4 kmpl palio 1.6???? HELP!!!

TURBOSAM · 14th April 2007, 00:25

hello.
am sameer - mr.moral fiber was quoting me only!!!

and thanks a not moral fiber for praising me !!!

sreenivass · 14th April 2007, 17:18

Hi turbosam welcome aboard. If at all Fiat is surviving to some extent its because of folks like you. I have a couple of questions about driving style and a few other tech stuff for my Petra, would you mind answering them ? I can send a P.M or call you up if you think so.

Thanks

sreenivass · 14th April 2007, 18:13

BTW I forgot to mention I keep getting consistently 11+ KMPL in city in not so sedate driving style. It include going to 80+ some times in 3rd gear to teach cabbie indicas a thing or two and getting stuck everyday in traffic for 10-15 mins at cyber towers traffic light (aside shorter waits at other signals and intersections). The A/C is on most of the time, if I have to give a percentage it is 80+%. I feel Petra (read the 1.6L engine) has an excellent combination of power and FE.

raajks · 14th April 2007, 20:09

Check the catalytic convertor...... that is where the issue is

gonecase_01 · 14th April 2007, 20:58

hey turbosam...
good to have someone like u onboard....
help us out in future...

TURBOSAM · 14th April 2007, 22:15

hi and thanks!!
actually there is nothing great in my driving style or technique...
just remember... the management system is preety smart. if u know the way it works ull get better milage from any car<for records now am working with m/s b.u bhandari auto ltd pune <a fiat tata dealer>i got 24.46 kmpl in indica turbo v2 blowing a/c<2.3-4.5 deg grill temp> very hot sun <40deg out side temp.without sun control film at 80-100 kmph with the car owner by my side without rolling, nutral shifting or burdening the engine. without trying to extract the mileage!!the owner claimed 14 with the same driving style till he calculated the figures!!

drifter · 16th April 2007, 02:12

Alrite turbosam, thats an astonishing figure....it would be really nice if you could give us some pointers. Im sure everyone would like to know.

Drifter

khaadu75 · 16th April 2007, 10:54

We definitely wud like them pointers but the question is wether we have the required patience to mantain that kind of pace over long distances .

Cheers

gemithomas · 16th April 2007, 11:44

good to see you here turbosam. We all are just waiting to get to know how you manage those FE figures especially form the 1.6!!!

Firebird · 16th April 2007, 12:48

Hey TURBOSAM,

Welcome aboard.
We need experts like you, to get FIAT and all its products, in the list of all sales surveys conducted in the country (I dont see fiat in any...thats bad)

AND with your advice convert all possible prospect of fiat in to clients.

gemithomas · 23rd April 2007, 12:18

what happened? where is everyone? did we have a tsunami or an earthquake anywhere!!!

TurboSAM, we heard you are bad with the internet. But Please Help us with some pointers.

determinus · 23rd April 2007, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by salil_kulkarni

honestly, i cant come to terms with the FE figures posted in this thread. I drive a Palio 1.6 gtx and the cars clocked over 50,000 kms till date. in the city, the car has never given more than 9kmpl no matter how light one's foot is, and the same moves up to about 11-12 kmpl on the highway.

GTO's 'belief' comment notwithstanding, I have never got below 15kpl on highway in my 2003 GTX. The city average, yes, is 9-10kpl. Once in a while I may have got a 11, but usually it is the former.

After the FFE, I suspect there is a drop in the figures, I havent really got any time to check it up. But I have been, for obvious reasons, revv happy. So I am not complaining.

The 1.6 giving only 12kpl on highways is in fact difficult for me to believe.

TURBOSAM · 2nd May 2007, 13:33

just check with tank full to tank full drive at least 100 kms between them , same pump same way of topping up will give u eye opening figures!
if u buy the fuel in can and then fill it in the car ull get what u pay for without the cut. and will get still better figures!

deepakhon · 2nd May 2007, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by TURBOSAM

just check with tank full to tank full drive at least 100 kms between them , same pump same way of topping up will give u eye opening figures!
if u buy the fuel in can and then fill it in the car ull get what u pay for without the cut. and will get still better figures!

Hi Turbosam,

Is that all what you need to do? Since you are associated with Fiat, can you let me know what else I can do to increase FE? I get about 10 in Bangalore city with A/C used partially. I do not rev the engine very much, at least not in the city. I try and shift in the 2-2.5k rev range. I drive Palio 1.2 NV ELX.

Cheers,

bangboy · 2nd May 2007, 14:45

Turbosam,

I too drive 1.2 ELX NV and get a FE of about 11.5 KMPL.I am light pedal too and shofts gears between 1.8 - 2K RPM Any suggestions to improve?I always try to stick to Sheel Super and will do a top up during each filling.

14th April 2007, 00:25	#46
TURBOSAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pune Posts: 241 Thanked: 2 Times	hello everybody !!! hello. am sameer - mr.moral fiber was quoting me only!!! and thanks a not moral fiber for praising me !!!
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14th April 2007, 17:18	#47
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 932 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	Hi turbosam welcome aboard. If at all Fiat is surviving to some extent its because of folks like you. I have a couple of questions about driving style and a few other tech stuff for my Petra, would you mind answering them ? I can send a P.M or call you up if you think so. Thanks
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14th April 2007, 18:13	#48
sreenivass BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 932 Thanked: 44 Times View My Garage	BTW I forgot to mention I keep getting consistently 11+ KMPL in city in not so sedate driving style. It include going to 80+ some times in 3rd gear to teach cabbie indicas a thing or two and getting stuck everyday in traffic for 10-15 mins at cyber towers traffic light (aside shorter waits at other signals and intersections). The A/C is on most of the time, if I have to give a percentage it is 80+%. I feel Petra (read the 1.6L engine) has an excellent combination of power and FE. Last edited by sreenivass : 14th April 2007 at 18:27. Reason: minor clarification
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14th April 2007, 20:09	#49
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	Check the catalytic convertor...... that is where the issue is
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14th April 2007, 20:58	#50
gonecase_01 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 163 Thanked: Once	hey turbosam... good to have someone like u onboard.... help us out in future...
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14th April 2007, 22:15	#51
TURBOSAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pune Posts: 241 Thanked: 2 Times	hi and thanks!! actually there is nothing great in my driving style or technique... just remember... the management system is preety smart. if u know the way it works ull get better milage from any car<for records now am working with m/s b.u bhandari auto ltd pune <a fiat tata dealer>i got 24.46 kmpl in indica turbo v2 blowing a/c<2.3-4.5 deg grill temp> very hot sun <40deg out side temp.without sun control film at 80-100 kmph with the car owner by my side without rolling, nutral shifting or burdening the engine. without trying to extract the mileage!!the owner claimed 14 with the same driving style till he calculated the figures!!
	() Thanks

16th April 2007, 02:12	#52
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Alrite turbosam, thats an astonishing figure....it would be really nice if you could give us some pointers. Im sure everyone would like to know. Drifter
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16th April 2007, 10:54	#53
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	We definitely wud like them pointers but the question is wether we have the required patience to mantain that kind of pace over long distances . Cheers
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16th April 2007, 11:44	#54
gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	good to see you here turbosam. We all are just waiting to get to know how you manage those FE figures especially form the 1.6!!!
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16th April 2007, 12:48	#55
Firebird BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai / EC1M 3NH Posts: 470 Thanked: 65 Times View My Garage	Hey TURBOSAM, Welcome aboard. We need experts like you, to get FIAT and all its products, in the list of all sales surveys conducted in the country (I dont see fiat in any...thats bad) AND with your advice convert all possible prospect of fiat in to clients.
	() Thanks

23rd April 2007, 12:18	#56
gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	what happened? where is everyone? did we have a tsunami or an earthquake anywhere!!! TurboSAM, we heard you are bad with the internet. But Please Help us with some pointers.
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2nd May 2007, 13:33	#58
TURBOSAM BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pune Posts: 241 Thanked: 2 Times	hi just check with tank full to tank full drive at least 100 kms between them , same pump same way of topping up will give u eye opening figures! if u buy the fuel in can and then fill it in the car ull get what u pay for without the cut. and will get still better figures!
	() Thanks

2nd May 2007, 14:45	#60
bangboy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times	Turbosam, I too drive 1.2 ELX NV and get a FE of about 11.5 KMPL.I am light pedal too and shofts gears between 1.8 - 2K RPM Any suggestions to improve?I always try to stick to Sheel Super and will do a top up during each filling.
	() Thanks