My New Car

ChrisUK · Dec 18, 2006

I must admit I love the sound of the Fiat oddpots I nearly bought a Bravo HGT but just couldn't bear the cheap old style interior and didn't fancy re-doing it all.

Ransoman · Dec 20, 2006

ChrisUK said:
Nothing really except the fuel economy is down, the diesel noise for 10secs while freezing cold and its not as fast as its supposed to be until its been driven for about 30mins. The variator on the twinspark engine advances the inlet timing above 4000rpm which is suppose to kick you into the back of your seat as it surges from 4000rpm to the rev limiter . I can't wait to get it fixed :devil:.

Mine is exactly the same (no kick till warm, terrible fuel economy (24mpg!!!) but i don't have the diesel noise ???

I am hoping to get a 2001 2.0 tspark with sp2 at some point in the future (apparently the JTS's are poo)

ChrisUK · Dec 20, 2006

Basically it sounds like a diesel engine at idle for about 10seconds until the oil circulates the system and lubricates the variator. Its a flawed design and it alloys oil to drain away from the variator while stood still and turned off.

Yeah the JTS's are more reliable but don't sound as good and are not as powerful.

24mpg is bad even with a knackered variator im getting 28mpg around town

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thepottleflump · Dec 20, 2006

28mpg is pretty standard for a 2.0 TS from what I remember with the old GTV regardless of variator. The only problem I found with a dodgy variator, yes I had it too, was the tractor sound on startup, now I've the real thing.

Isn't the JTS a shared GM engine while the TS is pre-GM? The TS was one of the things which made the Alfa unique but I think they've dropped the whole thing

Ransoman · Dec 22, 2006

thepottleflump said:
28mpg is pretty standard for a 2.0 TS from what I remember with the old GTV regardless of variator. The only problem I found with a dodgy variator, yes I had it too, was the tractor sound on startup, now I've the real thing.

Isn't the JTS a shared GM engine while the TS is pre-GM? The TS was one of the things which made the Alfa unique but I think they've dropped the whole thing

From what i have heard, the JTS never produces as much BHP as it is supposed to. Also i have heard the JTS V6 is terrible.

ChrisUK · Dec 22, 2006

Ransoman said:
From what i have heard, the JTS never produces as much BHP as it is supposed to. Also i have heard the JTS V6 is terrible.

Yep no where near as good as the TwinSpark version just cheaper to run as its less likely to throw a camshaft drive belt

and you don't need a whopping 12 spark plugs when they need changing

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FuzzyPanda · Dec 22, 2006

Nice mate. My dad had an S reg 2.0 for a couple of weeks (it was a pool car at his old job) and it was hilarious from both the performance and electric niggles. Not as bad as the 147 he got afterwards which wound down its windows at random intervals. One of the nicest sounding four-bangers out there and will be rather rapid once serviced.

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