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Old 10-23-2015, 10:14 PM
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I had an Alfa 4c for one day. I decided to pass on my order after driving the demo. The car has horrible paint you sneeze and it will chip. The exhaust drone gets on your nerves after 25 minute. The seats don't recline and the seating position is for someone under 150 LBS. The rear suspension comes from a front wheel drive car and feels strange when being pushed in a corner. This also makes the sensitive steering feel awkward especially if you hit a groove in the road. The launch of the car had people paying over MSRP. The dealer network and the customer service is horrible. Today the cars are sitting on dealer lots with many giving discounts. I wanted to love the car but it had to many flaws & if I could get one for 40k I would turn it down, I was that disappointed.

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Old 10-23-2015, 10:31 PM
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As a former Lotus Elise guy, I thought that I'd love the car. I haven't driven it but, having seen it in the flesh, I don't even like the look. It's ponderous where it should be delicate.
Old 10-24-2015, 12:33 AM
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never driven it , but like it. It's beautiful. however, this is not a track car
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Old 10-24-2015, 01:04 AM
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Old 10-24-2015, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by maroli
Evora 400 would be a far superior car dynamically and as a commuter.

The Alfa is gorgeous but has weird steering, a laggy motor that doesn't rev out, a crap gearbox, ridiculous interior, and doesn't sound very good.
Used Evora S for less money and same concept.. but 10x better executed if you can do without the carbon tub cache'. Or.. for $50k you can get an S260 exige which even after 8 years remains an amazing short distance rocket. The 4c is an empty promise for now.
Old 10-24-2015, 01:35 AM
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I was thinking about it too, but it seems very heavy but not sure how the handling is give the time in ring is almost 8 min... and being biased by my recent experiences with the M4....Anyway, thanks for all the comments, and I think my itch are 95% cured! Thanks.
Old 10-24-2015, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Martini racer
never driven it , but like it. It's beautiful. however, this is not a track car
shoot, this picture does look really good. The girl had too much dress on though!
Old 10-24-2015, 04:57 AM
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The 4C is a really cool car as long as someone else owns it. I could not get over the rear tire wells having such big flares while having a donut tire trying to fill the space. Better get a good deal as I do not see a lot of people wanting this car after the warranty expires. all this is IMO of course.
Old 10-24-2015, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ochocoronas
The 4C is a really cool car as long as someone else owns it. I could not get over the rear tire wells having such big flares while having a donut tire trying to fill the space. Better get a good deal as I do not see a lot of people wanting this car after the warranty expires. all this is IMO of course.
Funny you mention this.
When I saw my first GT4 in the wild, I was surprised how large the wheels were, and how well they filled the wheel wells perfectly.
Old 10-24-2015, 05:11 PM
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^^^ even on the pic above you can see just how the wheel well vs the tire is so off.
Old 10-24-2015, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ochocoronas
^^^ even on the pic above you can see just how the wheel well vs the tire is so off.
Plus, they look like manhole covers.
Old 10-25-2015, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by straight-road
shoot, this picture does look really good. The girl had too much dress on though!
Maybe she has hairy legs.....
Old 10-25-2015, 09:23 AM
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Those are the ugliest wheels!




The front end is so low I bet it scrapes all the time. I see the driver is paying close attention to what he is doing LOL. If he would just pull forward he might be able to adjust his mirror to the appropriate angle
Old 10-25-2015, 09:46 AM
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Wheels? What wheels?

I like that red and black colour scheme going on her........err I meant the car.
Old 10-25-2015, 10:15 AM
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There is no point to get a similar car to a GT4 that does everything worse.


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