muzzgit (WA) replied:

If you go gas, run a valve-lube kit. Others on here say you don't need it, but my mechanic who is a gas installer advises it. Cheap insurance against burning valves which the 2F and 3F is known to do.

As for the tyres, it depends on your rim size. If you have 15 inch then look at the BFG 33 x 10.5 x R15.

Tuff60 replied:

Cruza
Just before you go to LPG, do some research on excise tax(don't think a final amount has been decided) which starts(from memory) Jan 2007. That does not give you long to reap the savings. Also remember that a litre of gas only takes you half as far as a litre of petrol, only slightly better in a designated LPG motor. On tyres, my two cents is, choose a common size, makes finding one easier if you in the middle of nowhere. The common one these days being 16's.
Hope this helps.

muzzgit (WA) replied:

When I bought my first forby, an FJ45 dual cab ute, I got quite a shock with the poor fuel economy. I spoke to several people about this, and they all said extractors and a better exhaust may help but everything else they tried did not stop these motors sucking the juice.

Well, I fitted the extractors and exhaust which made very little difference to fuel use, however, performance was slightly better.

About ten years and a few cars later, I bought an FJ62 on gas, and although the 3F was supposedly a better engine, fuel use was just as bad, and worse on gas.

I was dissapointed with the fuel economy on gas. It had a distinct lack of power on gas and never idled properly on gas, despite constantly going back to the workshop for tuning, then to a carby shop for tuning, then to toyota for tuning.

My whole experience with that setup was not a happy one. Unfortunately I wasted 4 years and lottsa dollars trying to get what I thought was a schmick cruiser to be spot on. I now drive a diesel and will never have to worry about carbies, distributors, backfiring etc;

Of course, if your 1999 model is fuel injected, then your car will be much better suited to gas and it could be a better result.

Cheers,

Muzz

Steve replied:

mate, don't think twice. I'm filling my 100 series up for $33 for 90L. The new tax was originally scheduled for 08, and has been put back to 2010 @ 2.5% per year for four years, eventually whacking on 10%. That makes the current 40c per L 44c per L. Can you live with that? The biggest prob has been finding a home for the spare on mine, 'cos I can't get the car in the garage if I put a RWC on the back.