LPG

Not to be negative.
But I've actually heard from a leasing company that the government is going to up the taxes on the LPG to be the same as petrol sometime this year.

Hi mathew depending on k's of prado gas should be ok make sure to fit spiral core leads at same time recommend Bosch sports induction lead .
They do have a habbit of backfiring once the ignition system gets a bit old ,i think has to do with coil packs ?losing output over time...

Dont expect to get the same Ks/litre with gas as petrol. My work ute a BA falcon has just been put on gas and uses 25litres / 100 Ks . The gas may be half the cost of petrol but the car almost uses twice as much on gas.

OK Matthew, here we go. (this has been done umpteen times in the past couple of months alone) do a search for more info if you need it. but.....the gov't originally said they would increase tax by 2.5% per year for 5 years starting in 2008. This has been put back to 2010 (or even 2012 can't remember which) so, current costs are 40c and this will increase it to 45c, other market fluctuations notwithstanding.
I had the op done on my Cruiser 100 series about 10 weeks back. I used to get approx 500 ks to a tank of petrol now I only get 450 ks to a tank of Lpg. But, where I live on the Central Coast NSW, petrol is 116c and lpg 37c at our local Shell servo where you get a further 4c per liter when you produce your Coles voucher. From empty I filled up the other day for $30.51c. Yep, 90 liters for thirty bucks. Woolies don't include lpg in their fuel discounts. Make sure your Prado won't get uset with lpg. I know Pajeros don't like it. Start with your Toyota dealer or ring John on 02 43676748. He used to intall but doesn't anymore and so has no vested interest in advising. Don't tell him I told you, - he's a busy man.

G'day,
I have a 97 RV6 Prado (auto) on gas. Aroung town it is spot on and goes really well and is alot cheatper than pumping ULP into it. When 4WDing (usually with a CT) it is a bit under powered so we just run it on petrol for this. It tows the CT on the open road without any dramas. One thing to watch is they remove your main petrol tank to install the gas tank so you do lose some fuel capacity.
Hope this helps
Guts

Mattew L
Sorry for the delay in replying but the computer has been in for repairs.
My Prado was on gas when I bought it about 12 months ago but the compliance plate says 2000 and it has now done 178000km. It does backfire rarly on starting but hasn't done any damage yet (touch wood). It can also be be difficult to start rarly but you just flick it to petrol and it starts no problems. As long as you do the K's to justify the initial expense and you have it serviced regularly I would recommend it. My Prado has a Tank that is around 69 litres (usable) and I get around 300km around town and 400km on the Hwy. It also has a lift kit and big tyres so this causes it to be a bit heavier on the juice.
I hope this helps, if you have any more queries my email is guts@netconnect.com.au