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    I WOULD like to know if there is a diesel conversion available for my 2003 BA six-cylinder Falcon Futura. It has done 20,000km and we use it to tow a caravan weighing 1230kg. On a recent trip with the caravan we got 16.29 litres for 100km. Do you think it's worth converting it to diesel? It's worth virtually nothing as a trade-in?
    Answered by CarsGuide
    20 December 2007
    Graham Smith

    IT'S not a project I would recommend. The modifications to the car would be extensive and there are too many hurdles to jump over to make it cost-effective and legal. For starters, you would contravene a raft of ADRs that would make it illegal, and the testing to make it legal would be expensive. The fuel consumption you got on the petrol isn't too bad, but if you want to save money on fuel consider converting it to LPG, which would be much easier and cheaper, and would cut your running costs.

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