Auto-LPG Conversion Thread

[ghosthunter]

so kailangan ko pa palang mag aksaya sa pag gamit ng lpg para lang maramdaman kong nakatipid ako?

I didn't say drive around the city aimlessly and purposelessly. I said if you use your vehicle more often, you can realize the cost savings faster. So that means if you have two vehicles, simply using the LPG fueled vehicle over the gasoline vehicle will save you a few pesos ever time you fuel up.

lpg is an alternative solution for the skyrocketing prices of gasolines. but the real question is until when?

Until when you ask? Until the next break through in technology that can make a car even more economical to fuel up with whatever substance. Currently, even hybrid cars are NOT the answer (at least for us). It's because the purchase price of the cheapest available car (Prius) will still require eight or more years to recover the cost of the vehicle against savings in operating costs.

A recent car comparison (in another web-forum) where the Toyota Prius was compared to the Ford Focus turbo diesel, the cars fared about the same in terms of fuel costs. This was done in Metro Manila and normal traffic conditions we have during the week day.

so sabi mo nga, kailangan ko ngang gamitin more often yung vehicle just to feel that i am saving. pagtitipid ba yun?

well, here's my point. If you only drive less than 100km in an average week (like 30 to 70 km a week), it would NOT be economically feasible to convert to LPG since the cost recovery would take more than 3 years. My target would be a maximum of two years to make it feasible to convert a private vehicle to run on LPG.

well, kung marami kang pera, yes nakakatipid ka but if u r just an ordinary worker earning at least enough for your family, that thing you are saying is not saving.

If you can save more than P30,000 a year in fuel cost, why not? You don't have to be rich to realize that every peso saved is like a peso earned, right?

para mo ring sinabing para makatipid ka sa pag bili mo ng donut eh kailangang mag dunkin ka na lang at wag nang mag krispy cream kc sa dunkin eh 10 petot lang, sa krispy cream eh 30 petot so para maramdaman mo yung savings mo, bumili ka na lang ng 3 boxes of dunkin kesa bumili ng one box ng krispy cream para makatipid ka

Your donut analogy is faulty. If I have to buy a dozen donuts, then buying from dunkin donuts will only cost me P120 while if I buy from krispy creme it will cost me P360. So buying from dunkin will save me P240 per transaction.

If I had the need for more donuts, then buying more boxes from dunkin would save me even more. I don't need to buy 5 boxes to see the cost saving. Even buying a SINGLE donut would already save me a few pesos.

so lets go back with the gasoline thing. so if u want to earn and save more fuel, the permanent solution is to save gas more often by allowing yourself to try public trasport everyday and just use your vehicle kapag kasama mo na lang family mo. just my opinion, nothing personal...really

For my personal and business requirements, public transportation is not a viable answer. For some people it is but not for me. I am not forcing you to convert your vehicle to LPG. We all are complaining about the high cost of gasoline. But there are alternatives if we would just take that first step towards it even if those alternatives are not the same for you and me.

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