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Upfront discount off new car price of 40%*OMV.

 

After 10 Years, you get 20%*OMV less in paper. (normal car parf = 55%omv, cng parf = 35%omv)

 

If you own the car for 10 years, effective savings is 20%*OMV.

 

No, it is not saving of 20%, it is get back 20% less in PARF (scrap) value.

So you must be able to save more than that 20% in $$ to gain back in 10 years to make it worth.

But from the present CNG consumption, it is a savings.... Just hope that the CNG retail $$ don go up or Govt don slap some Tax on it !!

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Neutral Newbie

anyway do you think it's possible to install cng on a small cc car? like a honda fit? fit's only 1339cc, and i'm wondering if the weight of cng would override any possible savings on such a fuel efficient car (fc about 15km/l).

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You can and have smaller tanks. I do not see y not. If a motor bike around 125~200 cc can install one why not a small car? But normally it makes more sense for a bigger car because the alternative fuel is already cheap.

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hmm, but if i want to get the green rebate, i need a minimum of a 50l tank. a 55l tank seems to weigh around 60kg or more, so would this offset the cost of using cng?

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That me. Have not got the car yet though... [laugh][laugh][laugh]

 

To answer a previous question, if the car can't even handle an additional 70kg, they should remove the back seats as well. [sly]

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is there any pointers to take note of when servicing cng? i keep reading that you re-gap the spark plugs to reduce engine misfire. will re-gapping help to increase gas burning too? any other things that can help?

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Having a smaller gap enables the spark plug to fire easier and reduce the stress on your ignition system. In a way, it also helps to burn the gas. The new Japanese cars with their coil-on-plug systems are extremely powerful. Maybe you don't need to reduce the gap at all for them. But for other cars, it is a must.

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You need a spark plug gauge. Your mechanic can do it for you. Most cars now come with a gap of 1.1mm. You need to reduce it to 0.9mm.

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hmm, but if i want to get the green rebate, i need a minimum of a 50l tank. a 55l tank seems to weigh around 60kg or more, so would this offset the cost of using cng?

 

60 kg is an empty tank or what?

 

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