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Another Newbie - Apr. 10 2007 15:45:18

Very_Dirty_Harry

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Just a quick introduction.
I've lived in the Rotherham area for all my life (so far ...) and I've had my Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee Limited for about 18 months (ignore the date in the photo's: The camera keeps dropping back to default! and the plate is 'photoshopped' in to reflect how it almost looks 'in the flesh'

). It must be, at the very least, my 40th car since I started driving back in nineteen hundred & frozen to death - just about everything from a Fiat 126 to a Jaguar 420G ...

It's a Canadian retail model that was immediately imported into Blighty and converted to RHD very professionally.
So far I've done very little to it other than normal servicing, new AT tyres all round and having it converted to LPG.
I had intended to do some off-roading but the muse has left me so I'm thinking about selling it and getting some humungous Yank gas-guzzling rag-top. A Cadillac Eldorado Convertible could fit the bill very nicely, thank you very much

Just one job to do first (apart from giving it a damn good valeting, which it's desperately crying out for

) and that's fit the stainless steel combined side-steps/rock-sliders which I bought last year. I got them so SWMBO could get in & out easier which was a struggle because of her medical condition. Unfortunately she finally succumbed to it and died on 3/3/2007 and I've had little inclination to finish the job!
Anyway, I might see a few of you in person as I'm thinking about attending the Spring Nationals at Billing Aquadrome next weekend. Just one question: How much is it to get in & park up?

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 10 2007 17:52:32

prezaaci

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Welcome aboard mate.

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 10 2007 18:15:14

daveredneck

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hi welcome to the forum
would say its worth puttin LPG on yer jeep
after running yanks fer last 20 years ,about 2 years ago decided it was gettin too expensive runnin on petrol
got misen a newer ram an then got LPG fitted
diffrence is petrol about £33 per 100 miles
running on LPG about £14 per 100 mile
billing an back with caravan petrol £120 ish
billing an back with caravan LPG £55ish same kinda speeds
an carnt tell diffrence performance wise petrol v LPG
best info i got was get biggest lpg tank/s you can ,saves havin to look around for a lpg station
i have a 230 liter tank ,holds 200 liters,good fer over 500 miles

< Message edited by daveredneck -- Apr. 10 2007 21:01:42 >

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 10 2007 18:24:45

Very_Dirty_Harry

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Check out the pics. Second down on the left shows the LPG tank with the petrol tank hidden for'ard of it - although the new skid plate occludes it somewhat. In the second engine pic (bottom right) you can see the driver's side LPG injector block just left of center

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 10 2007 21:00:10

daveredneck

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wow that tank hangs down abit

have mine in't pickup bed
piccy of mi lpg tank

,(not the orange one thats fer me bar-by

)

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 11 2007 1:24:17

Very_Dirty_Harry

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Actually the LPG tank only reduces the ground clearance by less than an inch!

It's the angle I took the photo from that makes it appear lower.

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RE: Another Newbie - Apr. 11 2007 23:00:20

retrorob

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this is my cherokee and i love it,
have to sell her tho,