Mitsubish Montero Convert

AWESOME · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 6:04 AM, The Stig said:

I know diesel is cheaper

Jeeez, fine ill do the math for you

Cost of importing = 3000£

Cost with taxes ( assumption of 30% tax)= 3900£

Cost in Rupees = 3900 x 175 = Rs 682500

Cost of installing = 75000

Total cost of the project = 757500 /=

Okay so lets assume the diesel does about 8Kmpl

And lets assume that you dont do any engine modification or repair to your current petrol engine, so ideally as you stated it would be around 3kmpl.

Cost for 1 km with the petrol engine = 125/3 = Rs 41

Cost for 1 km with the diesel engine = 76/8 = Rs 9.5

Difference in cost per 1 km = 41-9.5 = 31.5 rs

so lets see how many km you have to drive to equal the cost of keeping the petrol = 757500/31.5 = 24047.6 km

So you would have to drive 24047 km to equal the cost

An average person drives about 30 km a day

how many days to drive to equal the cost = 24047/30 = 801 days

Years to equal the cost = 801/365 = 2.19

So ideally you have to drive 2.19 years contentiously in your monetero before you save any money. And given the fact that you say you have other vehicles i highly doubt you will drive the monetero all the time, so ideally you will have to wait about 3-4 year for you to actually notice any save !

Complicated math for you ? in short simple English "its not worth it" !

BTW i got to ask, what kind of company lets their employees modify their company owned vehicles ?

Also if you live in England ( which you have mentioned) why would you even care about a vehicle in SL and its fuel economy ?

hw ever bro.. petrol cost too high.. thts why im gonna change it to diesel.. im live in england bt im going to come back sl.. company owned mean ???.i cant understand. i own so i can do wht ever i want..

Edited September 22, 2011 by AWESOME

AWESOME · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 10:01 AM, jdnet said:

I think by "company maintained" he meant it was maintained by unimo.

yes

thadiya · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 10:42 AM, AWESOME said:

hw ever bro.. petrol cost too high.. thts why im gonna change it to diesel.. im live in england bt im going to come back sl.. company owned mean ???.i cant understand. i own so i can do wht ever i want..

Hey AWESOME, if you don't like your Montero why don't you sell it and buy a diesel SUV?

Now that would be AWESOME

Supra_Natural · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 10:39 AM, AWESOME said:

if u hve contacts.. that one not a problem

So essentially, you are breaking the law?

yeah, awesome...

The Stig · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 10:42 AM, AWESOME said:

hw ever bro.. petrol cost too high.. thts why im gonna change it to diesel.. im live in england bt im going to come back sl.. company owned mean ???.i cant understand. i own so i can do wht ever i want..

Jesus christ ! ! !

OMG man that's what im trying to tell you all along. Even though the cost you spend on fuel is lower in a diesel you will spend a considerable amount for buying the engine and fixing it, so for you to actually save anything it would take at least a minimum of 3 years. Before that three years you are not saving anything, so whcih means you have to use this vehicle for about 3 years for you to actually notice any save, and what are the chances that you will hang onto it for more than 3 years ? also even when you sell you will loose all the money you saved from your diesel conversion cause converted vehicles dont have a high resale value.

Watchman · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 10:42 AM, AWESOME said:

hw ever bro.. petrol cost too high.. thts why im gonna change it to diesel.. im live in england bt im going to come back sl.. company owned mean ???.i cant understand. i own so i can do wht ever i want..

you clearly have your mind set on it, so just go do it without wasting people's time. They gave their opinions and you dont want it. You don't get brownie points for convincing THEM otherwise. Its your SUV. Now shooo...

toyota sucks · September 22, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 6:04 AM, The Stig said:

I know diesel is cheaper

Jeeez, fine ill do the math for you

Cost of importing = 3000£

Cost with taxes ( assumption of 30% tax)= 3900£

Cost in Rupees = 3900 x 175 = Rs 682500

Cost of installing = 75000

Total cost of the project = 757500 /=

Okay so lets assume the diesel does about 8Kmpl

And lets assume that you dont do any engine modification or repair to your current petrol engine, so ideally as you stated it would be around 3kmpl.

Cost for 1 km with the petrol engine = 125/3 = Rs 41

Cost for 1 km with the diesel engine = 76/8 = Rs 9.5

Difference in cost per 1 km = 41-9.5 = 31.5 rs

so lets see how many km you have to drive to equal the cost of keeping the petrol = 757500/31.5 = 24047.6 km

So you would have to drive 24047 km to equal the cost

An average person drives about 30 km a day

how many days to drive to equal the cost = 24047/30 = 801 days

Years to equal the cost = 801/365 = 2.19

So ideally you have to drive 2.19 years contentiously in your monetero before you save any money. And given the fact that you say you have other vehicles i highly doubt you will drive the monetero all the time, so ideally you will have to wait about 3-4 year for you to actually notice any save !

Complicated math for you ? in short simple English "its not worth it" !

BTW i got to ask, what kind of company lets their employees modify their company owned vehicles ?

Also if you live in England ( which you have mentioned) why would you even care about a vehicle in SL and its fuel economy ?

And after the 2.19 years he will have some serious repairs on his transplanted used engine,

not to mention the decrease in market value,

BTW even if the tax is 30% he will have to pay freight charges which for a complete conversion of a monty will be heavier than a maruti.

Komisiripala · September 22, 2011

the original question was "what he needs to buy to convert".

this he himself answers later, quoting prices, and says he can bypass customs.

so what was the point of this whole thread again?

trolled, weren't we?

The Stig · September 23, 2011

On 9/22/2011 at 8:18 PM, Komisiripala said:

the original question was "what he needs to buy to convert".

this he himself answers later, quoting prices, and says he can bypass customs.

so what was the point of this whole thread again?

trolled, weren't we?

Totally agree, im regretting the fact that i put so much time into constructing answers for this guy

Komisiripala · September 23, 2011

On 9/23/2011 at 3:11 AM, The Stig said:

Totally agree, im regretting the fact that i put so much time into constructing answers for this guy

no mate. your answers were an insight to us all. you should probably publish that in other threads. i mean, we all know its not advisable to convert to diesel, but the math puts things in a whole new light. applause from me, anyways!

nano31 · September 24, 2011

LOL...He is asking what he need to convert the SUV to Diesel..right?

Our forum members says that they are Engine,Gear box,ECU,Etc...

And the the Gentlemen who wanna converts his SUV, talking about a "complete conversion kit" so I guesses he already knew the answer for his question!!!

knowing that Diesel conversion (Not an original diesel) is not worth, he do not wanna change the idea and he do not accept any advises from the members as well and set his mind for it...so there ain't genuine reson for this thread?

I believe that a person who can GENUINELY afford these kind of SUVs would not think about the cost of fuel.

We do not wanna people who JUST WANNA show their Montero,Land crushers, ETC.... and we have seen enough of those there aint much to be shown here; and respect any person who need advises/help on their vehicle even it is Jumbo jet or Moped

Edited September 25, 2011 by nano31

Komisiripala · September 24, 2011

On 9/24/2011 at 12:03 PM, nano31 said:

LOL...He is asking what he need to convert the SUV to Diesel..right?

Our forum members says that they are Engine,Gear box,ECU,Etc...

And the the Gentlemen who wanna converts his SUV, talking about a "complete conversion kit" so I guesses he already knew the answer for his question!!!

knowing that Diesel conversion (Not an original diesel) is not worth he do not wanna change the idea so he do not accept any advises from the members as well and set his mind for it...so there ain't genuine reson for this thread?

I believe that a person who can GENUINELY afford these kind of SUVs would not think about the cost of fuel.

We do not wanna people who JUST WANNA show their Montero,Land crushers, ETC.... and we have seen enough of those and respect any person who need advises/help on their vehicle even it is Jumbo jet

or a 1970's corolla... hee hee

Magnum · September 28, 2011

hey guyz whats the fuel consumption of a V6 Montero(2000-2003 model) outside city limits

and whats the market price of this model (2000-2003)?

finally does the V6 version also have to be pumped with 95octane?

Magnum · September 29, 2011

On 9/28/2011 at 2:03 PM, Magnum said:

hey guyz whats the fuel consumption of a V6 Montero(2000-2003 model) outside city limits

and whats the market price of this model (2000-2003)?

finally does the V6 version also have to be pumped with 95octane?

hellooo...can someone help me?

Fresher101 · June 27, 2020

Guys. Sorry to jump in a years old conversation.

I saw in this thread that wire harness ,silencer kit, cluster meter, diesel tank has to be replaced. How to check if these are replaced or is it not possible to do the conversion without replacing those items.

Can anyone tell what aspects needs to be checked especially when buying a diesel converted Montero?

also if there any other parts need replacing, i.e. Suspension, Diffs etc.

Thanks!

Twin Turbo · June 28, 2020

Simple, sell the petrol, get a diesel,..

iRage · June 28, 2020

What @Twin Turbo..sell the petrol buy a diesel...or if you are planning on buying one..instead of buying a conversion...but an actual diesel. You are not looking at some rare car....there are plenty around....

Devinda_Z · June 28, 2020

On 6/27/2020 at 3:53 PM, Fresher101 said:

Guys. Sorry to jump in a years old conversation.

I saw in this thread that wire harness ,silencer kit, cluster meter, diesel tank has to be replaced. How to check if these are replaced or is it not possible to do the conversion without replacing those items.

Can anyone tell what aspects needs to be checked especially when buying a diesel converted Montero?

also if there any other parts need replacing, i.e. Suspension, Diffs etc.

Thanks!

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