Maybe it's time to introduce myself again. It's been awhile I've been here
. My name is Jacob and live in the Netherlands. Build in 1978
. Since I've mine driving licence in 2002, I've driven Fiat Panda (type 141).
Mine first Panda was form 1999, a green hobby with an 900cc engine. At the highway this wasn't good enough, while it's max.speed was 130km/h. In juni 2003 I bought a brandnew Fiat Panda hobby with the stronger engine 1100cc multipoint.
Few years later the red one form 1992 was bought also. It was meant to learn and make fun with it, while the green one was kept to be original as possible. The red Panda has also a lpg-installation in it (feul prices aren't funny in the Netherlands), but that was a bad mistake. The valve head was prepared for lpg, but the valves were worn off.
Through private circumstances I sold both Panda's and bought a diesel Grande Punto instead.
I realized I made a bad mistake and wanted the green Panda back, but it's was already sold. Sold the GP and bought a Renault Twingo. After 2 weeks I heard I could get the green Panda back.
This time I decided to find a good person, who can get a lpg-installation right his time. The diet of the green Panda changed in lpg at 115.000km. Now's it's aound 155.000 and still no problems with the valves. One year later de diet of the Twingo also changed in lpg.
Many people think I'm totally crazy I did this. Arguments like, the engine isn;t designed for it, should run at petrol, isn't worth the value of the car, etc. Even at the dutch Panda club
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I truly believe that lpg burns more clean than petrol and that's why the engine will last longer. And besides it's a lot cheaper then petrol, which is the mean reason to let the cars run on lpg :devil: .
I've put more extra's to it, but I tried to keep it original as possible. That means, it has to fit like the car has meant to be. Mine Fiat Panda in present state. More details and pic's will follow soon.