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Just bought a 2012 Grand Sport Convertible. When I bought it had only 70 miles and I have added just 60 more. Right from the start I have had starting problems. When the engine is bone cold after sitting over night it will fire right up without problem. But if it is shut off and allowed to sit for ten or fifteen minutes it will not start. It will sometimes kick and sputter. And sometimes it just cranks for the programmed fifteen seconds and then shuts down. I might be imagining this but I think I smell fuel vapor. Although I am hardly a technician, I don't think the engine is not hot enough to have a vapor lock. The DIC reads out at 14 volts or better, so there does not seem to be an electrical power issue. So that leaves a fuel pump problem or perhaps just a bad ignition wire. But I am guessing. I really love this car and would like to find the problem and fix it. And it is under warranty, but the last place I want to go for help is the dealership. I do not want to play the warranty game of endless trips and endless promises with no results. Does anybody out there have a similar experience? Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. 
