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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Scooterman on July 15, 2018, 08:55:52 am
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Hi lads I am putting my Toyota Prius on lpg shortly. Any advice on which one to choose also any pros and cons on lpg in short term and long term. Thanks......
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'Octavia1' is a nua Prius driver, he would be a bit of Fine 'Fresh Meat' fer all yiz old time Prius drivers !
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Seems like a lot of effort to gain a small amount of savings.You're already driving a very economic car I wouldn't complicate it further by adding gas.I'd only save about a grand a year by changing over to LPG.
Maybe start saving for a new Nissan leaf.I might just skip another Prius after my heap is 15. Some of those ev grants are very generous.And the ranges are going up too.If I was to buy one tomorrow the fuel savings would probably pay for the car.
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'Octavia1' is a nua Prius driver, he would be a bit of Fine 'Fresh Meat' fer all yiz old time Prius drivers !
:o. wat the fuk yu on about Kenny? Yu startin to sound as confused as sclass..... Poor owl c..t.....
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'Octavia1' is a nua Prius driver, he would be a bit of Fine 'Fresh Meat' fer all yiz old time Prius drivers !
:o. wat the fuk yu on about Kenny? Yu startin to sound as confused as sclass..... Poor owl c..t.....
I'm far from confused
Scooterman has just proven my point.
This crazy obsession with saving fuel.
Now he's putting a fukking liquid gas tank into a fucking Prius. rofl rofl rofl.
Ye couldn't make it up. rofl
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not worth it .. don't bother.
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LPG never caught on here. I guess there's a reason for that.
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S class just wait till you are paying 1.60 and maybe a bit more in the winter plan ahead I say. Check out the super unleaded petrol at some petrol stations around Dublin......
::rant ::rant ::rant ::rant
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https://www.carscoops.com/2013/11/toyota-prius-taxi-blows-up-in-barcelona/ (https://www.carscoops.com/2013/11/toyota-prius-taxi-blows-up-in-barcelona/)
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Good article but was it a approved lpg installer...could be somebody cutting corners ask how many Prius have been converted .. all approved conversion come with a engineers certificate for ins company’s.......
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Why would you bother? You've already bought the most efficient petrol driven car out there.You're already winning. Next step is to go fully electric.Even though I dislike the costs of battery replacements on Evs.
My total fuel bill 3 years ago was only 1700.Still fuk all.Hardly worth all the hassle of a conversion.If petrol goes over 3 euro a liter it might be an option.Maybe start cutting yer own hair if you wanna save money.
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So how many KM for €10 in a Prius.
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Hi lads I am putting my Toyota Prius on lpg shortly. Any advice on which one to choose also any pros and cons on lpg in short term and long term. Thanks......
Use cruise control where possible and watch fuel consumption drop.
LPG seems a bit extravagant when it eats up luggage space etc.
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https://www.carscoops.com/2013/11/toyota-prius-taxi-blows-up-in-barcelona/ (https://www.carscoops.com/2013/11/toyota-prius-taxi-blows-up-in-barcelona/)
Holy fuk.....
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Is the boot not small enough without putting a tank in it????
A bomb tank....
No bleedin way me doin that
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I think the little tank gas tank goes where the spare wheel is...
S class a rough guess is about 100 miles/160km for a tenner. That's more than I drive most days. Computer says anything between 52 to 58 mpg depending on outside temperatures etc..It gets the same on the motorway. My old 1.6 petrol Primera was getting 30mpg. So changing cars was a 50% saving in fuel less the diesel headaches. That was 5 years ago now.The car cost me 6k so it paid for itself in year 3 even though I'm a lazy git.
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Hi merc you are probably only part time but petrol is on the rise circle K are selling a super unleaded petrol at 1.54 a liter it will be a expensive winter for fuel. That was a botched job in Spain lpg is very popular in Eastern Europe..... ps I have no hair. Any other tips to be encomic would be helpful ::rant ::rant
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9 years ago when I started petrol was €1.30 a liter.I remember when it used to be 80 pence in old money a liter maybe 20 years ago.It hasn't really gone up that much since.
You've done the best you can by drving an efficient vehicle.LPG is extra complexity to save a little money.My biggest problem now is I've very little to write off against my app work.. in my eh tax return.Good complaint I suppose.My income to fuel used ratio is very different to recession times so extra savings are not a high priority.Although maybe I'm just better at robbing now...
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Ahh, the good old days. I remember diesel being under 50c/litre (or was it 50p?) - believe it on not that junkie infested Statoil on the south quays was once the cheapest place for fuel in Dublin.
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Its down to your mileage scooter. With the prius averaging 52mpg (5.4L/100km) you will save around 600 merkels per year for around 30,000km annual mileage. If the installation cost of LPG is 1200 it will be 2 years before it pays for itself. Now if you are doing 60k km annually then it could be worth it. But for my own mileage, i would rather keep me spare wheel.
I found this website below to be most accurate in calculating savings, too many 'fake' ones around.
https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator (https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator)
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Contact your insurance company BEFORE doing any conversion, just in case. Seen a thread on boards (albeit 6 yrs old) of AXA cancelling insurance over LPG conversion.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056791993 (https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056791993)
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Its down to your mileage scooter. With the prius averaging 52mpg (5.4L/100km) you will save around 600 merkels per year for around 30,000km annual mileage. If the installation cost of LPG is 1200 it will be 2 years before it pays for itself. Now if you are doing 60k km annually then it could be worth it. But for my own mileage, i would rather keep me spare wheel.
I found this website below to be most accurate in calculating savings, too many 'fake' ones around.
https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator (https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator)
So Sore is saying
5.4L petrol for 100 KM
At €1.50 per litre = € 8.25 for 100 km
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Its down to your mileage scooter. With the prius averaging 52mpg (5.4L/100km) you will save around 600 merkels per year for around 30,000km annual mileage. If the installation cost of LPG is 1200 it will be 2 years before it pays for itself. Now if you are doing 60k km annually then it could be worth it. But for my own mileage, i would rather keep me spare wheel.
I found this website below to be most accurate in calculating savings, too many 'fake' ones around.
https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator (https://www.mylpg.eu/autogas-calculator)
So Sore is saying
5.4L petrol for 100 KM
At €1.50 per litre = € 8.25 for 100 km
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/road-test-fuel-efficiency-gets-toyota-prius-back-on-track-1.2536621?mode=amp (https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/road-test-fuel-efficiency-gets-toyota-prius-back-on-track-1.2536621?mode=amp)
Yur man here Irish times claims 3 litre /100km.
I'm gettin 3.8- 4......
The computer gives you a bollocking wen yu switch the car off.......
There's 4 modes drivin to choose
EV ( which is about as useful as tits on a bull),,,,,, eco,,,, normal,,, power.....
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There's 4 modes drivin to choose
EV ( which is about as useful as tits on a bull),,,,,, eco,,,, normal,,, power.....
That Eco mode is a load o me bollox alri.....the Flintstones jammer would get off the line quicker!
Anyways SB,do ye feel any more gayer than before? lol
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There's 4 modes drivin to choose
EV ( which is about as useful as tits on a bull),,,,,, eco,,,, normal,,, power.....
That Eco mode is a load o me bollox alri.....the Flintstones jammer would get off the line quicker!
Anyways SB,do ye feel any more gayer than before? lol
OMG ! The Prodical Son has returned !
Let us Kill the Fattered Calf to rejoice his return !!
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^^^^^if you convert 52 mpg to liters per 100km you get 4.52 liters per 100km or something.
Which works out as €1.50x4.52=€6.78 per 100km I think eh..
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^^^^^if you convert 52 mpg to liters per 100km you get 4.52 or something.
Why bother talking about miles or gallon's.
We're in kilometres and litres
Anyway
I'm getting different reports on the fuel economy of a petrol Prius
Let's start again.
How many KM for €10.
160 km or
100km
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I'm guessing approximately 160km per tenner. My heap is old and originally a UK import so that's why the trip computer is still using MPG.
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There's 4 modes drivin to choose
EV ( which is about as useful as tits on a bull),,,,,, eco,,,, normal,,, power.....
That Eco mode is a load o me bollox alri.....the Flintstones jammer would get off the line quicker!
Anyways SB,do ye feel any more gayer than before? lol
Best move I've made.
Averaging 4.1 per 100kms.
165 Euro in fuel in little over a month.
The Avensis diesel was 100-110 A week.
The ones criticising the PRIUS are probably only riding a clutch!! 8)
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Indeed SB....i'm a 12yr veteran of the Prius(Gen 2 for 9yrs and current Gen 3)...i've taken some stick on here over the years...cried myself to sleep on loads of occasions cos of the sexual slurs of a homophobic nature....i even had to ride the missus a few times to reassure myself of my testosterone filled masculinity and heterosexuality!!
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Indeed SB....i'm a 12yr veteran of the Prius(Gen 2 for 9yrs and current Gen 3)...i've taken some stick on here over the years...cried myself to sleep on loads of occasions cos of the sexual slurs of a homophobic nature....i even had to ride the missus a few times to reassure myself of my testosterone filled masculinity and heterosexuality!!
So your doing well from the slaging,
We can continue if you wish,
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Ah ye know yerself S....there's a birra of a masochist in all of us!!
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So Sore is saying
5.4L petrol for 100 KM
At €1.50 per litre = € 8.25 for 100 km
5.4 doesn't impress me. My diesel octy is very close to that... why cope with an extra "engine" and a 3 grand battery pack to save nothing?
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Well done SH and SB these Prius are very good to drive around the city the engine is the 1.8 Vvti bullet proof.......which system will I go for. STAG. AMC. PRINZS. Any advice would be grateful. Thanks lads.. I will check out my insurance about the lpg conversation
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I think Sore may have posted incorrectly.Should be 4.5 liters per 100km.That's what I get.
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Probably. SB noted 4.1 which concurs with your 4.5 as he works nights while you work days.
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As each Prius evolved they got a bit more efficient.The new model gets 65mpg according to some of my passengers.Apparently it has the lowest thermal efficiency for any combustion engine ever produced.They really try to squeeze ever bit from the fuel.
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Those batteries must have a huge environmental cost?
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Dunno with the amount of fuel it saves over the life of the vehicle it probably balances out.I'm not really an environmentalist and even if I was I'd be driving a horse and cart or rickshaw.All cars are dirty in some way.
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Those batteries must have a huge environmental cost?
There's a lot of bollox out there with regard to batteries....afaik they're 100% recyclable at end of life and as MFH says,the fuel saving over the life of the vehicle probably outweighs a lot of shite.
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Probably. SB noted 4.1 which concurs with your 4.5 as he works nights while you work days.
The new top of the range cars are doing 120 km for € 10
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When there's a 400km range electric vehicle i might jump.
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I think Sore may have posted incorrectly.Should be 4.5 liters per 100km.That's what I get.
I think your calculation of mpg is on the US gallon. 1 US gallon = 3.78L while the UK gallon = 4.54L
My dash reading is 52 mpg which converts to 5.4L/100km (UK mpg)
https://www.calculateme.com/gas-mileage/british-mpg-to-liters-per-100-km (https://www.calculateme.com/gas-mileage/british-mpg-to-liters-per-100-km)
while if you use US mpg you will get 4.5L/100km
https://www.calculateme.com/gas-mileage/us-mpg-to-liters-per-100-km (https://www.calculateme.com/gas-mileage/us-mpg-to-liters-per-100-km)
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Probably. SB noted 4.1 which concurs with your 4.5 as he works nights while you work days.
The new top of the range cars are doing 120 km for € 10
Am getting 5.4L/100km which is 8.1 euro for 100km. That is 12.4km per euro. For 10 euro its 124km
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I must add my mpg would have been much better if i was a more eco-friendly driver. I am not so gentle on
the accelerator and am hardly ever on the Eco-mode. Cant remember the last time i used the EV-mode. Its
always on Normal-mode bordering on Power-mode. I believe SB's 4.1L/100km is achievable with a good
driving style. Well done SB.
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I must add my mpg would have been much better if i was a more eco-friendly driver. I am not so gentle on
the accelerator and am hardly ever on the Eco-mode. Cant remember the last time i used the EV-mode. Its
always on Normal-mode bordering on Power-mode. I believe SB's 4.1L/100km is achievable with a good
driving style. Well done SB.
So the petrol Prius cost more to run than a Mercedes E300 bluetec hybrid,
yay
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Took this picture tonight, my Prius is averaging 25km per litre, so for 10 euro you get 6.9L of juice
multiply 6.9L by 25km per litre which will give ya 172km for a tenner.
Another way of looking at it is 4l/100km.
Ya can't knock that for an automatic car which is pretty much trouble free.
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Certainly better than the 151 E220 cdi. 15.38km per litre.
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Indeed SB....i'm a 12yr veteran of the Prius(Gen 2 for 9yrs and current Gen 3)...i've taken some stick on here over the years...cried myself to sleep on loads of occasions cos of the sexual slurs of a homophobic nature....i even had to ride the missus a few times to reassure myself of my testosterone filled masculinity and heterosexuality!!
Indeed Hal, indeed. I recall all the abuse you used to get on Roy's forum. Your courage and bravery in the face of the filthy and unwarranted
homophobic attacks is commendable. You are the pioneer of the Prius taxi in Ire :2cheers
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No disrespect to Merc owners but those Blue tec hybrids would be a bad taxi. I posted before about a big company owner from the Uk who had a whole fleet of them returned to Mercedes as they were stalling on the motorways. I reckon those are the ones being imported from the UK. Hopefully, the problems are fixed. If I had a choice of two parachutes...one made by Mercedes and one made by Toyota I know which one I'd take before the jump...no point looking cool in a coffin.
Anyway, regarding MPG I spent apapproximately€1700 on fuel and drove about 17000 miles so my calculations are fairly accurate.You can drive like a Nigerian and still get excellent economy.
I'm not bragging as I bought it because one mate of mine spent €1300 for a dual mass flywheel on his diesel accord. That was enough to warrant the Prius alone.Plus the fact that I can service it myself makes ownership cheap.I really don't think diesel suits our work.
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Your right MH. Diesel is finish these Prius are cheap as chips to run.also cities like Tokyo their taxi are nearly 70% hybrid.........lpg is very popular around Europe........
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5 years from now Priuses won't be so strange.Ford have brought their Fusion/mondeo in to Ireland as a hybrid from the US.New Camry and Superb hybrid will be here soon too.By then many of the former Prius owners will have gone fully electric including myself.
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Took this picture tonight, my Prius is averaging 25km per litre, so for 10 euro you get 6.9L of juice
multiply 6.9L by 25km per litre which will give ya 172km for a tenner.
Another way of looking at it is 4l/100km.
Ya can't knock that for an automatic car which is pretty much trouble free.
No denying that a Prius is very economical.
But it's still a Prius
A Toyota.
The worts looking car on the road.
But that's only my opinion.
There are driveri out there who would work in a wheelbarrow if it was motorised
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Is the computer dash thingy clock kilometres reading yoke on the prius accurate?
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Is the computer dash thingy clock kilometres reading yoke on the prius accurate?
I'd say its fairly accurate, last weekend I squashed €52 into the tank for 870km.
As you can see in the picture I've done 440kms so far this week and its over half full still.
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^^^^^^^Yer gonna put stickers on the door and a piece of yellow plastic held together by big magnets.... who gives a bollix what it looks like.I doubt any of us will be asked to help out with the entourage of the oul Pope.
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No denying that a Prius is very economical.
But it's still a Prius
A Toyota.
The worts looking car on the road.
But that's only my opinion.
There are driveri out there who would work in a wheelbarrow if it was motorised
Its not just fuel economy Sclass. Its very cheap to maintain. Little fails in the car, and even the battery rarely brings trouble
before 200k miles and goes much much further. Its very easy to work on, oil changes(engine,transmission), coolant changes
etc etc easy to do. I've even taken out the EGR sytem for cleaning its one hour out and in. Compared that to the Diesel i had
which was a heap of shite and broke heart. I changed nearly everything in it. The flywheel, clutch, gear linkage cable, starter,
alternator, turbo, and the engine finally went. In over 2 years of owning the Prius apart from servicing, i only replaced two
headlight bulbs and the wiper blades. Mercedes are for Limos, for taxiing its a waste of money.
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I'm not concerned about what a car looks like or what image is attached to it regardless of whether it's a taxi or not. I've never been a dedicated follower of fashion and I don't need space for swivel chairs, glass tables, filing cabinets and all that. It's just a means of getting (others) from A to B. Automatic is starting to appeal to me agin though, had an auto Corolla (Jap import) back in the late 90s when I was relatively young and fit, as one gets older it makes sense to eliminate the clutch (which is about as heavy as a clutch can get in diesel Skodas) I guess. Might try a few cheeky bids on that site that lets you buy direct from Jap auctions after my summer vacation.
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Go on rat catcher them Octavia are nothing but tractors on wheels I also a jap import a corona automatic diesel in the 90........ plus who give a fuck what a car look like .you just want reliability,easy to service, good on fuel economy........PS. Seen a article today our vinny want his neighbour to release more licenses for electric vehicle that nice of him...........
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Ok did research
Lad in m7 business pk does gas conversion
It's 950 euro
His lpg is 62 cent a ltr
He reckons you can import a good Jap 13 or 14 and convert for 10 to 12 k
Here's the site
https://www.sbtjapan.com/sp/ (https://www.sbtjapan.com/sp/)
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Do you get the same mileage from a liter of gas as you do from a liter of petrol?Do they have the same efficiency?Apparently not.I think the savings on Prius are minimal.
https://www.sustainablebusinesstoolkit.com/lpg-vs-petrol-vehicles/ (https://www.sustainablebusinesstoolkit.com/lpg-vs-petrol-vehicles/)
Remember that yer savings are reduced because the car already uses very little juice from the factory.
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Don't forget to add the 20% import duty, 21% VAT (17.5% if you import to UK) and cost of sorting out the dash, infotainment system and (if applicable) tinted windows plus a set of tyres. Still looks viable though, I assume one can negotiate on that site, I'll add it to my list of Jap sites to look at in a month or so.
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Do they charge more for insurance if you alter the motor is their a premium for carrying gas on bosrd .?I think you can apply Taxinomics here .How many taxies on the road?How many are running on Gas if it was really economical the figure should be higher..
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There are a few but ya wouldn't tell them as different by looking at them..it only makes sense if your converting something already thirsty.
Over the years there have been various installers trying to drum up business by coming on to the forums.As soon as enough folks switch to LPG it will be taxed higher anyway.Besides I can barely find a decent petrol station in the city center nevermind an gas supplier.
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Hi John rang my ins they said no problem just have a engeers report for them their is a lot of taxis on the road in Dublin could be more ,they government should be promoting hybrid....... EV..... lpg...... in the taxis fleet but they don’t want a drop in their tax intake on fuels..... will have to be dragged into promoting anything that cost them money......... ::rant
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Yer being a bit vague Scooter....how much exactly do you spend on fuel per year so we can work out the savings together..
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As soon as enough folks switch to LPG it will be taxed higher anyway.Besides I can barely find a decent petrol station in the city center nevermind an gas supplier.
It's been around since the 80s and has never gained popularity. There were a few converted Volvos working as taxis back in the 90s. For some reason you could always smell gas in them.
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Toyota Dealers in EU member state Malta actually offer LPG conversions. Not only that, the Goverment of Malta offer a grant of 200 euro
for conversions and you get to use Bus Lanes if on LPG!!!!!!
http://toyota.com.mt/en/lpg-conversions (http://toyota.com.mt/en/lpg-conversions)
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Toyota Dealers in EU member state Malta actually offer LPG conversions. Not only that, the Goverment of Malta offer a grant of 200 euro
for conversions and you get to use Bus Lanes if on LPG!!!!!!
[url]http://toyota.com.mt/en/lpg-conversions[/url] ([url]http://toyota.com.mt/en/lpg-conversions[/url])
I can see Denis O Brien driving his LPG converted Merc in the bus lanes in Malta.
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Many European and Asian manufacturers offer LPG versions of their cars.
But typically Ireland only get the basics from all the manufacturers,
Not enough of us for them to bother.
On the other hand is there many outlets that supply LPG for the likes of a taxi driver.
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Where in Dublin between the canals can you buy it?That's where I work mostly.
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Don't forget to add the 20% import duty, 21% VAT (17.5% if you import to UK) and cost of sorting out the dash, infotainment system and (if applicable) tinted windows plus a set of tyres. Still looks viable though, I assume one can negotiate on that site, I'll add it to my list of Jap sites to look at in a month or so.
That would be intresting, be sure to start a new topic on it when you get back from your vacation from your vacation !
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Where in Dublin between the canals can you buy it?That's where I work mostly.
The Texaco on Pinnock Hill sells LPG, fill up when you get an airport run.
I think they charge 0.79c per litre.
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i am not been vague merc there is saving in in the long term plus this winter petrol will only going higer in price
these lpg conversions are all over europe and the techolgy is very good with them
they have come a long way from a steel tank in the boot of 25 years ago......
cheapest james town road finglas lpg gains 0.69 cent a litre and walkintown......
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Serious question, how much do ya spend per year on juice Scooter?Fuel goes up and down every year.
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Many European and Asian manufacturers offer LPG versions of their cars.
But typically Ireland only get the basics from all the manufacturers,
Not enough of us for them to bother.
On the other hand is there many outlets that supply LPG for the likes of a taxi driver.
Why offer conversions, why not just offer the car as an LPG car, instead of a diesel or petrol or electric or hybrid?? Why not just offer it as an option?
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MERC iwas driving a automatic petrol avensis had to change
with the prius on lpg i hope to spend about 40 euros on average perweek
i gone from been a gas gullers to eco tight bastard turning green..........
annaul milage 20,000 25,000 kilo a year
PS i am started to bring out my own sambo............ ::cheers
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Where in Dublin between the canals can you buy it?That's where I work mostly.
How many garages actually between the canals and within the North/South circular roads??
There is actually only 4 inside. Top(Amiens Street), Maxol(Ringsend Road), Topaz/Circle K(Ushers Island) & Mount Brown. Now there is Kilmainham, Dolphins Barn, Parnell Road & Mespil Road but they are actually on the outside of the canals/roads we used as a boundary
There are 5 LPG garages in Dublin, Swords, Finglas, Fox & Geese, Walkinstown & Tallaght
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Rickshaw ?
MERC iwas driving a automatic petrol avensis had to change
with the prius on lpg i hope to spend about 40 euros on average perweek
i gone from been a gas gullers to eco tight bastard turning green..........
annaul milage 20,000 25,000 kilo a year
PS i am started to bring out my own sambo............ ::cheers
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Ok lets wrap the boring maths up...
My/our calculations indicate a tenner of juice will get most of us 100 miles
So if Scooter is doing 25000 miles at most he's spending €2500 per year on petrol.
€2500 divided by 50 weeks a year is €50 a week on fuel.
If yer target is to only spend €40 a week you're almost there without LPG.You really want to let some mechanic tamper with yer baby to save a tenner a week?
I think you may not realise how cheap your taxi is to run already.It would take ya 2 years and 5 months to get the LPG install costs back.Assuming install costs 1200 like Sclass posted.
I rest my case.
I don't even have a case..
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Headcase?
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I think it's the Scooter Erm.Nobody else on here is so bad at maths.
Oh shit I never included the savings immediately after switching to gas which might reduce the time to recoup thr install monies.
So if LpG is 20% less efficient than petrol at 79cent a liter plus 20% is 94.8cent vs 1.50 per liter for petrol....
So by my shit sums you'd save 55.2 cent per liter.Which is only 3.30 a day(55.2*6.6)
3.30 over a year is about €700 which means the install costs take 18 months to recoup.Think I can sleep better now.Id say yis are all falling asleep reading this..
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Hi lads I am putting my Toyota Prius on lpg shortly. Any advice on which one to choose also any pros and cons on lpg in short term and long term. Thanks......
met a fella who had this done. Said it's not much cheaper atall. Waste of time and money.
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i know an elephant jockey that got his car gassed up.
he got another car around a year later.
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https://youtu.be/Lr15rPHEmeQ
Ehhhh. Think I'll pass on the bomb in the boot
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https://youtu.be/lkgm6mPu50U
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Morning lads. From driving a auto avensis to a Prius my saving will between 40 - 60 euros a week. I am on winner here might change my lifestyle ...go vegan get a allotment start doing yoga...MH you keep driving a dirty noisy diesel with high maintenance bill ..seen better tractor on the road...embrace technology lads........... PS MH What are you driving ....... I will give a update in a month time.........
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I'm guessing yer talking to me...I've been driving a Prius for 5 years now.Rebuilt my own battery pack and all..not many if any other taxi drivers have been down that particular road.If there's ever a Thai football team trapped under Prius I'll expect a phone call from CNN and Reuters.
Anyway Avensis autos petrols are thirsty you'll cut yer fuel bill in half by switching to the hybrid.The LPG won't make any significant gain though.
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If LPG was any good White Van Man would of converted by now all the big fleet owners would be running it .A wise old man once said .10,000 knackers cant be wrong when they all drove Hiace vans and he was right the best small van on the road miles ahead of the Transit or VW .In a business that is cost concious very few fleet vans are run on LPG .Im not sure it is even more environmentally friendly that Petrol or Diesel it just gives off different poison than they do .
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Morning lads. From driving a auto avensis to a Prius my saving will between 40 - 60 euros a week. I am on winner here might change my lifestyle ...go vegan get a allotment start doing yoga...MH you keep driving a dirty noisy diesel with high maintenance bill ..seen better tractor on the road...embrace technology lads........... PS MH What are you driving ....... I will give a update in a month time.........
If you decide to run the motor on Gas and become a vegan you can get an Anal adapter with a push in connector and some 6.5mm plastic non corrosive tubeing from CBPL on the Ninth Lock Road .Go on a diet of Mungbeans and lentils then divert your gassy farts into an auxillary gas tank and you can mix both your arse gas and LPG togeather on longer rural runs the savings should cover the cost of the adapter and hose pipe in a few years .
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Gave up the smokes 3 yers ago....
Total savings
Approx. €10,000....
Leave the prius alone.....
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That would be intresting, be sure to start a new topic on it when you get back from your vacation from your vacation !
If I decide to go down that route, I will. I think it's looking more likely that I'll be driving a Prius next year. I'm drinking a cup of green tea as I type, I had Muesli for my breakfast this morning and we haven't used the tumble dryer in about three years!
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^ FFS, I'm even thinking of planting the 37 seed pots I've collected from Lidl!
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Small steps Ratty....small steps!!
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Rodent you keep your costs low this job pays less than your worth but just enough to keep you coming back for more .
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The trend is catching on :
https://m.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/twothirds-of-drivers-plan-buying-an-electric-or-hybrid-soon-37128896.html
We'll all be hugging trees soon.
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^ FFS, I'm even thinking of planting the 37 seed pots I've collected from Lidl!
Free food, it's not to be sniffer at, except when you're cooking it
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^ FFS, I'm even thinking of planting the 37 seed pots I've collected from Lidl!
Only one to work for her was Parsley.......Chervil and Rosemary etc didn't take due to excessive heat. Probably best to plant now while it's temperate.
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Steady on, LL. I started building a shed three years ago and finished the foundation 6 weeks ago!
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We done loads of them, and tomato’s from seeds. They’ve all grown bar 2 things.
Tomato’s, cherry tomato’s, cucumber, mixed salad, thyme, basil, rosemary, spring onions, radish, carrots, spinach, aubergine, dill and a few others. Garden looks great I must say
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We done loads of them, and tomato’s from seeds. They’ve all grown bar 2 things.
Tomato’s, cherry tomato’s, cucumber, mixed salad, thyme, basil, rosemary, spring onions, radish, carrots, spinach, aubergine, dill and a few others. Garden looks great I must say
OMG he's going Granola!
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No hosepipe bans........
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We done loads of them, and tomato’s from seeds. They’ve all grown bar 2 things.
Tomato’s, cherry tomato’s, cucumber, mixed salad, thyme, basil, rosemary, spring onions, radish, carrots, spinach, aubergine, dill and a few others. Garden looks great I must say
OMG he's going Granola!
No not growing wheat, yet. Will save me a few bob when it all grows
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Steady on, LL. I started building a shed three years ago and finished the foundation 6 weeks ago!
Yes, well as a fellow non-Pebble Mill fan............I didn't even fucking try me auld soldier.......she did.....not only is she Alan Titchmarch's height, but she also happens not to have EEngleesh as her lingua franca.
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We done loads of them, and tomato’s from seeds. They’ve all grown bar 2 things.
Tomato’s, cherry tomato’s, cucumber, mixed salad, thyme, basil, rosemary, spring onions, radish, carrots, spinach, aubergine, dill and a few others. Garden looks great I must say
OMG he's going Granola!
rofl haaaa. Fukin pissin meself
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We done loads of them, and tomato’s from seeds. They’ve all grown bar 2 things.
Tomato’s, cherry tomato’s, cucumber, mixed salad, thyme, basil, rosemary, spring onions, radish, carrots, spinach, aubergine, dill and a few others. Garden looks great I must say
Why bother growing them ?
As you can buy a bagful of the finished product fer cheaper in Lidl/Aldi than the cost of the seeds !
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........I'm drinking a cup of green tea as I type, I had Muesli for my breakfast this morning and we haven't used the tumble dryer in about three years!
I was in Tesco Wilton on Saturday doing me shopping, I bought 4 sweet chili chicken drumsticks and seated myself outside in the shade to consume my meal. A middle-aged tattooed lady (From Belgium) seated herself next to me to have her own meal.
She sez to me; "Your dinner looks nicer than mine",
I look at her dinner; A bowl of Pasta like, Rice like stuff with a few Green bits in it,
I say to her; "Yep ! You may well live a lot longer than me, but I'm gonna have a lot happier life than you !".
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That's fukking awful Belker she's probably still crying ya bollix.
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That's fukking awful Belker she's probably still crying ya bollix.
Naw, Not at all. Her words, not mine;
"That's so funny, you have totally made my day !"
and we spent a very pleasant 20 minutes chatting in
the shade of the lovely Cork sunshine.
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So ye didn't get to munch on her Belgian truffle then...LL wudda smacked that b!tch up!!
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That's fukking awful Belker she's probably still crying ya bollix.
Naw, Not at all. Her words, not mine;
"That's so funny, you have totally made my day !"
and we spent a very pleasant 20 minutes chatting in
the shade of the lovely Cork sunshine.
The poor girl.... Fair play to her puttin on the brave face for twenty minutes after yu called her a cunt....... Ken
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So ye didn't get to munch on her Belgian truffle then...LL wudda smacked that b!tch up!!
Steady on Halpos.........I only type up what I think will get a reaction seeing as how half of yez half the Mrs breathing on your Gregory as you type.
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Why bother growing them ?
As you can buy a bagful of the finished product fer cheaper in Lidl/Aldi than the cost of the seeds !
They were all free so it's cheaper than buying them.
Plus the little one loves seeing them.growing and the flowers coming out on some and then seeing the final results
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Why bother growing them ?
As you can buy a bagful of the finished product fer cheaper in Lidl/Aldi than the cost of the seeds !
It's a hobby, I guess... Like cooking, hunting or fishing - food you cook yourself always tastes better and it tastes even better again if you've grown/shot/caught it yourself too!
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Why bother growing them ?
As you can buy a bagful of the finished product fer cheaper in Lidl/Aldi than the cost of the seeds !
They were all free so it's cheaper than buying them.
Plus the little one loves seeing them.growing and the flowers coming out on some and then seeing the final results
Good on ya vikkiz, grow herbs and spices and get criticism from the vegetables.
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Good on ya vikkiz, grow herbs and spices and get criticism from the vegetables.
Bunch of cabbages
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Why bother growing them ?
As you can buy a bagful of the finished product fer cheaper in Lidl/Aldi than the cost of the seeds !
They were all free so it's cheaper than buying them.
Plus the little one loves seeing them.growing and the flowers coming out on some and then seeing the final results
OK, If'n its fer the kids then yes they do enjoy growing their own stuff.
I used to do Sunflowers fer me kidz when they were small, I once managed to get one up to Ten feet tall.
Ya can get the seeds on ebay fer pittance but look fer the word 'Gicanticus' sunflower seeds.
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I used to do Sunflowers fer me kidz when they were small, I once managed to get one up to Ten feet tall.
Ya can get the seeds on ebay fer pittance but look fer the word 'Gicanticus' sunflower seeds.
@ Vikkiz.
Actually I kept a few seeds from the big one that I once grew,
PM me your addy and I'll post em on ta you if you wish.
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We actually did plant sunflower seeds bit they haven't grown.
I forgot that we have potatoes growing too but we never planted them, must be from the previous owner of the house.
PM send anyways for the seeds
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Grand, I got that Vikkiz and I will post em on to you.
Believe it or not but Sunflower seeds need neglect,
I planted about 16 seeds in 16 different small pots many years ago,
then I had a small tea-tray which only held 12 pots.
I moved that tray all over the garden so as they would have sunlight
and I watered them constantly.
The remaining 4 pots I put in to the garden shed unwatered with
barely no sunlight.
None of the 12 grew, but the 4 in the shed all grew !
The main trick is to keep moving them to a bigger pot
as the flower will only grow as much as it's roots will allow
and attach a bamboo cane with ties as soon as it reachs a foot tall.
It's a great flower to grow fer small kidz as the thing nearly grows
in front of you once ya get it going and of course getting it going is
the hard part, I think the best time to plant is in March but have a
google off that fer yourself.
The flower head dosen't even start to show until the thing is about
Four foot tall, but when it blooms, it is truely magnificent !
Best of luck with it !
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P.S. If'n anyone else wants a few sunflower seeds then PM me.
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Thanks Belker. We grew some before years ago.
These seeds were just put down in a flower bed and forgotten about
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Yea, that's the way to do it, plant em and just pray that they germinate,
but if they do start to grow then they need a lot of attention and all the
attention is well worth it once it blooms.
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Thanks for the advice.
My garden is becoming my oasis. She can do and watch whatever she wants inside, I'll read a book and have a cuppa with me flowers. And talk to them too and encourage them to grow
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I hope nobody minds but I started a separate topic on this this called
'Gardening' as it seemed way out of place in the LPG section.
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A man who owns a garden an a spade......
Owns the world
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I hope nobody minds but I started a separate topic on this this called
'Gardening' as it seemed way out of place in the LPG section.
Proper order Kennet, I'll give you a dig out on it.
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I hope nobody minds but I started a separate topic on this this called
'Gardening' as it seemed way out of place in the LPG section.
Proper order Kennet, I'll give you a dig out on it.
You have it all sown up lads
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Oddly enough I was watching Appropriate adult last night, it's a drama about Fred west
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Oddly enough I was watching Appropriate adult last night, it's a drama about Fred west
My hero!!
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Oddly enough I was watching Appropriate adult last night, it's a drama about Fred west
My hero!!
Me or Fred?
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Oddly enough I was watching Appropriate adult last night, it's a drama about Fred west
My hero!!
Me or Fred?
The difference is that Fred got caught !
But you so far have evaded the 'Thin Blue' !
That ChungWan in de Boot ain't gonna stay quiet forever !!
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Dig a Deep hole.
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Any advice for a patio for the missus!! ::cheers
Dig a Deep hole.
A scorned man!! lol