Author	Message
BigAl	Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:35 pm    Post subject: What are the official MPG for a 16v, or all the differing 33's? Paul did quote some paulhide wrote: The original road tests of series 1 1.5s brought in touring mpg figures of 38.2 (autocar 11-6-83), 36.9 (The Motor 11-6-83) and of the 1.7 of 33.3 (The Motor 18-8-84) and 42! (What Car, Dec 1984)
BigAl	Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:21 pm    Post subject: dont forget my fat ass!!!
Oggie	Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:56 am    Post subject: Most fuel consuption is due to weight, and what you have fitted to the car after it was manufactured, I bet its your sound system amps weigh a lot, your 80's style mobile phone and holder and the gadgets you like fitting Al. LOL
BigAl	Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:05 am    Post subject: What the heck is up with my car then, i only get 35 mpg mixed cycle and i tried not taking above 3k rpm in every gear for one tank once, made no difference. i did get 48 mpg on a run once. One thing i noticed was that after putting my tyre pressure to what i normally have it at when i put in the mileage i did in the * part of the mpg calculator http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php it now reads exactly the correct cost.
Joelomint	Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject: mpg dont use my 33 everyday, so has taken a while to use several tanks worth... but one tank mixed driving, town and A roads, i got well over 300 miles on £40. last week i went from london to hastings, to southampton, and was about a third of the way back to london before i had to fill up. 45 - 50mpg! However, my 33 is single carb, and rolling on 165/70 r13s. Also had my sister and her kids wiv me, so no hammering of the throttle...
lee16v	Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:37 pm    Post subject: BigAl wrote: Thats good Lee, was that mixed cycle or motorway?? Kind of mixed Al. Went the 303 and M25.
paulhide	Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:42 am    Post subject: Somebody told me tat the P4 tank holds more petrol than standard, but I don't know for sure.
LDA	Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:02 am    Post subject: i used to get about 240-320 miles out of my old p4. i did tend to drive it like it wanted to be driven rather than to save fuel. IF i get it back, then i'll let you know what it does now. i wonder if the altitude of the moutains (i'm typing from higher than the top of ben nevis, 1400m) will impact the fuel usage.. less oxygen up here so i should be down on power. i think the steep hills with have much more of an impact on fuel usage.[/i]
BigAl	Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:32 pm    Post subject: Thats good Lee, was that mixed cycle or motorway?? I checked my tyre pressures the other day when they were hot and they were only at 26. I have not checked them for a while, shame on me. I have now put them back to 35 fornt 33 rear, i know, i know, i like them hard, bit of understeer in the wet. So hopefully i should get better results this time.
lee16v	Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject: Just had the credit card bill for my fill up at Dover......280 miles and £34 of petrol works out to about 39-40 mpg
BigAl	Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:38 pm    Post subject: He he
Oggie	Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 8:43 pm    Post subject: Cruise Al........I was only ticking over lol.
BigAl	Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 4:53 pm    Post subject: I thought a run to SAD would be a good test. I was doing well on the way up there with Paul.H, but on the way back, following Iain, lets say we didn't cruise Only managed 35.46 mpg
BigAl	Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:32 pm    Post subject: ha ha you old guys with beards, i can say i have never driven a diesel.
paulhide	Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:10 pm    Post subject: Ben and Keith.... Absolutely Spot On Just been driving my Mum's newish Mazda 323 turbo diesel. It is a bit of a miserable experience in comparison to an old 33.
Admin	Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:34 pm    Post subject: Hi I have come to the conclusion that absolute performance is not really fun. I want throttle response, light weight, revvyness and a fun power delivery. Diesels just don't give that. The 33 did, especially with the carbed versions and the 16V, not so much with the late injected 8V. Even the 156 we have now is pretty poor at throttle response compared to the 16V engine. Something that has lots of weight, poor throttle response and all the power in the mid range with nothing at the top just doesn't appeal. As basic transport it might be OK but with cars (and even more so with bikes) that is a secondary consideration. Discussing the driving pleasure of one diesel over another is like discussing the pleasure of switching on one washing machine compared to another. All the best Keith
Ben_nz	Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:24 am    Post subject: Rich B wrote: You're quite right Ben. On the GT forum there is an ongoing debate as to whether diesel is better than petrol etc, really quite dull. It seems anyone who has bought the diesel version seems to need to justify it to everyone else, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I'm actually part of the problem over there sometimes. I understand diesel engines in certain cars, but they just don't fit with why I'd buy an Alfa Romeo. Even if they're supposedly Alfa's better engines when comparing like with like against other manufacturers. If money's the justification for diesel, why take the huge financial hit of new Alfa depreciation in order to get your diesel engine? Save on the purchase price and get more of what makes Alfa special, in the form of a used V6 GTV, 156 GTA etc. People dealing with company cars or CO2 taxes may be exempt from this. Anyway, you can wake up now.
BigAl	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:14 pm    Post subject: as gritsop says Get that thermostat replaced, mine now gets there after 5 mins driving or about 4 miles.
gritsop	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:38 pm    Post subject: Get that thermostat replaced! As simple as it gets
Dr A. 33 1.5IE	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:26 pm    Post subject: Dear Big Al, My car almost never gets up to running temp. Down here in Cyprus for example today it was 24 degrees centigrade and the car on the highway was running at 40-45 degrees. That is the usual situation. The car even in the warmest day of the summer that's it above 40 degrees, the car on the highway runs at around 60 degrees. I have to get stuck in city traffic to see the needle rise to 70 degrees which is the running temp for my 33. What do you think then? Chears
JeremyC	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:51 pm    Post subject: The thing I hate about all diesels is the way the power just stops at certain revs rather than tailing away.
Admin	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:47 pm    Post subject: Hi They seem very proud of the torque, while forgetting that the lack of revs means higher gearing, which wastes most of the torque. All the best Keith
Rich B	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:01 am    Post subject: Ben_nz wrote: Rich B wrote: I'm too young to be concerned about fuel economy. Isn't this a topic normally discussed by people with beards who own diesels?? Yes, over at alfaowner.com. They're strange people, with the money to buy new cars but not to buy fuel. Here fuel economy is a measure of how much is wrong with your 33. You're quite right Ben. On the GT forum there is an ongoing debate as to whether diesel is better than petrol etc, really quite dull. It seems anyone who has bought the diesel version seems to need to justify it to everyone else, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Ben_nz	Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:52 am    Post subject: Rich B wrote: I'm too young to be concerned about fuel economy. Isn't this a topic normally discussed by people with beards who own diesels?? Yes, over at alfaowner.com. They're strange people, with the money to buy new cars but not to buy fuel. Here fuel economy is a measure of how much is wrong with your 33.
Admin	Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:50 pm    Post subject: BigAl wrote: I did pose the question about oil temps vs coolant temp and if after the normal time and engine takes to get to temp, would the oil be up to temp as well. Oil will take far longer to warm up than the coolant. All the best Keith