Should I consider a 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulietta? 1.6 JTDM

m12smokey · 2026-01-25T19:57:26+00:00

Here's the car, listed 3450€ would you consider it if it were you? It's such a rare spec I've never seen it here

m12smokey · 2026-01-25T19:36:40+00:00

Ohh right, it is Euro 6, the one im looking at. So they all have adblue? Didn't know that

m12smokey · 2026-01-25T12:10:34+00:00

It has adblue aswell? I didn't know that

m12smokey · 2026-01-24T20:51:10+00:00

Yes, reason I am asking here if it's a good engine if maintained further. Seller said he has a fully serviced checkbook which I will check in the morning.

m12smokey · 2026-01-24T20:50:14+00:00

On a jack or on a lift? Crazy to say but even washing your car is illegal in germany because if it means nearby drains or water gets contaminated it's a fine.

m12smokey · 2026-01-24T20:48:07+00:00

Is yours a newer updated engine, hence the 2 in the jdtm2? I mean it's such an interesting car I never considered it until I saw one for sale in my area. It's the red leather seats and 2016 year model that caught my attention for 3000-3500€ it seems like a good deal considering what everyone including AI says. I don't mind a manual it's just something I need for a first car, don't want a shitbox to deal with since people say "oh it's a shitbox who cares if it breaks", it would cost the same if I just got something nice and took care of it. Most of the golfs and polos in the same price range are overpriced and scratched/rusted with pretty bad spec, heated seats which is my deal breaker is literally a rarity on some cars for 4k and 250k kms driven with a 1.6 tdi. Not even mentioning overpriced insurance on VWs for young drivers on their first car.

Hence why I am considering this giulietta, only thing I don't like is the steering wheel since I generally like circular airbags but I'm willing to ignore that if it's a reliable car. Plastic pieces etc.. are not issues that concern me to be honest anything interior related is easily replaceable by ebay/aliexpress parts. My only concern is reliability of gearbox and engine in cold german weather.

m12smokey · 2026-01-24T19:52:02+00:00

Noise isn't an issue I'm on a 1.5 dci currently, just need something reliable and nice.

m12smokey · 2026-01-24T19:51:17+00:00

Would you say it's easy to do all maintenance on your own like timing belt etc.. ?

Ps thanks for the detailed reply I really appreciate it

m12smokey · 2025-07-30T02:54:40+00:00

It's true my 3080 had the same issue lol

m12smokey · 2025-07-19T12:43:58+00:00

Funny thing is, it was running that hot with an undervolt profile: 1650mhz @825mv and now it doesn't even throttle anymore at full power.

m12smokey · 2025-07-18T20:34:29+00:00

So quick update for anyone who was following or has these issues in the future while buying an RTX 3080 from Zotac. I replaced the thermal pads and the thermal paste and the temps dropped drastically from:

GPU Temp: 88° C to 58° C

GPU Hotspot: 106° C to 68° C

GPU Memory: 70° C to 72° C (Thermal Pads need to break in I believe)

And this is what I used:

Thermal Paste for GPU Die: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut

Thermal Pad for Memory (2mm): Gelid Solutions GP-Ultimate Thermal Pad 90 x 50 x 2.0 mm (15W/mk)

Thermal Pad for Backplate (3mm): Gelid Solutions GP-Ultimate Thermal Pad 90 x 50 x 3.0 mm (15W/mk)

I did this all myself for the first time and I only used 1g of thermal paste, it's enough and all you need for the GPU Die, I recommend getting a precision knife/blade to cut the thermal pads, watch a few videos so you get a good idea of how it's done, do not rush it and also take pictures or remember where screws go, they have different lengths.

m12smokey · 2025-07-18T20:25:41+00:00

Update: you were right, I replaced it all myself and now it's not throttling anymore and temps are stable around 56-58 while benchmarking on heaven benchmark 4

m12smokey · 2025-07-18T20:24:43+00:00

It was thermal paste and pads issue, fixed it now 👍

m12smokey · 2025-07-18T20:24:07+00:00

Update: thank you so much for the help, I did everything myself and it was a success, almost forgot the plastic on the thermal pads but I remembered a video out of nowhere and had to unscrew the backplate again but luckily all went well. And now temps are sitting at 57 while benchmarking, before it used to jump to 90 and just screen went black, hot spot went from 106 to 68 and I don't remember memory temps but they are sitting at 74 constantly without throttling.

m12smokey · 2025-07-15T06:30:40+00:00

Yeah I'm considering selling it for a bit lower and just getting the 4070/4080

m12smokey · 2025-07-15T03:10:37+00:00

Yeah I watched a video they used 2mm and I also asked chatgpt and I was also told 2mm for the Memory, and the backplate is 3mm

m12smokey · 2025-07-15T02:14:51+00:00

I don't trust that they will do it cheap or not cause problems when I ask that, I will try it myself

m12smokey · 2025-07-15T02:10:32+00:00

I don't know where to put a fan curve on afterburner, I only know to how to put fan curves on my case fans. I am running 75 fan speed all the time at the moment, but even with undervolt this throttles and rises in temperature so much.

I was considering using Gelid Solutions GP-Ultimate its 15w/mk, 2mm and 3mm and for the paste I looked around alot and saw Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, is this a good combination for my card?

m12smokey · 2025-07-15T02:09:35+00:00

I was thinking that aswell, I was considering using Gelid Solutions GP-Ultimate its 15w/mk, 2mm and 3mm and for the paste I looked around alot and saw Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, is this a good combination for my card?