JTD & HGT vid anyone

[Andy]

my hgt wasnt that thirsty unless really provoked i could get great mpg on a run up the m1 at liscence loosing speeds annoying bms and the like, and around town you dont feel the urge to hammer it as the low down noise they make is delish... spine tingeling almost the amount of comments and people that stoped to look what the hell it was that had rolled around the corner was great

god i want another one best start saving methinks

Andy_sx

 

[Anonymous]

children!

 

[Anonymous]

oh yes 20 MPG not great but its all town driving ie less than 5 miles also the marea is a few mor KG than a bravo

Fiat Brava 1.2SX Formula 53k
Fiat marea weekend 2.0 20v 78.5k

 

[Richard]

I have had a 155 hgt and loved it ..but now i have the jtd hlx with all the toys the hgt had apart from leather seats! I miss the growl of the hgt but enjoy my jtd just as much im a convert!!

 

[Paul R]

lol@ buzz...

My oppinion is simply this... you either buy with your head or your heart.

Head say jtd everytime, it is mapable and great mpg. best of both worlds.

Heart say HGT for the niose with an open cone filter, and because as much as i appreciate the jtd they do sound poo as with all diesels. Driving fast in a jtd (with tommy) just doesnt give you the same feel that a hgt does, its not all about speed its about the sensation you get doing it aswell for me, hence the noise was a big deal. To others it isnt its just about straight line speed inwhich case there isnt much in it!

As for a dump valve, it just sounds stupid on a diesel imo, i dont even like them on coupes or other turbo cars.

That said i get better mpg from my coupe then my old hgt so maybe consider that they are uite cheap now.

Paul R

2xHLX owner,3xHGT, (then the darkside) 1xCoupe20vt now the proud owner of a Black Coupe20vt LE!

 

[Anonymous]

hi I hear about this site from a fellow student.
Is it true u can buy fiat diesel and have just much power + more power if retuning than petrol model and also stil have very economikal car? If so i want to buy diesel asa poor student petrol is very xpensve. thanx. pami

 

[Anonymous]

wats wrong with the sound of a diesel... i love the sound of my diesel... u sit at light... tractor sounds... the lights go green sounds like a jet engine... i love the sound of the 5 pot like every other man. but heart and mind tell me diesel everytime especially VAG!!!

Smee

 

[Andy]

personally i only like diesels in bigger more refined cars (where you cant hear them... )

yeah the performance and economy are great from them, but i still cant really get ober the diesel thing, and the driving characteristics, i like witha petrol the fact that to motor you have to be more involved, using the gears and revs etc, and the 5 pot noise is still one of my faves in the mass market with the talks im having atm, it could be a seriously orgasmic noise i could be getting in the future but thats all talks etc atm, see what the future holds on that one

Andy_sx

 

[Anonymous]

i dunno i never get to hear a 5 pot sound only ones that keep up are the turbos hahah

smee

 

[Andy]

haha will ahve to see about that one

saying that, Patch didnt do too bad i guess considering when i got the amp off you, i just had to keep outa the way of the smoke

shame i didnt get to see how my hgt compared to your derv Lee, could have been ina interesting comparison considering mine wasnt exactly standard (granted the exhaust and filter dont do much, but the chip would have helped)

Andy_sx

 

[Anonymous]

didnt know urs was chipped

off to the fast show later this month and im running the strip

should be fun

Smee

 

[Andy]

yup she was chipped was trying to keep it quiet to see if it was noticeable later this year with the shows etc, but guess i wont find out unless i get another 147

the strip should be fun, as the 'biza does n alf pull well

Andy

 

[Anonymous]

what is 5 pot? Soory I am watching for response to my post if any one can say diesel is a better idea then the petrol? pami

 

[Anonymous]

5 pot is a 5 cylinder engine which the hgt is the rest a 4 pots

u anwsered ur own question with im a poor student. u want maximum mpg so a diesel for u im affrad

smee

 

[Andy]

Pami, 5 pot is the lazy way of saying 5 cylinder petrol engine (there is a diesel 5 pot, but are hard to find and no where near as common as the petrol)

as for whats better to buy, its alot to do with luck of the draw, if i didnt drive so hard my 1.2 would be right up there relaibility wise i would have thought, but ive killed god knows how many boxes (well i do know but its depressing typing it)

the diesel will cost a bit more to buy if your fussy about age and condition of interior and bodywork etc as they hold their value a bit better than their petrol counter parts, and yes deisel is a bit more expencive per liter (i think, never look at the cost, just fill up) but when you can get 600 miles from a tank day in day out you cant argue with that, and they arent slow cars really even standard. if you want a diesel bravo, go for a later (t reg or on) mk2, as these were the jtd diesels and not the td, so better performance and economy, with generally less technical woes. main things to look for are a flat spot or hesitation around the 2.5 - 3 k revs up, if its doing this its more than likely the maf sensor (circa £150 to replace iirc) the big benefit aswell is that diesles run forever and a day, so dont be put of so much by mileage (100k is perfectly reasonable to say the least on a well maintained car) so its more maintanance you need to look at, oil changes and so on, if its good and the cambelts been done your onto a winner normally. there are planty of good cars out there so dont pay too much for one and be picky to an extent

Andy_sx

 

[Anonymous]

thanx 4 the help. A m8 knows where ther is a Bravo diesal for sale near us but not know age or how many miles yet. thanx again 4 yur helps.pami

 

[DONYLAD]

smee what do you drive?

i wouldnt a minded having ago on strip b4 the wheel decided to eat the front of my car lol

well its gone now anyway just like the fezzy a lad at pontifract cruise has gid me £2300 for her so im well happy considering i payed £1700 lol back to italian cars now our lass has got sum wheels lol