Sorry, bought used LOL. But I’m still giving AR business because it will be dealer-maintained until the warranty runs out.

I think the 4C rightly places itself on the more comfortable side of the obvious Lotus competition. It’s between an Exige and an Evora, or an Exige and a Cayman.

Thanks! Will try to hold it until values turn around. I think the 4C isn’t done depreciating, although rumours are swirling that the actual production has already ended. FCA has not confirmed either way.

Glad to share.

I did this until my outboard knee started to hurt. Then I discovered that I could use my arms to push down on the giant invincible CF sill, to offset the weight that would have been on my knees.

I wouldn’t want to be a passenger in my own 4C; taller folk will find their knees banging against the climate control panel.

My car stickered for $69k like most US cars. Typical US 4Cs shipped with a healthy dollop of options (leather dash with stitching, non-standard colours for wheels, mirror caps and seats), and I’d bet the first owner took it home for closer to $60k before TTL.

Ha, what about the original headlight design that didn’t make it to the US?

Thanks, I sure do drive it more than its predecessor, which lacked jump-in-and-drive reliability (1990s Ferrari).

No, I don’t use it for commuting. The DCT uses dry clutches and doesn’t like stop-and-go traffic; it’s a derivative of Fiat’s C635 DDCT used in cars such as the Dodge Dart 1.4T and the early version of the North American Fiat 500L. What’s good about AR’s version is that it isn’t programmed to creep when you release…

IIRC, the TT began life with a 1.8T that cost more than a C5 Vette and could barely get out of its own way. But it looked phenomenal in 1998 and you could justify buying one just because it looked like nothing else on the road. Today various other cars within and beyond VAG, as you stated, offer better equipment and…

They certainly do, as great as a 4-cylinder can sound anyway. Can’t hold a candle to your V8 though ;)

Thanks, it’s definitely an underappreciated car and people really enjoy seeing it.

A few of mine:

The TT began as a styling exercise.  Every successive generation has been dumbed down to match whatever current family styling language that Audi is using at the moment--it’s no longer forward-looking.

Mine’s fun everywhere except highway cruising.

It’s a great toy, not sure if it does the “car” part much.

As with any Italian or exotic car, don’t buy the cheapest one.

When a car looks like that, should you care?

I'm going to guess that AR had the budget to do one transmission only.