Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
Legend
Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
Where's HankL? I bet he'll have an opinion on this topic that will be interesting to hear.
Where's HankL? I bet he'll have an opinion on this topic that will be interesting to hear.
Even with a conversion, the CNG will have paid for itself after a year (depending on how large/number of tanks are with the system).
If Hank says it's worth it, I might just convert both my Dodge and my VW to run on CNG.
Veteran
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RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
+1. According to the other CNG thread, the power loss is 8%. I do know that CNG vehicles DO NOT like to start in cold weather on the CNG. Usually, start them using the gas and then switch to CNG once the engine has warmed. I drove a CNG vehicle, while in the military, from Oklahoma to Texas. To me, it seemed to burn a lot of fuel, but then they did give me a van. UPS trucks are more often than not CNG, plus the propane delivery truck in my area are propane powered.
Even with a conversion, the CNG will have paid for itself after a year (depending on how large/number of tanks are with the system).
If Hank says it's worth it, I might just convert both my Dodge and my VW to run on CNG.
ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
Where's HankL? I bet he'll have an opinion on this topic that will be interesting to hear.
Where's HankL? I bet he'll have an opinion on this topic that will be interesting to hear.
Even with a conversion, the CNG will have paid for itself after a year (depending on how large/number of tanks are with the system).
If Hank says it's worth it, I might just convert both my Dodge and my VW to run on CNG.
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 300
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From: Oklahoma
RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
heh gas prices suck especially when you work at a gas station and are the one that has to change the sign! However these prices don't bother me anymore as I just bought a honda shadow for 3600 cash and now I go out and just drive around 11 bucks to fill up!(shadow is a motorcycle fyi)
Also it would be nice if the stations here in OK would give the consumer the discount that they are recieving on this ****ty new ethonal gas, but no they can't do that. My only hope is that I will see it in a bonus check this summer!! One can only hope!
Also it would be nice if the stations here in OK would give the consumer the discount that they are recieving on this ****ty new ethonal gas, but no they can't do that. My only hope is that I will see it in a bonus check this summer!! One can only hope!
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RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
more math... i know it sucks --- these numbers account for a fully paid off 30 MPG car that you do not pay insurance on... once again enjoy your ratwagon
CNG
Conversion
$3,000.00
Miles per gallon
8.00
Price per gallon
$0.75
Fuel price per day
$7.88
power loss
20%
Daily
Total cost
Conversion
CNG daily
Daily
$19.37
$11.50
$7.88
Weekly
$96.87
$57.50
$39.38
Per check
$193.74
$114.99
$78.75
Monthly
$421.21
$250.00
$171.21
Yearly
$5,054.49
$3,000.00
$2,054.49
work days
Savings over Truck
Savings over Car
Daily
$14.23
$8.17
Weekly
$71.13
$40.87
Per check
$142.26
$81.74
Monthly
$309.28
$177.71
Yearly
$3,711.33
$2,132.55
CNG
Conversion
$3,000.00
Miles per gallon
8.00
Price per gallon
$0.75
Fuel price per day
$7.88
power loss
20%
Daily
Total cost
Conversion
CNG daily
Daily
$19.37
$11.50
$7.88
Weekly
$96.87
$57.50
$39.38
Per check
$193.74
$114.99
$78.75
Monthly
$421.21
$250.00
$171.21
Yearly
$5,054.49
$3,000.00
$2,054.49
work days
Savings over Truck
Savings over Car
Daily
$14.23
$8.17
Weekly
$71.13
$40.87
Per check
$142.26
$81.74
Monthly
$309.28
$177.71
Yearly
$3,711.33
$2,132.55
Grand Champion
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,099
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From: Colorado
RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
Well another advantage of getting a little beater gas sipper instead of a CNG conversion for the truck is that I can now keep the miles down on the truck while I drive the Swift. That means I will have the truck around a lot longer and it will stay in good condition.
Record Breaker
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,440
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From: PA
RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
Well another advantage of getting a little beater gas sipper instead of a CNG conversion for the truck is that I can now keep the miles down on the truck while I drive the Swift. That means I will have the truck around a lot longer and it will stay in good condition.
Well another advantage of getting a little beater gas sipper instead of a CNG conversion for the truck is that I can now keep the miles down on the truck while I drive the Swift. That means I will have the truck around a lot longer and it will stay in good condition.
Legend
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 8,663
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From: Central Oklahoma
RE: Drive your ratwagon im keeping my truck
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
For me its a no brainer. A second car is a must. Im really digging the tdi cars.
For me its a no brainer. A second car is a must. Im really digging the tdi cars.