As the factory intended, this is a wonderul touring car, but not a sports car. I have never had mine on the track, but Jeff Littrell (FCA-Cal chapter) has. He says it holds its own, but clearly was never intended for the track.
As the factory intended, this is a wonderul touring car, but not a
sports car. I have never had mine on the track, but Jeff Littrell
(FCA-Cal chapter) has. He says it holds its own, but clearly was
never intended for the track.
It's been awhile since I have taken a long trip in mine, but when I did, it's very comfortable, albeit louder than a Lexus <g>. HUGE trunk...2 sets of golf clubs and weekend suitcase are no problem. The back seats fold down and there is room there for even more. That's about all the rear seat is good for, though. There is only about 1 inch clearance between back of the front seat and the back seat, when I drive.
I'm 6'3", with somewhat more legs (34") than torso. Still, there is 3-4 inches of head room for me. My legs are a bit bent, but I've been in worse cars.
Parts and service are atrocious. There were only 500 C4s built. Still they hold their value well. On average, C4s have gone up a few percent in the last 2 years, since I bought mine.
Once set the points, carbs, timing seem pretty solid. The C4 has
a semi-electronic ignition system in which Dinoplex ignition modules are
used to boost the spark. This unloads the points and saves them.
The carbs (6 Weber DCOE side drafts) are easy to work on in the car, but
tough to synch.
If you have to pull a carb frm the engine, it's a major effort.
Am there, doing that...
The distributors are almost impossible, as they are underneath the back edge of the engine compartment. I know how to set points and all, but have never done the C4's.
The sound is great, from idle to redline. I have a exhaust from Stebro, but it's not much different in sound than stock, which I still have. Stock headers...the Stebro is the exhaust only.