Decisions...Decisions...Decisions!

[AGM2018]

After thinking on the salesman/dealership's offer, I turned it down. If I am going to purchase a car, it will be the correct one for me...and this car one is not the 'Stang for me. The issues of setting on a/the lot for seven months and having options I don't want are the two factors that made my decision. 9K, as Magnetto said, is a "boatload of cash to save on a new GT"; however, I really don't want MR and I am not comfortable with its long-term reliability. I think it is (probably) too early to accurately gauge if MR's reliability and build quality will be an issue or not, but I am electing to "err" on the side of caution and not purchase MR. I still don't see "my need" for it as well...and I am not spending $1695 on an option that I don't see the need for and one that I believe will prove (in time) to be expensive to repair/replace.

I emailed my custom order to the dealer: 2019 GT Premium, Ingot Silver, 10 speed automatic transmission, 3.55 Limited Slip Rear Axle, 400A Interior Group (Black [ebony]) leather interior, enhanced security package and 19" X 8.5" polished aluminum wheels.
MSRP: $43,930. My offer to the dealer was (is): $35400 ($8530 off MSRP). Time will tell if my offer is accepted and a new 'Stang for me is ordered.

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[Norm Peterson]

Before I ordered my car in October I asked the guys in the 350 section if Magneride was any good. They all advised that it was something to be desired. None of them reported any failures with the shocks.

Here's the thing about options. Individual people place different values on each of them, ranging from "must have pretty much no matter how much it costs" all the way down to "deal-breaker if present regardless of price or even if some extraordinary financial incentive to get it was available". Most people fall somewhere nearer the middle on most options, but that doesn't mean we all do for all options.


Norm

 

[GreenS550]

This is really good: 5.0 V8, 10R80, Active exhaust, Magneride and digi dash. It's the only specification '18 I have tested (mine) but its supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Yep.

 

[GreenS550]

That price you quoted is a real deal. When I was hot to but a PP car, I test drove 2 18s. Both PP, only one had magneride. Since I like to drive sporty more than 0-60, I would absolutely buy the magneride. Your concerns about durability are legit. But, magneride, amazing.
Stock suspension on an S550 is great for the first few thousand miles, but then the bouncy, sloppy feeling starts to set in and it's annoying if you like to push the car through a nice curve. I realize magneride requires the pp. Those pp Michelins are another wonderful addition for '18 as well. I've owned 4 s197s and one s550. The magneride is the best in my opinion. And, quiet, too.

 

[GreenS550]

The other thing is resale. If you get a GT and don't like the sloppy suspension, then you are left with modifying it, like I did to all my Mustangs. This does not increase resale and often reduces it. Ususally it adds noise to the cabin. Magneride does not and would make a difference if I were to buy a used '18 or '19. I personally, would seek that car out...

 

[Norm Peterson]

Here we get the car fully loaded. We have to have the active exhaust, the PP, the digi dash. Magneride is just an extra £1600 and we all order it (exept for one bloke in the UK section who now regrets not ordering it).

Does he regret it for what he may have found out it can do or is it because the rest of you got MR which is making him feel that he bought a "lesser car"? Peer pressure can be inferred by the one who chose differently if he's not completely secure with his own choices.


Norm

 

[Norm Peterson]

Lesser is your opinion. Was it his when he ordered it?

If not and he didn't do enough research or overestimated his tolerance for ride quality I guess that would be on him. Goes to being secure in one's choices and decisions.


Norm

 

[sdiver68]

If anyone doesn't want their Magneride, I would be happy to switch for the PP1 suspension. I just got a great deal on a 2018 with everything I wanted but MRC...going to fully adjustable coilovers to compensate. Would love MRC, on my previous car electronic adjustable suspension was awesome.

 

[millhouse]

Come down here to the south and you’ll see more times than not magneride simply isn’t needed. FYI, motortrend absolutely demoralized the PP1 with magneride. There is more to a suspension than just shocks.

 

[Hack]

That's it. If you have flat wide smooth roads then you don't need it to smooth out the ride. But it is useful in keep the poise of the car under braking, while accelerating, cornering, going up steep drives and speed bumps. It feels like a ships stabilizer in rough seas.

I agree with this statement. Magneride helps control/reduce the body motions of the car without the suspension being overly stiff.

 

[millhouse]

That's it. If you have flat wide smooth roads then you don't need it to smooth out the ride. But it is useful in keep the poise of the car under braking, while accelerating, cornering, going up steep drives and speed bumps. It feels like a ships stabilizer in rough seas.


One of my local roads...

On of my local roads...kinda,

Where magneride shines is rough surfaces. A non magneride car with some stiffer swaybars and wider tires would likely ride and handle phenomenally on our roads.

Again, magneride has it's place...but it does not make the car inherently better for everyone.

 

[Nagare]

But wouldn't a MR car with stiffer swaybars and wider tires ride and handle even more phenomenally?

I know if I'm going to go full out on ordering a car, it'll be loaded up with the performance enhancing packages next time.

 

[AGM2018]

Come down here to the south and you’ll see more times than not magneride simply isn’t needed. FYI, motortrend absolutely demoralized the PP1 with magneride. There is more to a suspension than just shocks.

This...exactly! I live near Millhouse and I agree 100%. Thus, my objection to optioning and paying $1695.00 for MR, when, as Millhouse said, "more times than not, MR simply isn't needed."

 

[c-rizzle]

Magneride is better PERIOD. Its more durable, you get stronger "GT350" knuckles in it b/c when you put it in sport mode you need the extra strength. Everyone who has MR swears by its advantages. Its more comfortable when you want it to be, and in sport modes its as good or better than aftermarket shocks.

Now if there are other reasons like wrong color, other options MISSING, then I wouldn't get it. But to get other options for free considering you're getting $9k off you're really getting MR for free. Normally, the best you get off is about $4-7k. So you're easily getting that $1,700 option for free.

I'd get the car, IF it has all the other options that you want.

 

[hcappie]

This...exactly! I live near Millhouse and I agree 100%. Thus, my objection to optioning and paying $1695.00 for MR, when, as Millhouse said, "more times than not, MR simply isn't needed."

That’s the thing. At $9k discount, you are NOT paying for that feature, and many others at that. You are getting a premium GT for a stock GT at that price basically.

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