The long version

A chunk of first owners bought the 4C expecting a usable sports car and sold within a year or two once the unassisted steering and the jerky low-speed DCT made commuting a chore — that disappointment cycle shows up as steady churn on the used market rather than long-term holds. The owners who stuck around mostly figured out early that the car rewards a back road and punishes a parking lot, and they have built their usage around the former. It is a genuinely exotic chassis at a non-exotic price that never quite found an ownership base built to match its temperament.