4C Production ends this summer (2018)
Discussion
Yipper said:
Wouldn't be a surprise to see some of the 2014 models touching £20-25k retail by the end of 2018. There are only a few hundred on the road, so the 4C remains a very rare car, but the relentlessly bad press reviews at launch and very high servicing costs (~£1k) have finally caught up with it. Could be some incredible bargains for second-hand buyers out there in the coming months.
I doubt you will see any under 30K to be honest. Maybe a super high miles example. The mileage shouldn't put anyone off mind as the engine and gearbox is solid.Yipper said:
The last 4C announced today. Grey coupe and blue spider.
https://www.carscoops.com/2018/02/alfa-romeo-celeb...
I'm a bit underwhelmed!https://www.carscoops.com/2018/02/alfa-romeo-celeb...
DeejRC said:
Running costs - 40mpg.
Servicing - 500 quid from Jamie every yr.
Tyres - Im looking at about 20,000 for a set.
Its easy going on everything else.
As a rule for running any decent car (hatchbacks of ANY variety never count as a decent car-they are a tool only) budget 500 quid a yr to service it. If you think you are going to get away with spending less than 500 quid a yr at Pork on a Box then you are mistaken. Got one of those also in the family.
Im on 11,000 miles since Sept. Barely cost me f
k all so far. I live considerably further away from Jamie than most and have considerably less time than most to get across to him, yet the car will still be going to him because frankly some things in life are just a fking no-brainer.
Not to mention Tax at less than £200 a year.Servicing - 500 quid from Jamie every yr.
Tyres - Im looking at about 20,000 for a set.
Its easy going on everything else.
As a rule for running any decent car (hatchbacks of ANY variety never count as a decent car-they are a tool only) budget 500 quid a yr to service it. If you think you are going to get away with spending less than 500 quid a yr at Pork on a Box then you are mistaken. Got one of those also in the family.
Im on 11,000 miles since Sept. Barely cost me f
k all so far. I live considerably further away from Jamie than most and have considerably less time than most to get across to him, yet the car will still be going to him because frankly some things in life are just a fking no-brainer.Armitage.Shanks said:
Cheapest I've seen is £32k dealer. There's a private seller who has had the Alfworks 'fix' who wants £38k!
How much is the extended warranty on these?
£595 per year. Bargain, not that they really go wrong.How much is the extended warranty on these?
The car advertised at 32K is a dog. Covered in scratches, interior tub scratched. Avoid it. Its cheap for a reason.
highway said:
Amazing they didn’t offer leather for the door cards and windscreen pillars. Even as an option. The weirdness of heated door mirror mirrors with no heated rear window and a single din stereo with no nav is bizzare. Carbon tub for light weight with a rear tailgate that weighs loads. Crazy mish mash, great car.
Engine keeps the rear screen clear in the coupe. Mirrors have been useful on mine in the cooler months.
I've just taken out the single din and fitted an Alpine Halo9 unit with CarPlay. Its perfect now.
Stuart J said:
Agree on the Mirrors & Engine heated rear screen in the coupe but with 2 screens to look through rear vision through the middle of the car is poor but the door mirrors are really good, that's probably why they are heated.
The stereo in my newer car for me is fine, I use Waze on my phone as sat nav in all our cars so for me built in nav is obsolete , If you have one of the earlier cars with the parrot unit that for me was complete pants
I do a fair few road trips in mine (including taking it to Italy once a year). I used to use my iPhone but only on audio as there is nowhere you can really store the phone to look at the maps. So I needed a car play solution with a decent screen.The stereo in my newer car for me is fine, I use Waze on my phone as sat nav in all our cars so for me built in nav is obsolete , If you have one of the earlier cars with the parrot unit that for me was complete pants
DeejRC said:
Agreed. Ive been thinking of this solution. How is it working in real life pls ?
Zingari said:
How does that Halo9 look in the dash? Does it obscure the centre air vents at all?
I did think about one of those singe DIN tray style where the display can be retracted but they look as cheap as shiote, makes I've never heard of and I suspect mapping that comes in pigeon English matching the use manual
Its's adjustable up and down by a fair bit so you could have it covering the vents or have it down just covering the buttons for the locking, AC and mirror demist. I can probably count the number of times I have flicked the switches on one hand so didn't mind having them covered from the front. However, they are still easily reachable but just putting your hand under the screen. I'm super pleased with the install and as it was alpine to alpine, everything just plug and plays. You need to buy a DAB aerial and also attached the GPS antenna somewhere but as the dash is mostly open underneath its easy to do.I did think about one of those singe DIN tray style where the display can be retracted but they look as cheap as shiote, makes I've never heard of and I suspect mapping that comes in pigeon English matching the use manual
DeejRC said:
That’s brill 
Can i ask cost, did you install yourself etc? Email if you don’t want to say out loud.
The unit only came out in the last 2 weeks in the UK so no deals to be had. RRP £769 but for the quality I'm pretty happy with that.Can i ask cost, did you install yourself etc? Email if you don’t want to say out loud.
I installed myself. Took about an hour as you need to fiddle about screwing the screen on etc... try not to do what I did and drop a screw under one of the seats.
It's very easy to fit through ultimately.
Happy to be the guinea pig so you can all order one now hahaha.
Armitage.Shanks said:
A couple of Launch Edition cars have popped up in PH Classifieds with traders that look suspiciously cheap? I'd have thought these would fetch a premium (given I've seen one with delivery miles up @£49K) but £37k for a 4,000 mile example looks good? The other on 10k is up at £38k.
The Meridien car if its clean is an amazing price for someone.The Safwat car is well priced if you ask me.
I sold a competizione rosso (which you couldn't get for the launch edition funnily enough) for over 36 just last month and that had 6K on the clock.
I think the Launch Editions are stunning as they have a lot of kit.
will_ said:
What do you consider to be the "right" spec for a 4C?
Pretty much what the others have said.Big wheels, PDC, Cruise, Leather (The tan seats are amazing!) with either Madreperla Bianco or Competizione Rosso...
Leather dash is a must in my opinion. But only available on 2016 cars onwards.
Stuart J said:
Alfa 4c still listed on the US Alfaromeo site. I’m assuming it’s just run out cars or have they carried on for a little longer for America . Anyone know anything on this ??
https://www.alfaromeousa.com/
Yes they are just running out the last few cars. Need to complete the outstanding chassis’ they have ordered.https://www.alfaromeousa.com/
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