I ended up buying a 2015 c Three with 44k miles for < $10k total in surprisingly good shape. I like the car but these are my main annoyances so far compared to the 2012 full-size Three: 1. Even though my DD has been an old Honda Civic with normal AT, I don't like the normal-style AT shifter in the c because I keep forgetting to shift back into P before I hit the Power button. 2. No auto-on/off headlights so I keep forgetting to turn them off. 3. Very dark in cup holder area at night since it doesn't have the little overhead light. 4. The idiotic spare tire space and jack placement. Looking forward to putting miles on it since I have a much longer commute starting Monday.
Congrats. Hope you get lots of miles out of the c! Funny, the liftback I normally forget to turn it off.....my girl does too sometimes. In the c, I have the two, so the shifter and key just seems normal. I also pull the ebrake up, and still sometimes stomp the floor looking for the ebrake pedal As for the jack, hopefully you dont ever have to use it! Should only take a short time to get used to it
Speaking of the jack reminded me of another annoyance - the front jack point to lift the whole end is WAY under the car. I can't fit my low-profile jack in that far so I ended up just lifting a corner where the LCA connects to frame behind driver's side wheel so I could change the oil filter. Changing the oil is easier than the full size though.
5. Loose roof molding strips. I've taken them off for now. 6. Turn/light and wiper switches aren't backlit. I solved #3 with a small USB red LED.
The right jack can work best. Mine can lift our C and our Tacoma Though the car does need to be driven up on a 2x4
