Tipo what mpg are you getting

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Tipo what mpg are you getting

Shop4Parts have Tipo parts in stock.
Based on a 1.4 Hatchback
Front Discs = £63.77 each
Rear Discs = £39.45 each
Rear Pads = £39.90 (full set)
Front Pads = £32.40 (full set)
£278 for everything. Make donation to the forum for a 10% discount code which will make that ~£250.
Not a hard job to do yourself with basic tools, but chris' assumption of £350 is probably not far off factoring labour in.
 
My dealer quoted £442.71, after 20% discount, legalized theft, found a garage called Hi Tech in Washington who quoted £254.86 for discs and pads all round, result
 
just had my discs and pads done all round for the agreed price, and was advised that they should last 30000 miles. I am on 29000 now, and the car
is behaving very well, wonder id Fiat will bring out an elelctric car any time soon.
 
just had my discs and pads done all round for the agreed price, and was advised that they should last 30000 miles. I am on 29000 now, and the car
is behaving very well, wonder id Fiat will bring out an elelctric car any time soon.

Mines on 37 k and I assume it's the original Discs and pads still

And no chance of a electric Tipo at best maybe a hybrid in a few years but even that's unlikely given talks of stopping production
 
Just coming up to 30000 miles and my DPF warning light came on, I do a lot of urban driving, so I took it on the motorway for a quick blast and the light went off, has anyone had any issues with their DPF, and what does it involve if it does get blaocked
 
Surely it is only telling you it is working. The reason the light comes on is because you should not turn the engine off until the light goes out having burnt the particles.
 
Whilst you may be getting better MPG from your new diesel, if you carry on using it just around town then the money you’re saving is going to end up going on repairs when the DPF gets blocked.

Diesel’s these days aren’t made to nip around town, (which looking at the 1st page of the thread it suggests you do) especially not the ones with DPF filters etc, I’d recommend you give it a good blast down the motorway in 4th gear now and again :D

That said, all the best and happy motoring.
 
Just done exactly that up and down the A1M in 4th gear and gave it a good blast, my MPG has now gone up to 52 mpg strangely as I`m hardly using 6th gear, and that is just pottering around the doors, I take my wife to UHND at Durham 3 times a week she is on the front line keep safe.
 
Just done exactly that up and down the A1M in 4th gear and gave it a good blast, my MPG has now gone up to 52 mpg strangely as I`m hardly using 6th gear, and that is just pottering around the doors, I take my wife to UHND at Durham 3 times a week she is on the front line keep safe.

It has been my experience (after explanation from my friendly Fiat expert) that sixth gear is not always the most economical, depending on the speed, revs etc.
Sometimes 4th or 5th will be better.
I no longer have 6th gear since the new Tipo 1.3dsl does not come supplied with one. However, I am getting an all time average of 62.4mpg with the latest few fills entered on Fuelly returning 65.1mpg.
Of course, there are always anomalies, like the dashboard reading I got one evening of 3.1L/100Km (91.1mpg)
 
Just had my service done on 32000 miles, with Richard Hardie, have the monthly plan, needed 2 new front tyres, have used HI Tech in Washington who quoted £46.80 for Landsail tyres, anyone got any feedback on them they seem new to the UK.
 
Just had my service done on 32000 miles, with Richard Hardie, have the monthly plan, needed 2 new front tyres, have used HI Tech in Washington who quoted £46.80 for Landsail tyres, anyone got any feedback on them they seem new to the UK.

Don't skimp on tyres, they are proper budget tyres, you can get mid range Kumho or Avons for around £55 each and then Michelins from around £70 each, prices from BlackCircles including fitting on a 205/55/16 size tyre.
 
Just an update, got my tyres done and I did get Landsail, a friend said there was nothing wrong with them, also the mechanic said my nearside alloy wheel was buckled and would need replacing, costs from £219,00 to £294.00 plus vat and fitting (not happy), however a family member recommended Alloypro of Newburn Newcastle upon tyne, and today I had the wheel unbuckled, the alloy cleaned, and the drivers wheel had the scuffs all taken out, cost £138.00 inc vat. I did challenge Richard Hardie who were the previous owner, who would have known the wheel was heavily weighted and kerbed but they said as I`d had the car for 11 months and done 8000 miles there was nothing they could do, as this was a demonstration car I thought they would have made a contribution, so everyone out there you won`t know if you`re driving on a buckled wheel I didn`t know and there were no obvious signs.
 
After 8 months and a mix of 5 mile commutes and occasional longer run, the mpg has settled at just over 40.
 
Not too bad of a trip out today
We'll return anyway trip there with a stop off on the way was around 49
 

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3 weeks ago changed from a 1.2 panda pop to a 1.4 Tipo Easy. Tipo Handbook gives 44.9 average so I'll wait and see as the pop was giving 47.7 average. only done 300 miles so far so a bit early to say.
 
Has anyone tried Stoneacre Fiat in Newcastle apparantly they took over from Richard Hardie, so we now have 2 dealers in the north east, any sign of the fully elelctric 500 yet, and will they do a Tipo electic.
 
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