FLEET
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For the last 10 or 15 yrs just about every light commercial vehicle (96% of the total) sold in the UK has been fitted with a diesel engine. The attraction of reduced fuel costs (through greater fuel economy) has produced this market domination. This took place in spite of the increased maintenance and spares cost of diesels. An assumption that diesels caused less pollution also attracted private car buyers and caused them to choose that option when buying a new car.
With a very few exceptions diesels remain noisy and uninteresting to drive. The lack of performance is a factor, consigning the diesel in any company car pool to be the very last choice. Any diesel fuel that gets onto one's hands has a weak but unpleasant smell that seems to last for days and is hard to wash off.
Now, there is NO good reason to choose diesel. There is no price differential over petrol (although it does give better fuel economy). The diesel produces as much (if not more) harmful pollution in the form of particulates. A diesel car or van can also be much more expensive to buy than the petrol option, whether it is new or used.
Lets get wise......Now there is a third option.........Buy the cheaper petrol vehicle, reduce the cost of replacing things like starter motors (diesel spares are often double the price of those for a petrol vehicle) and suffer none of the other disadvantages......You could buy the petrol version and save MORE on the initial purchase price than it will cost to get it converted to LPG......
Buy it, contact Chiltern gas cars! To get it converted........ Then SMILE as you drive away from the LPG pump enjoying all of the benefits with no penalties.
And less of that racket from the bonnet region! We put our bet on these factors and reap the benefits every day!
Chiltern gas cars! Will be happy to quote Couriers or similar fleet users for multiple conversions. Tank configurations can be tailored to your needs, whether load space or range are paramount.

Can you imagine what a difference you could make to your company's profitability if fuel and maintenance costs were reduced by 40% ? (Estimated reduction in fuel cost of LPG light commercials over diesel).

One of ours Ford Transit 2.0 litre DOHC petrol vans converted to run on LPG.
This vehicle covers around 270 miles (around town) on a full tank of LPG. On a Motorway or higher speed runs it will easily cover around 340 miles.
All this for £23 worth of LPG.....Can your diesel van travel those distances on £23?
The Ford Transit van was fitted with a single 90 Litre tank to give sufficient range on LPG. When filled to 80% (the limit) it carries approximately 72 Litres of LPG (in average temperatures). This equates to 15.8 imperial gallons.
On our Transits the filler is placed on the driver's side which makes it much easier to position the vehicle at the pump.


NB! If either the pipe from the filler to the tank or from the tank to the engine are ruptured or severed in an accident automatic shut-off valves make sure that gas will not continue to escape. The tank will effectively be isolated in each case, even if both pipes are severed at the same time.

 
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