am selling it.as they'd really be interested - a nine year old E55 would not be the easiest car to sell, so it seems the LPG conversion has increased it's market interst
Comparison wise, it stands close to my other car,an Audi S8, performance wise at least,and makes a surprisingly good fist at handling and cornering,even against the Audi's quatro system - the interior though,is showing it's 95,000miles far more than the Audi's 130,000, The drivers side seat has a wear tear in the side bolster,and the AMG.half silvered steering wheel is so scuffed on the silvered piece that I've put a Halfords cover on it -mind you, i was never a fan of the half-silvering on it anyway I think it looks a bit too pretentious and conscious of itself.The outside is wearing much better though -seems very resistant to stone chips and minor scuffs,although the alloy wheels do seem to pick up a lot of "dings" very easily.