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#1 · (Edited)
What is you opinion about to put the Quadrifoglio Emblem on the 4C?
I bought it. But I'm unsure if I will like it.
And which position is best suited for this?



 
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#2 ·
I was thinking the same thing where did you get yours. Was thinking of putting mine on the front fender

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#4 ·
I don't like the plastic badges. I purchased a single quadrifoglio decal and stuck it at the base of the rear window where it's blacked out. All of my Alfas have good luck quadrifoglio. I care not what Alfa's marketing dept have used the quadrifoglio as a symbol since. I'm with Ugo!
 
#70 ·
I did the same thing on m LE coupe. Figure it will be easier to remove and replace if it deteriorates down the road. Also...the whole front of my car is wrapped in Xpel and figure putting a sticker on top of the Xpel might cause problems. I had them on my 1970 spider....placed on the rear window on that car also. For some reason people think that it is reserved for top models in the ALFA line....originally it was for good luck and used on ALFA race cars.
 
#6 ·
Andre has different sizes and styles here:
http://shop.alfisti.net/Fan-Articles/Stickers/Sticker-Classic:::2_107_108.html
They are great people to deal with.

Basically, where Z00L has his, over the signal repeater, more or less following the A pillar down.

Some have it, some don't like it.
I say, you paid for the car, do what you want with it.

A number of forum members have other types of shields there, which are equally attractive / fun.
 
#12 ·
Although currently used as sign of performance it is was in fact a symbol of good luck originally used by Ugo Sivocci who won the 1923 Targa Florio whilst displaying it for the first time. It's a personal decision whether you put one on your car, I toyed with the idea but decided against putting it on my 4C.

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#16 ·
The fact that Alfa has not (yet at least) announced a 4C QV, and also since many of us have improved the car by way of tune, running gear, brakes, and/or suspension, makes me think that it's not quite the same as just slapping a "Type R" sticker on a base Civic.

I've seen a few 8C's with these displayed (and those cars were not released as QV either, AFAIK).

Personal taste, your opinion is as valid as mine. Well, almost. :wink2:

I have them, but have not decided if/where to put them on yet. My reason is that I like the clean look of the car without anything to distract the eye from the beauty of the curves and RC paint. But then I look at cars like Bunta_Garage's, and think man that's sexy, too!!!

I know that they can be taken off, but because my car is wrapped I'm not sure if the triangle can be removed as easily as from bare paint. So I'll consider it a bit longer before I decide.
 
#17 ·
I don't think it's a matter of "has it earned it or not?". The QV is used by Alfa on the top of the line car for a specific model, in order to easily recognize it next to others. The 4C and 8C only have one model, so that's why there is no QV version. There are rumors of a "better 4C" that will be made to end production, and that would most likely have the QV emblem. But so far, that doesn't exist, and probably never will. That's why the MiTo, Giulietta, Giulia, and Stelvio all have a QV version, showing it's the best version of that model, while the 4C and 8C don't.

Then again, as you said, it comes down to personal preference. To me it just feels like I'm trying to cheat others and myself into making my car look like it's a model that it's not (a lot of people do that on regular non-QV Alfa's over here). So yes, I understand the reasoning behind adding the emblem to the 4C, it is a sport car, almost a race car, and therefore I can see why many feel like it belongs there. And while I can fully agree with that, the fact is that Alfa decided the QV emblem does not belong on the current 4C, and that's why I will never put it there. If Alfa didn't want it there, why should I add it?

To each his own, though, what others do doesn't affect me :p
 
#18 · (Edited)
I enjoy when people do what they like with their cars. Have at it!

But, since it came up, I view the QV emblem as such for Alfa: As a full emblem, placed on the 4C fender/wing, as a mark of a performance model with the QV model designation, it's like putting "GT3" on the rear of your Porsche 911. It's a little bit like adding 'R' badges where they don't belong. I don't run those guys off the road, but I don't get it. Still, I kind of like the tribute to the R and how that just makes the R more legendary (people want it; they can't obtain it, but they long for it such that they slap an R on everything!)

In the spirit of the good luck charm, I would probably apply a small QV decal or two (for symmetry) somewhere on the car.

I might be tempted to add one each (small ones) to the little dead spot behind each door window, in front of the B pillar area.

:)
 
#19 · (Edited)
The green cloverleaf was used originally as a sign of good luck, and in Europe and the UK symbolises racing Alfas and their glorious history. Alfisti wear it to reflect this and show allegiance to the brand.
Much more recently, Alfa started to use it popularly to designate a trim level, and from the above, some here also see it in this way - which enthusiasts will say is missing the point. To look on the Quadrifoglio as just a badge, and compare the 'QV' term with GT3 is ridiculous in my view because the cloverleaf is the sign of all special Alfas whereas except for the Giulia (and that's not a sports car), off the top of my head I can't think of a factory QV model which is special. The GT3 is a very special car, though not as hardcore as the 4C. Thinking of model names, don't forget how special 4C, 6C and 8C are (admittedly 4C was a Maserati rather than an Alfa Romeo).

BTW, in Italy it is common for all sorts of cars to wear the Cavallino Rampante, not because their owners are pretending to have Ferraris, but because they appreciate them.
 
#24 ·
The percentage of people who know what product Alfa Romeo manufactures, know that one of those products is named 4C and know what a 4C comes equiped with as standard is so vanishingly small that I believe that one can add just about anything to their liking to the car, tell an interested party "It came from the factory that way" and almost certainly get away with it.
 
#28 ·
First of all I want to make clear I did not mean that as in insult or a provocation, I apologize if I offended someone. I'll try to explain myself a little more in detail.

I've lived in the US for 8 years, in 3 different states. I'm not saying that sentence for no reason. The "love affair with the car" you talk about does not really exist. As you said, the car is a necessity, and that's exactly what people over there see it as: the only mean of transportation, not something to enjoy.

There are many enthusiasts, no doubt about it, looking at this forum makes it very clear, we're all people that know and cherish the history of cars. I also know in person people like that, of course. For example, the entire family of a very good friend of mine from Colorado (now in TX) loves their BMW's and Porsches. But still, I don't feel that it reflects the average car buyer in America. Most cars you see on the streets are cheap cars (often Asian, as they do offer great prices for decent cars) that don't have anything to say. They simply get the owner from point A to point B. Most people, especially in the newer generations, have no idea about the history of any of the car brands they buy, though, not even Ford which has a long and illustrious history and it's American.

That's definitely different in Europe, where I have random people stopping me on the road to talk about the history of my car and their car, and telling me about random things such as their love affair with the Busso engine and so on. We have our fair share of car ignorants as well, of course, but here there are definitely a lot more people that love cars for their history and what they represent, and not just what they look like or what fancy technology they have on their on board computer.

I feel that the vast majority of people in America don't have any emotion when it comes to cars, they see them as tools needed to move around, and nothing more. That's very different here. For example, my dad owns an Alfa Romeo dealership since 1979, so he's​ been through the entire "bad Alfa era" and guess what, most of the customers he had back then stuck with Alfa and are still buying Alfas today, simply because they love what Alfa represents in the history of cars.

Maybe I did not meet the right people when living over there, or I was in the wrong cities, but my experience with the average American is one that I would describe as "car ignorant" (I realize it sounds bad, I simply mean someone who doesn't know or care about what a car represents and/or its history). Being that most successful cars in the history of racing are from Europe (with Ford clearly being an exception), and since most supercars are also from Europe, I'd that's fairly normal.

Again, I apologize if I offended someone, I hope I explained myself a little better.
 
#29 ·
America definitely has a love affair with the car, and bikes for that matter. Just different cars and different bikes.

Muscle car, low riders, hot rods, choppers, JDM tuning scene, huge fuck off trucks.... The custom market in America us huge and the creations amazing. I've spent a lot of time in the US, various states and you see amazing cars, obviously cared for, with ridiculous rims.
The difference is, in Europe, we like to keep cars as close to factory spec as possible like the day it came out of the factory. And in the US, you guys don't give a shit and just make it awsome and outrageous with no consequence for provenance. Which is kind of awsome in its own way.
 
#32 ·
I cannot say I totally disagree, I never leave anything stock, since I do not think any car out of the box is the way I want it. My neighbor has caught Ferrari fever (I think he drank a couple pitchers of that kool aid), and has been constantly asking me questions. I was surprised how much he did not know since to most people he would be considered a car guy. My girlfriend has two daughters (who are almost 16 and 24) and almost all of their friends see cars as nothing more than transportation from here to there(Uber is just fine to get somewhere). They cannot understand why I enjoy driving stick shift cars, and though they think the Alfa is nice to look at, what it is just does not compute, "the times they are a changing".
 
#39 · (Edited)
I love American cars as well, whenever I'm in America on vacation (almost every year) I always rent a Mustang GT just for the sound it makes when I turn it on. Too bad they provide it only automatic, and the automatic shifter is terrible. One day I'm definitely going to own a real American muscle, no doubt. The new Corvettes are absolutely gorgeous.

Edit: some places also provide the Ford GT, but that's slightly over my budget[emoji28]
 
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