Sheff Laser Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Any hybrid owners in Sheffield? I drive a lexus hybrid and wanted to see if anyone gets the stated MPG from their hybrid vehicles or even close? Anyone had a hybrid lpg converted? If so, how does it run? Any problems? Where did you get the conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 no car gets the stated MPG, it is a load of tosh - they arrive at that figure in laboratory controlled tests. regarding LPG I would imagine it does not cause any more problems in a hybrid than it does in a conventional car, in the Netherlands LPG is really popular and I found several references to the fact that people have converted hybrids to work with LPG, but they are hard to translate I do suggest you get a converting company that has done it before with a hybrid though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 no car gets the stated MPG, it is a load of tosh - they arrive at that figure in laboratory controlled tests. Not only that but it was found they'd even been lightening the weight of the car by taking out much of the interior and taping up the gaps in the panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Not only that but it was found they'd even been lightening the weight of the car by taking out much of the interior and taping up the gaps in the panels. Didn't realise that either. Time for the EU to ramp up the checks on these tests as in my opinion it is misleading. Not to mention that some governments use these figures to decide road tax etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Not only that but it was found they'd even been lightening the weight of the car by taking out much of the interior and taping up the gaps in the panels. Do they actually go out on roads? I always thought the tests were done on an indoor rolling road....oh well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Its the Daily Heil, so watch your salt intake! Tricks of the trade revealed: How manufacturers fool drivers by claiming fuel economy figures which are up to 25% higher than in reality Car makers 'tape door crack to prevent wind resistance and test in high temperatures to manipulate results' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293192/The-tricks-trade-How-fuel-economy-figures-new-cars-good-think.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have owned my Gen3 Toyota Prius T Spirit (hybrid) for 18 months now,best mpg i have achieved is 75.5 mpg both on a run to the east coast, locally to Worksop and from the garage a few miles up the road too...in heavy traffic the engine stops and it runs on electric only,till the battery needs topping up,then the engine fires up for a short while...on top of this it is whisper quiet,automatic,road tax exempt,very advanced technologically,pretty quick when the power button is pressed in...1.8 fuel injected engine coupled with two electric motors,...and a five year warranty..would i buy another Hybrid..definately..would i buy another noisy diesel..NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissoftley Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 can you tow a caravan with one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have owned my Gen3 Toyota Prius T Spirit (hybrid) for 18 months now,best mpg i have achieved is 75.5 mpg both on a run to the east coast, locally to Worksop and from the garage a few miles up the road too...in heavy traffic the engine stops and it runs on electric only,till the battery needs topping up,then the engine fires up for a short while...on top of this it is whisper quiet,automatic,road tax exempt,very advanced technologically,pretty quick when the power button is pressed in...1.8 fuel injected engine coupled with two electric motors,...and a five year warranty..would i buy another Hybrid..definately..would i buy another noisy diesel..NO What's your day to day MPG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 What's your day to day MPG? In all honesty i do not keep a check on day to day/week to week etc MPG,when i first bought it i did keep a check to see how good the fuel consumption was but don't make a habit of it,as i am retired it really gets very little use just a few miles a day mostly, and as of now, i have not even taken it out of the garage for a couple of days..last longish run i did was to Preston about a 180 mile round trip..over the Woodhead,then M60/61 with cruise set at 70mph,car averaged 65.5 mpg for the 180 mile round trip...Over 5,600 miles..... according to the on board computer.....it has averaged 56.4 MPG,mostly short local runs....,but, it is a car built for economy and not excitement or speed...not really top class interior for the price of it,it's the technology you are paying for,and it is very well equipped... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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