In a message dated 09/10/2006 03:09:59 GMT Standard Time,
mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
From: will hawk <bigbadvladfan@xxxxxxxxx> Will, I am the guy who did the propane conversion.
It made good sense for me because I live in the UK where gasoline costs
$6.00 a US gallon and propane is less than half that price. I also did the
conversion myself. So instead of paying nearly $3000 to a professional
fitter, I only paid about $700 for the parts. Under these circumstances the
conversion paid for itself pretty quickly since I use my Imp frequently.
In the US, the price differential between propane and gasoline is far
smaller and I would not recommend anyone who is not very comfortable with the
process to do their own conversion.
Also, unless things have changed in the last couple of years, I don't
remember seeing many propane outlets at filling stations in the US.
I am inclined to agree with those guys who say don't worry too much about
the price of gas. In the general scheme of things it will not be your biggest
expense but be prepared for some pretty costly maintenence and significant
"downtime" while searching and waiting for parts.
Good luck,
Tony V.
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