Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original)
I just don't like switches which shouldn't be there.
Yes but you don't save that much on your road tax.
Most insurance companies increase the cost - when we got a quote for a bi-fuel v70 (factory conversion - they did do them), it was more than for the 2.4 petrol, which was the same car without LPG, so in that case I did my homework
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Yes you pay half, but you still need to use unleaded in order to preserve the engine (read anywhere - they all say that every other tank or so, use petrol to avoid damage to the engine)
Yes the conversion may pay for itself, but you will still have a hole in the side of your car which looks bad, and you usually end up with rust around them after a while.
You could just buy a one d or a dooper. I never thought I would recommend diesel, especially in a mini. That way, you would save money and have no holes combined to make for better residuals. Thats what I would do. I would avoid lpg - im not convinced and don't like the holes. Thats what I liked about the v70 - it had the refiller in with the petrol so it was hidden!
You only need to use unleaded in an engine to preserve the valves. However, mini's don't suffer from soft valve seats so not an issue. In addition the car always starts on unleaded and with the stop / start function again starts on unleaded before switching to gas.
I don't have a whole in the car itself, I have a hole in the bumper, so if I decide to take the conversion out, its only a replacement bumper.
I did consider the diesel, but for the same cost as a gallon of diesel I can travel over 80 miles.
