Tipo what mpg are you getting

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Tipo what mpg are you getting

I have the standard 95bhp 1,4l hatchback now on 28,000miles, with an overall average of 47.1mpg. I'm still very happy with the Tipo, but I'm having two drop links replaced. Not so good considering the fairly low mileage, but my garage mechanic thinks the roads could be to blame. He also told me, to my total incredulity, that they are plastic on a lot of modern cars. Maybe toffee would be harder wearing, but then I'm not an automotive designer.

The plastic ones are often hard-wearing the the metal one's as they have more give before deforming
And it's usually the ball joints that go rather then the main body of them
 
Hi guys, I have Tipo 1.4 95hp. Do you reset only trip A for shorttime check and leave trip trip B to see alltime check consummation like I think to do? I bought my car this weekend and still exploring :)
 
If now consummation of fuel it's about 6,5l/100km, maybe after 2-3000km will decrease to 5,5 ??? For how long do you run car "easy", not to push too much the gas pedal and up what rpm?
 
Thanks Chris, only joking about using toffee. Seriously, plastic should be O.K. as long as the metal ball & socket at each end doesn't wear out so soon. I have replaced these parts in the past on other FIAT's but usually at well over 250,000km. To be replacing them for a second time at 60,000km. seems very wrong, and doesn't bode well for the future.

I have asked the mechanic to let me have the faulty parts so I can dismantle them and see what went wrong. I'll post my findings.

When my present H.P. agreement ends next June I'm changing back to a Panda.
Pandas are brill!
 
Just a follow up after purchasing my Tipo from Richard Hardie in Sunderland, the car needed some remedial work doing and true to their word all the work has now been done, excellent customer service, especially from Alan, they cannot be faulted, so anyone out their not sure, I can fully recommend them.
also I now get 49 mpg just going round the doors which is excellent. my first mot is due in march 20. Happy Chappy!!!!
 
I have the 1.4 95 bhp Tipo which I finally bought after about 18 months of thinking about it. I'm on 3000km so here are my "computer" figures:-

https://youtu.be/YRbUFQOMLv4

100kph: 5.2l/100km / 54 mpg UK / 45 mpg US
110kph: 5.6l/100km / 50mpg UK / 42 mpg US
120kph: 6.3l/100km / 45 mpg UK / 37 mpg US
130kph 7.0l/100km / 40 mpg UK / 34 mpg US

This was using 95-E10 unleaded at 26C with the aircon on 2.

Real consumption was 6.6 litres/100km (42mpg) for mixed driving (6.0 l/100km on the computer).

Does it hold speed well when going uphill on motorways? For example, if you enter at 110kmh it keeps the speed at the top in 6th gear? Is it capable to make any sort of reprise in that situation (for example, from 110kmh to 130kmh?)
 
When the car was delivered to me, it did 46.5 mpg on a 5 hour motorway journey.


It has now settled to 34.5 mpg on my 5 mile each way daily commute, plus other journeys that are usually shorter.
 
Hi, does anyone know if we need to put adblue into the tipo diesel, it doesn't
seem to mention it anywhere, my son has just bought a vw passat diesel, and it has an adblue filler next to the fuel filler.
 
Hi, does anyone know if we need to put adblue into the tipo diesel, it doesn't
seem to mention it anywhere, my son has just bought a vw passat diesel, and it has an adblue filler next to the fuel filler.

Don't think fiat use ad blue on any of the cars
Ducatto may have it? Not sure but certainly never heard of it on any car
 
Hi, does anyone know if we need to put adblue into the tipo diesel, it doesn't
seem to mention it anywhere, my son has just bought a vw passat diesel, and it has an adblue filler next to the fuel filler.
As far as I know, the dpf system in use on a diesel FIAT exhaust performs a similar function to the adblue system used by Volkswagen/Skoda/Audi.
Been driving diesel FIAT cars since the eighties and never used adblue....
 
As far as I know, the dpf system in use on a diesel FIAT exhaust performs a similar function to the adblue system used by Volkswagen/Skoda/Audi.
Been driving diesel FIAT cars since the eighties and never used adblue....
Dpfs for particle matter

Scr (selective catalytic reduction) adblue systems are for Nox gas reduction
 
As of yesterday, my commuting only for the last week mpg has been 38.5 mpg. I have a longer trip coming up, so will see what it goes to then.
 
Just had my first MOT on 29000, all ok had a full health check prior to the warranty running out on the 15/03/20, only advisory was the brakes 80% worn all round. still getting 50 mpg around the doors all`s good, iv`e got the monthly service plan, but it doesn`t include the MOT which was £45 might go to Halfords for the pads for life deal has anyone else done this and does it do what it says on the tin!
 
To be fair Richard Hardie did say I needed discs as well as pads allround, I just thought the idea of free pads for life was temping but not if it comes with a big to do list, anyhow what is the lifespan of front discs they do not seem to last very long, my old cars years ago never needed them replacing, is this just a modern phenonanom!!!!
 
To be fair Richard Hardie did say I needed discs as well as pads allround, I just thought the idea of free pads for life was temping but not if it comes with a big to do list, anyhow what is the lifespan of front discs they do not seem to last very long, my old cars years ago never needed them replacing, is this just a modern phenonanom!!!!



I had to have my 500X discs replaced at less than 30000 mls and it cost a fortune at main dealer!
 
Something stupid at a main dealer probably £350+

Local garage maybe something like £200 all though parts can be hard to find for the tipo
I know when I looked for pads and discs not that I need any just to see what they Cost wasn't much choice available
 
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