Garree001 said:

Hi all,

My 500x is in the garage and I have a courtesy car in the form of an Alfa Romeo Mito 105 Twinair. I know this isn't an Alfa forum, but I understand that this engine is in various Fiat products too - hence posting in the Mito equivalent forum Also I cannot be bothered to register on another forum.

Anyway, the Alfa they have given me a near fully loaded car with almost every toy you could want. It also has this 2 cylinder Twinair engine. Dear god, it's bloody awful! Rough, noisy and gutless. Even idling the whole car is juddering. And when under load/setting off, it sounds like a truck! It's an awful, uncomfortable driving experience in my opinion. Sounds like a VW Beetle.

Anyone got any contrasting thoughts? Or maybe they agree?

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varesecrazy said:

bear in mind it's sub 900cc , and ZERO VED

EDIT - mine is the 85 standard trim not the "sporty" 105..

my 5 door punto probably weighs more,
does 50mpg at m-way limit, and is fairly smooth

rough idle is a sign that the plugs haven't been changed - typical "pool car"

turn off ECO , and drive it with REV's

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Garree001 said:

And I doubt the spark plugs are dirty. It has has 450 miles on the clock!

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