New car /o/. How'd I do?
2011 Alfa 159, 2.4 turbo diesel.
very pretty. I wish we had Alfas in the US that aren't Spiders.
>>13980169
>turbo diesel
>>13980169
>tfw no alfa romeo
I'm jelly OP.
>>13980172
Giulia soon!
[spoiler]I think...[/spoiler]
>>13980169
Amazing ride dude!
>Diesel FTW
>mfw 2.4 Turbo
Now the real questions, is it direct injection, like common rail, or has indirect injection, with, for example, an axial pump?
>>13980189
Yeah, the takeoff is taking a bit of getting used to. Nearly caused an accident 10 minutes after I bought it because I can't just floor it from stopped and cut someone off to change lanes now.
>>13980198
Common rail direct injection.
Why would you buy a vehicle with a diesel engine when you're not doing hauling and towing?
>>13980191
don't be sad. We got trucks and hay bales
>mfw this is the first thing I've ever posted about my personal life on 4chan that anon seems to approve of
I think I've made a much better decision than I'm generally known for.
>>13980209
So lemme guess, you get 200+ Hp 4 sure and 300Nm+ of torque
>>13980216
Reliability, fuel economy, and the fact that it comes with a diesel I guess. Just had my 96 Audi A4 blow a head gasket and needed a new car asap. I like the euros.
>>13980224
200 bhp, 400nM torque.
>>13980233
Haha, i'm a freking magician.
I got a 1.7 TD fiat, which is kinda shit compared to your beast, but one of the things i love from it,
>Amazing torque, leaves all petrols behind crying
>Engine lasts forever
>>13980200
Give it a bit more throttle before you start lifting off the clutch, so the turbo spools faster.
>>13980249
Doesn't have a clutch that I can use. Alfa Selespeed trans. Interesting to explain when people ask if it's manual or auto.
>>13980220
Why does that truck look constipated?
>>13980254
Eh, so you'll have to get used to it and time better your manoeuvres.
I have a 1.3 Multijet Punto. It has 200Nm but if I don't build up the revs a bit, it doesn't fucking move. And then the turbo spools and throws you against the seat.
>>13980233
daaam son, better do a 0-60 on an empty road at night somewhere in the middle of fucking nowhere and stop the time
>>13980194
But i hate its constipated look
>>13980233
>400nM torque.
Jesus, that should help with the pigfat. Because the 159 is pretty pigfat.
Very pretty though, I'm jelly.
>>13980222
I'm jelly. i wish we had cars with decent fuel economy and nice looks in America. Almost all our daily drives suffer from "prius disease" now.
>>13980169
I hope you like frequent maintenance and terrible build quality in general.
>>13980169
I hate you
>tfw no 159 v6
Wait, Amerifats don't have Alfa's?
>>13980399
Alfa stopped selling in America in ~95-96. Not enough market share to be worthwhile.
But that's okay we got lots of new SUV's instead. *sobs quietly*
>>13980399
:(
>>13980200
I drive TD since I have my licence.
>94 Citroën ZX 1.9 TD
>08' Honda Civic 2.2 I-CDTi
And I find those engine awesome, they are like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. When you are under 2500tr/min you can drive like a grandpa, your car is calm and peaceful. But when you reach 2500-3000tr/min, TD engines turn into berserker mode and kick your ass and you can drive like a Dead man.
Here some advices :
To overtake in commun situation (80-90km/h), just drive normally behind the car then downshift one gear (5 to 4 typically). You will reach the turbo using range and get all the power.
When you want accelerate like a Saturn V, reach 3500tr/min before upshift. Like that you will fall around 2500tr/min so still in the turbo range and you will not have the turbo lag.
Exhaust gas are very hot. Do not use your turbo when you engine is cold. Drive 3-4km around 2000tr/min before smash the floor.
Also for the sale reason, stop using your turbo 5-6km before your ending point or let your engine turn 2minutes before turn it off. It will avoid a brutal stop of cooling into a red hot turbo.
Enjoy.
>>13980474
That's interesting, I'll keep it in mind. First turbo car besides a skyline I drove for 5 minutes years ago. How do you stop using the turbo? Just accelerate gently and keep it low revs?
>>13980379
It's the 159, not the 156. They've apparently got a much better build quality when it comes to all the little things.
>>13980474
>When you are under 2500tr/min you can drive like a grandpa, your car is calm and peaceful. But when you reach 2500-3000tr/min, TD engines turn into berserker mode and kick your ass and you can drive like a Dead man.
What?
At 2500rpm the turbo is already spooling at 100% in most recent diesel cars.
>>13980483
Exactly. Turbo starts to "activate" around 2000-2500tr/min, when the exhaust gas flow is enough. So if you don't want to use it, drive under 2000.
And because it's a diesel, all your torque is around this rev, so you will not have any problem to move your big Italian.
>>13980519
I write about my expérience so it include my 94 Citroën ZX which had a turbo start around 2500.
>>13980537
>You have all your torque before your turbo kicks in
The whole "torque down low" thing comes from when diesels didnt have turbos.
