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KillerB
January 17th, 2015, 05:44 PM
I have proof.

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(Yes, I'm aware these pictures are shit.)
Sad, little man
January 17th, 2015, 05:50 PM
Yeah, the Fiat dealer a little north of here had a 4C in back in August. Nice looking car.

Just out of curiosity, did they ever sell the 8C here? The 4C is a great car, but that 8C... :o
KillerB
January 17th, 2015, 05:59 PM
Yes, Maserati dealers sold it since A) there were no Alfa dealers at that point, and B) it was basically a Maserati underneath anyway.
2ndMoparMan
January 17th, 2015, 06:34 PM
Does anyone else get a stirring whenever they see the 4C like I do. God damn, that is one sexy car.
KillerB
January 17th, 2015, 07:19 PM
Oh yes. I can't wait to see the new 4C Spider in the flesh... er, metal... er, carbon.
Random
January 17th, 2015, 08:06 PM
Ditto.
Sad, little man
January 18th, 2015, 06:17 AM
Does anyone else get a stirring whenever they see the 4C like I do. God damn, that is one sexy car.
Not as much as I do when I look at an Elise. :D
Godson
January 18th, 2015, 08:36 AM
I'd rather have the 8c
KillerB
January 18th, 2015, 09:12 AM
Well yeah, and I'd rather have a McLaren F1 but I'm not sure what that has to do with a $55,000 car. :)
thesameguy
January 18th, 2015, 09:34 AM
Depreciation? :lol:

I'd take the 4C. Everything I read about the 8C was that it actually wasn't very good, whereas the 4C is.
2ndMoparMan
January 18th, 2015, 10:40 AM
Yeah, the 8C makes a wonderful sound and my god is it pretty, but all the reviews say it wasn't all that good dynamically.
Godson
January 18th, 2015, 03:50 PM
Wait, people drive the 8C?

I refuse to own a "turbo sports car" that doesn't offer a true manual.
Yw-slayer
January 18th, 2015, 06:04 PM
Well yeah, and I'd rather have a McLaren F1 but I'm not sure what that has to do with a $55,000 car. :)

Screw context! I'd rather have unlimited money and the power to create any machine at any time which could do whatever I want!! SUCK ON THAT, BRO
KillerB
February 1st, 2015, 08:41 AM
The Alfa dealer cracks me up. They think the Launch Edition is something special and they've ADM'd it all the way up to $90k. :lol: Even better, the sales manager emailed with "good news," a $1300 a month lease with some huge down payment. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I told them to "let me know when you have the standard car in stock, because presumably at that point you'll actually want to sell one."

Truth be told, if I were to seriously consider getting one, it won't be until I have the Challenger paid off, which is about a year away. Besides, I want the Spider. :D
TheBenior
February 1st, 2015, 05:37 PM
The drop in gas prices probably hasn't been good to Fiat dealers exclusively selling 500s, so they need to try to make it up somewhere ;)

The Fiat/Alfa dealer in Chicago has addressed that by also becoming a Yamaha franchise. :lol:
The359
February 1st, 2015, 05:55 PM
Does the 4C have adjustable seats or are they bolted to the chassis?
XHawkeye
February 2nd, 2015, 08:19 AM
adjustable, even the passenger side.
The359
February 3rd, 2015, 11:48 PM
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2015-porsche-cayman-gt4-photos-and-info-news

So what's the thoughts on 4C vs Cayman GT4? Similar price, better engine, no paddle shifters.
Freude am Fahren
February 4th, 2015, 07:48 AM
Porsche all the way. Unless I had a collection, and for some reason could only have one of these two. The Alfa has the sex appeal and uniqueness, but beyond that, give me the German.
thesameguy
February 4th, 2015, 09:09 AM
no paddle shifters.

I love the 4C, but if I was buying a car like that paddle shifters just wouldn't do. Definitely the Cayman.
Blerpa
February 4th, 2015, 11:46 AM
Cayman, proper sportscar, no midget-like toy.
KillerB
February 5th, 2015, 07:31 AM
Similar price? The GT4 is priced liked the fully-loaded Launch Edition, but the standard 4C is $55k, on par with a base Cayman. In that case I'd go 4C, though admittedly they are very different cars.
Yw-slayer
February 5th, 2015, 05:54 PM
Why split the difference with the 4C? Get an Elise AND a Cayman GT4. Or if you're totally insane, get a Cayman GT4 AND a supercharged Exige.
Blerpa
February 8th, 2015, 06:22 AM
Why getting a Lotus, any Lotus, when you already have a proper Porsche? I suppose it's pistonheads logic.
Random
February 8th, 2015, 06:46 AM
"It's not a proper Porsche; the engine is in the wrong place." -- 911 fanatics

;)
Yw-slayer
February 8th, 2015, 06:12 PM
Why getting a Lotus, any Lotus, when you already have a proper Porsche? I suppose it's pistonheads logic.

Because Lotuses are more hardcore than Porsches?
Blerpa
February 10th, 2015, 09:28 AM
Fuck 911 fanatics. Caymans look like beauties, proper Porsches. 911s look like overburden fat obsolete cars.
Fuck hardcore. I want to drive a proper sportcar, not a cranky cramped useless go kart.
thesameguy
February 10th, 2015, 09:34 AM
That's about the wrongest thing I've ever read on the internet.
Freude am Fahren
February 10th, 2015, 12:36 PM
Really? I like 911's still, so I disagree with them being obsolete. But they are fat. And the Cayman is probably a better sports car.
XHawkeye
September 18th, 2015, 04:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mtgZJHG-Jo