4C - Where are we with prices right now?
Discussion
Hi all,
Never owned an Alfa before, but really fancy a 4C.
Sold a couple of other cars recently so there is space in the garage.
But... I generally only buy sportscars that have either bottomed out in price or are creeping up.
Done really well on a couple of classic Porsches, and an Aston over the last few years, so don't really want spoil my good run by buying something that's going to plummet.
I've seen a few 4C's now for around the £30k mark. Is this it now? As low as they will go?
Can't ever see them being a £15k car. Surely too special for that?
Any thoughts?
Never owned an Alfa before, but really fancy a 4C.
Sold a couple of other cars recently so there is space in the garage.
But... I generally only buy sportscars that have either bottomed out in price or are creeping up.
Done really well on a couple of classic Porsches, and an Aston over the last few years, so don't really want spoil my good run by buying something that's going to plummet.
I've seen a few 4C's now for around the £30k mark. Is this it now? As low as they will go?
Can't ever see them being a £15k car. Surely too special for that?
Any thoughts?
Stuart J said:
Are you buying to collect or to drive, I had a 2014 one and now a 2017 one, later car was definitely better , also don’t be scared of the miles if you intend to use it, I did 16k in the first and 12 in this one in a year and no issues at all, if buying make sure they have a full service history , they are expensive to service and even if low miles they mustn’t have missed proper services as some elements are time critical, not miles critical
I don't collect, I buy to drive and enjoy but probably only to do about 2000 miles a year in, just because I have other things to drive as well, plus busy at work etc etcI just like to try to buy things at the right time depreciation-wise.
I always say that a car doesn't cost you the purchase price, it costs you in deprecation.
I never buy cars that are on the way down if I can help it, but I'll happily buy a £100k car if I know it'll stay £100k or end up at £120k.
I could live with buying a 4C at say 35k and bailing out at 30k a couple of years later, but I would be feeing quite upset if I had to sell one at £20k.
Like I said, never owned an Alfa before, but the 4C is just something I keep looking at again and again.
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 1st July 21:51
Thanks all.
To be honest, I'm not worried about fit and finish issues.
I saw the photos of the inside of a 4C and realised that it was basically the dashboard, steering wheel, door cards and switchgear out of my Citroen Nemo van... for real.
I'm fully expecting it to be built to a budget, by Italians.
Terrifying
But as long as there isn't any major and costly problems/horror stories then it be fine.
To be honest, I'm not worried about fit and finish issues.
I saw the photos of the inside of a 4C and realised that it was basically the dashboard, steering wheel, door cards and switchgear out of my Citroen Nemo van... for real.
I'm fully expecting it to be built to a budget, by Italians.
Terrifying
But as long as there isn't any major and costly problems/horror stories then it be fine.
Armitage.Shanks said:
Most will have the Race Exhaust which is OK if you can live with the drone. Fortunately mines shifted to +80mph but I'd not rule out a standard system and then going for other afterfit options.
How they wear depends on what preventative work you do beforehand like putting PPF on the inner door sills etc. You'll probably need to address the outer sill PPF as it has been fitted by Roy Orbison at the factory and is a known warranty issue to address.
That's quite amusing, because I've never even seen a 4C in real life, but as soon as saw some photos I thought "As soon as I get one I'll have to get some PPF put on those sills".How they wear depends on what preventative work you do beforehand like putting PPF on the inner door sills etc. You'll probably need to address the outer sill PPF as it has been fitted by Roy Orbison at the factory and is a known warranty issue to address.
Stuart J said:
Best thing for those not sure is to go and drive one , if you get what it’s about and feel what the car does then you will want one , if your looking for heated seats and 16 speaker sound systems it’s not for you
Believe it or not, I almost never test drive anything before I buy it.I don't see the point really... It is what it is, it will either be really good, or have 'character'.
I've owned and therefore driven heaps of stuff such as classic Porsches, stuff from the 60's, Astons, Hot hatches, Pickup trucks, modern stuff... you name it.
As long as it looks cool (It does) and makes loud noises (I will make it louder if it isn't already) then I will probably be very pleased with it as a new toy.
First Alfa ever though... Apparently everyone has to have an Alfa at some point??
Kananga said:
Which 993 did you have?
Drop me a line if you're interested in a grey coupe. Big spec (incl Alfaworks mod), owned from new and 2.2k miles.
An Arena Red C2 Manual Coupe.Drop me a line if you're interested in a grey coupe. Big spec (incl Alfaworks mod), owned from new and 2.2k miles.
Lovely car. Owned it the longest I’ve owned any car, 8 years!
Ideally I’m looking for a solid red coupe.
Edit: or yellow!
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 27th November 09:17
T5GRF said:
If your garage space is tight however you will probably struggle to get in and out, it's a wide car anyway and with the need to get the doors quite wide open to climb over the carbon will you might struggle to get out comfortably.
Might sound crazy but at my last house the garage was the small normal size and I found the best way was to push the car out the garage and then get in it, obviously same applies putting it away, it was a Maserati 4200 so big car and not that hard to push.The awkwardness is that you know it's good, the dealer that sold it to you knows it's good but that's where that certainty stops. Anyone else you pass it on hasn't that certainty. There's only trust. I'd be doing what you're doing if I was you and I was a dealer, looking at buying it from you, I'd be really cautious and wary.
Is there anything that the dealer, who sold it to you, can do to help, by offering some kind of provenance in writing?
ETA, nice car to be 'stuck with' though!
Surely there must come a point where service history early on loses its significance so every year you keep it you move closer to buyers thinking nothing more than 'meh' about that little service transgression and specialists crop up to help appraise it and offer the buyers that extra confidence to buy?
Is there anything that the dealer, who sold it to you, can do to help, by offering some kind of provenance in writing?
ETA, nice car to be 'stuck with' though!
Surely there must come a point where service history early on loses its significance so every year you keep it you move closer to buyers thinking nothing more than 'meh' about that little service transgression and specialists crop up to help appraise it and offer the buyers that extra confidence to buy?
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 15th June 17:10
lawrywild said:
anonymous said:
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If a car's bolts are falling apart after 1,200 miles from coming out the factory because somebody didn't have a bolt tightening service then I think there would be much bigger issues at play.
Cars can miss their scheduled services just because 'forgot' or perhaps because 'was lying in pieces, after a crash, waiting to be put together again for a year'.
burty39 said:
Just 9 on AT with one 'deposit taken' so effectively 8
Cheapest spider £38k
Is it my imagination but I could have sworn there were always around 20-30 on autotrader not that long ago (even this year) but now, as you say, there are as little as 7-8. What's that all about?Cheapest spider £38k
People hanging on to them? or more interest?
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