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Originally Posted by Braces
Ouch. Everyone will have different opinions which is fine. There are definitely better cars out there, but if you want a baby Ferrari Scuderia .... this is the closest you will get. Most modern sportcars are trying to be everything to everyone. The 4C is a driver's car period. It will not coddle you with niceties seen with most cars today.
I live in North Scottsdale. Home to many exotic and super cars. After 10 months of ownership .... I've only seen ONE other 4C. Very exclusive. Low volume production and most likely .... people do not want to buy a single minded single purpose sportscar.
As for reliability ..... go hang out on the 4C-Forums. I'm @ Braces over there too. Since the car's inception .... there's only a couple of major engine issues. Many members have tracked and modified their cars with no issues whatsoever.
Trust me. After a test drive .... you'll realize how raw and insane this car is. Make sure you're in dynamic or race mode and have the tranny in manual paddle mode. |
The fact that the 4C is so raw and still isn't any lighter than a Miata is showing exactly how poorly optimized the 4C is. The carbon tub is also wasted on a dull shared engine with a shit gearbox. Sure the exhaust is loud on the 4C, but beyond that the engine isn't very exciting. Now that Mazda added 30hp to the ND I don't see any reason to pay twice as much for the 4C. At least with the 30K Miata you get a bespoke drivetrain with a properly revvy engine and one of the best manual gearboxes out there.