Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

What's the MPG like? Can I use chip fat and veggie oil? What about LPG?

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Re: Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

Post by Ella » Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:24 pm

Hi

I am also new to the forum, hello everyone, I have had my bongo two weeks now, picked it up in Worcester drove back home 174 miles 3hrs 20 mins cost me £30 in petrol, looking to have mine converted to LPG.
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Re: Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

Post by Simon Jones » Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:31 pm

Welcome to the forum :). I've got a V6 with an LPG conversion and it's nice to pay around 50p / litre (at the moment anyway). For a V6 it's worth budgeting around £1800-2000 for a good quality conversion. There are places that will do it for for less but with LPG if it's not setup 100% you can find it lacks in performance and reliability and then it makes the whole exercise pointless.
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Re: Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

Post by rita » Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:52 pm

Ella, it might be worthwhile doing your sums on LPG , also check availability in your local area, more and more fuel stations are dumping the LPG pumps.

Good Luck..

http://www.drivelpg.co.uk/about-autogas ... alculator/
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Re: Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

Post by Joe_anne123 » Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:46 pm

Good point about doing the sums. I was considering getting an LPG conversion on my V6 but on the likely mileage I'll do (it's not my main vehicle), it would take 3 to 4 years to break even on the cost of conversion.
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Re: Mazda bongo 2.5 v6 petrol mpg?

Post by Woody4567 » Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:14 pm

You'll be having so much fun, you soon won't even think about MPG.
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