Hi All!
I had driven Fiat-ish cars but now that I've decided to get a Fiat, I thought it is only fitting that I join what I think is the largest Fiat forum. And from what I gather, full of nice people.
I'm an IT Engineer now, but have a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and a car enthusiast with a soft spot for _weird_ cars. I also worked as an R&D Engineer for a bus/coach maker in Turkey, mostly on a 9 meter coach and electric vehicles.
I currently own an Alfa Romeo 156 2.0TS Selespeed. It's a Mk1.5 (MY2003 in Turkey), Rosso Alfa exterior, saddle color interior, Berlina. Due to a combination of wiring damage and incompetent garages, I'm currently trying to get it back on road. Learned a lot on the way.
The other cars in our household are my wife's Citroen C5, 2005 with 3.0 v6 engine and Hydractive 3+ suspension, plus my daily driver 1997 Citroen Xantia VSX, Mk1 with Hydractive II suspension. Both are superb cars, excellent cruisers with ride quality rarely found these days. (About that, who told everyone that family cars need to ride on wood for suspension and horse carriage wheels? We need to go back in time and stop his/her parents meeting each other).
My first car was a Tofaş Doğan S. I think it's safe to say that it is mostly a Fiat 131 in disguise, made to look like a Regata. Had the 1581cc engine from of the 128 series SOHC. Was not a technological marvel in 1990s but I loved the responsiveness of that carburetted engine.
So, why am I here? The Bravo 2! When I bought the Citroens, I had different expectations from a car -newborn baby, away from both my and my wife's families, so big, comfortable cars, with a couple tricks in their sleeves. Actually Bravo 2 was on the table when I bought the C5, but the size didn't work for me at the time.
Today, we live closer to our families, and don't do a lot of long distance drives. I decided I'd replace the C5 and the Xantia, getting the Bravo 2. It's going to be a T-Jet 120hp Dualogic, most likely remapped to 150 after testing for a few weeks to make sure everything is in working order, and with Blue & Me if possible. I'll make sure I search the forum before I ask questions, but please forgive me if I miss existing topics/posts that answer my questions, at least for a little while. And dear mods&admins, feel free to delete my posts if you feel duplicate/off-topic/whatever. I'd appreciate a notification, but no hard feelings anyway.
P.S. If you are curious about the models I own, feel free to ask me about them, either here, or through PM.
I had driven Fiat-ish cars but now that I've decided to get a Fiat, I thought it is only fitting that I join what I think is the largest Fiat forum. And from what I gather, full of nice people.
I'm an IT Engineer now, but have a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and a car enthusiast with a soft spot for _weird_ cars. I also worked as an R&D Engineer for a bus/coach maker in Turkey, mostly on a 9 meter coach and electric vehicles.
I currently own an Alfa Romeo 156 2.0TS Selespeed. It's a Mk1.5 (MY2003 in Turkey), Rosso Alfa exterior, saddle color interior, Berlina. Due to a combination of wiring damage and incompetent garages, I'm currently trying to get it back on road. Learned a lot on the way.
The other cars in our household are my wife's Citroen C5, 2005 with 3.0 v6 engine and Hydractive 3+ suspension, plus my daily driver 1997 Citroen Xantia VSX, Mk1 with Hydractive II suspension. Both are superb cars, excellent cruisers with ride quality rarely found these days. (About that, who told everyone that family cars need to ride on wood for suspension and horse carriage wheels? We need to go back in time and stop his/her parents meeting each other).
My first car was a Tofaş Doğan S. I think it's safe to say that it is mostly a Fiat 131 in disguise, made to look like a Regata. Had the 1581cc engine from of the 128 series SOHC. Was not a technological marvel in 1990s but I loved the responsiveness of that carburetted engine.
So, why am I here? The Bravo 2! When I bought the Citroens, I had different expectations from a car -newborn baby, away from both my and my wife's families, so big, comfortable cars, with a couple tricks in their sleeves. Actually Bravo 2 was on the table when I bought the C5, but the size didn't work for me at the time.
Today, we live closer to our families, and don't do a lot of long distance drives. I decided I'd replace the C5 and the Xantia, getting the Bravo 2. It's going to be a T-Jet 120hp Dualogic, most likely remapped to 150 after testing for a few weeks to make sure everything is in working order, and with Blue & Me if possible. I'll make sure I search the forum before I ask questions, but please forgive me if I miss existing topics/posts that answer my questions, at least for a little while. And dear mods&admins, feel free to delete my posts if you feel duplicate/off-topic/whatever. I'd appreciate a notification, but no hard feelings anyway.
P.S. If you are curious about the models I own, feel free to ask me about them, either here, or through PM.
