I hate paying almost $2k for an option I will never use - Magnetic Ride Control. I am ordering a Z51-2LT without it. Is this going to be a problem when I go to re-sale it a few years down the road? Is the Magnetic Ride Control a "must have" for the re-sale market? Hoping for you experience to help me make an educated decision.

 

You sound like your going to track the car and don't need Mag Ride.

I had Z51 on 2005 and hated it. Felt every bump on the road and would even anticipate upcoming ones.
Now that was also with the real cappy Good year tires.

Sold it and got MR.

 

For me MRC is really not a deal breaker when i look to buy a used Vette.

 

I love the MRC on my C7. If I was in the market for a C8, I'd definitely get it.

I don't think it'll have much effect on resale though. When I was shopping for my C7, I didn't see any price premium for MRC vs non-MRC cars. Most of the dealers I talked to didn't even know what it was or how to determine if the car had it.

 

Z51 without MSRC will not have PTM, a key Performance option. Will it affect resale...yes of course.

 

Don't get it if you're not going to use it. While the Z51 package and MSRC probably hold their value the most of any of the options the best you are going to do when you go to sell is break even.

 

When I bought my C7 z51 they didn’t even know it had MRC or PDR.

When I sold it much the same. No one asked nor seemed to care. That said I sold it to Carvana and it was not even factored

 

My experience with mag ride in the ZR1 is that it provides a very, very, ever-so-slight difference in road feel. I think your passenger wouldn't even notice the change in ride quality. It's a corvette ride in sport, and a 1% softer ride in tour. Not really softer, but almost imperceptibly less harsh. Mostly placebo if anything. Similar to the selective suspension I had in my M3, though the BMW system is slightly more pronounced, and with more settings.

As others said above, this isn't going to factor into the car's value. There might be an individual used buyer here and there that has to have it, but for most buyers this is inconsequential. It's absolutely irrelevant if you go to trade the car in, or sell at auction.

On the other hand, Z51 does get included in the car's value to a pretty decent extent. There's even a selection in Manheim MMR for 1LT, 2LT and 3LT with and without Z51. I'd say you get anywhere between 60% and 90% of your money back on Z51.

As for mag ride though, I could afford to lose $1,900, but it isn't spare change to me. Pretty easy decision to save that money.

 

I'd rather not have it, less things to break

 

shaggy - what is PTM?

 

It is always amusing to observe how some people rationalize the purchasing of high cost options that they have little or no real use for by convincing themselves that they will recover this money to a significant extent on resale. What a joke. In reality a first owner will be lucky to get 10 cents on a dollar for this stuff and absolutely nothing on trade or dump-out.

 

My C6 has every option including MRC..... if its a better ride it's wasted on me as I can't really tell the difference.

 

Performance Traction Management. There is a whole thread in the Ask Tadge section on benefits. You access PTM while in Track and you have 5 additional modes wet, dry, sport1/2 and race.

Secondarily to PTM on the Z51 you get a more compliant suspension for on the road.

 

"It is always amusing to observe how some people rationalize the purchasing of high cost options that they have little or no real use for by convincing themselves that they will recover this money to a significant extent on resale. What a joke. In reality a first owner will be lucky to get 10 cents on a dollar for this stuff and absolutely nothing on trade or dump-out."

Jughead, sorry I do not live up to your standards. I will try and do better in the future!

 

I have mag ride on my C7 GS and I wouldn't go back. Our Oregon highways are pretty bumpy and when set to tour mode, it smooths everything out.

Also, the PTM Sport 1/2 setting are epic for the track.

 

You couldn't be more right about Oregon highways. I'm getting mag ride for sure.

I think there may have been even more tweaks this year to get a smooth ride in touring mode. I believe one journalist called it almost lush.

 

My C7 has it and I can DEFINITELY tell a major difference between the settings. I really like them. Long term though, the shocks are BIG $$$ to replace.

 

Think about it this way, people buying used corvettes are obviously doing it to save money because they were willing to sacrifice. So I'm sure 2nd hand buyers wouldn't mind losing features at all compared to new buyers.

 

I agree on your ZR1 comment, for the street you are 100% correct. Since I wasn't going to track it any longer (been 3 years now lol) I elected to do the Jim Mero re-flash with his new tour/new sport and that really made the car nicer to drive on the street.
That said, the C7 platform actuall has 3 mode, and it was vastly improved by Jim while he was working at GM. I believe the C8 will be the same, where we actually have true "street" modes and one "track mode", thus I do not believe our ZR1 experience will repeat (as in hard or harder can't tell the difference on the street either way you're feeling every rocks on the road mode lol).

The other side of the coin is if you do track, without MRC you would have options to modify shocks/springs to your liking, though you'd miss PTM and PTM is a big value added tool for the track...required? maybe not but I used mine on track and that really helped me progress without ending up in the weeds all the time.

If we're talking about option cost, I would think more leather options and CF interior pieces would attrack more buyers than not having MRC/PTM...but I think they got us locked in because I believe the 2LT comes with MRC but the 1LT you have hardly any add on options for leather and such...(maybe I'm incorrect there)

 

Whats PTM?

Other? if you get the MAG-RIDE do you still get adjustable spring perches?