[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life

Well I got a call last friday night from someone at Fiat & Alfa Romeo of Maple Shade NJ. They said that they had a 4C coming in early AM on Saturday and that I should come take a look.

This is the same dealership that annoyed me a month ago when I called to see what their stock was. Back then, they said that they had one 4C that was sold but still in the show room. They said I could come take a look but it was locked and roped off. I said I may be down to see it, and what do you know the next day I'm getting emailed appointment reminders, text messages, and finally a call asking me if I needed help finding the place. I told them I didnt schedule an appointment and to stop bothering me.


Anyhow, I went to go see the car which was in their garage and wow was it beautiful. I had that feeling in my heart and stomach and I knew this is a car that I would adore for the rest of my days. I scoured the outside of the car from every angle soaking in every single detail.

I was then handed the keys, and boy did that leather & alacantara smell amazing. The quality inside was better than it looked in photos. The carbon fiber door sills were thick so getting in and out was NOT graceful. I dont care though... I felt like i was sitting in a Ferrari 458. I started it up and drove it around a bit. The thing sounds amazing, and the turbo is very pronounced. Theres a flutter that almost sounds like compresser surge with the blow off too. I guess its similiar to how a tial vents when at partial boost.



Here comes the bad part... The MSRP on the sticker was 72,000.00 and they were asking 25,000.00 over MSRP. This kind of dealership greed really infuriates me. I went back and forth with the sales guy who kept running out to talk to the sales manager. The sales guy was ok, but he did brag about how he took the car out earlier and was taking turns at 90mph. Great, tell a buyer that you were beating on the car. Anyhow, he couldnt make any descisions on his own and it wasted a lot of my time. After waiting 10 minutes for the sales manager I couldnt stay any longer. I left an offer of 1500 over MSRP and left.

As I'm walking out I hear some old guy in the car bouncing the engine off the rev limiter while parked. Yeah Its bad enough to do that to a car, and its even worse to do it to one in break-in while cold. I can say this is a car I will not buy preowned and when I do buy one, it will have transit miles only.

I don't know man- gorgeous car but at the end of the day...$73,500 for a 4 cylinder turbo?