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Originally Posted by toccitruck
I hope I'm not wearing you guys out with all my questions.I am getting ready to order my C7,I have never owned a corvette before.Its
just me and my wife we want a weekend cruiser,looking to order aZ51 3LT,been told we don t need the Z51.On the other hand we keep hearing that the magnetic ride is a must? But to get it you need to order the Z51.The extra price is not a real problem,and we are planing on keeping the car for a while just want to make the right choice.Also say 10 or 15 years down the road will it be better just to have it all if we want to sell it?
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Every Vette owner is different and own their car for different reasons. Like everyone has said, if you have NO plans to track your car, you will be very comfortable without the Z51 & Mag Ride. The Z51 package with the dry sump and electronic rear differential and stiffer suspension was made for track use. The stock shocks will give you a great ride and even if you push it into corners, she will handle it very well.
Now if you have any thoughts that you WILL track her, to find out what she can really do and what you can learn from her, I would then lean towards a Z51 package. Adding Mag Ride gives you the best of both worlds. It would give you the ride of the stock suspension or softer and be able to ramp up the stiffness more than the Z51 shocks.
I love the mag ride in my Zl1 and would order it in every car that I plan to track. I do track the ZL1 and she is far better on the track than I am. Yet when I am cruising down the expressway, I get a much better ride than an SS Camaro and about the same as a V6 Camaro. Another suggestion is to go to a school like Spring Mountain or Bob Boundurant. Spend a couple of days learning what the car has to offer and what she can really do and let her make a better driver of you as well.
Like everyone here has said, buy the car for yourself and really have fun with her.