Magneride or not for Cali T

I'm on my second Cali and have a T coming this fall. Magneride is mandatory!!! In the comfort mode you can drive all day in the car. In the sport mode it really stiffens up and you will feel every bump, great fun but it could be tiring on a long drive.

The shock absorber button will give you all of the engine/traction/accelerator sensitivity feel/exhaust note that Sport gives but with the softer ride. That is how I drive my FF in daily driving. I'd have to assume that without magneride shocks there would be no need for the shock absorber button.

 

Welcome - over time you'll find most questions have been asked before (especially Magneride !) so its always worth a look

Here's last week's Magneride thread http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/california/486237-cali-t-order-questions.html

 

a must, most important option on car!!

 

Yes get it

 

This ^^^^^^!!

 

Owned 2013 Cali 30, currently have 2015 Cali T both with Magnaride. Drove one without it once. GET IT!

 

Don't leave home without it.

 

I have never had a cali or driven a cali without magnaride so i cannot say anything about the improvement. I can say that i put my car on sport when i first got in and have driven 8000 miles since and loved every moment.

 

Magneride reduces the response time of the suspension when you make rapid changes in direction. The car is much faster and much more poised through S-curves.

 

Magneride should be standard on this car.

 

+1 for magnaride. My 2010 has it and it's great. Gotta imagine latest updates are even better!

 

It really helps to get your advice from an actual owner. Non-owners sometimes take offense when they are told they are wrong but tough for them. Some here like to scold you if you restart a thread but (as I already said) tough luck for them too. There is always room for another question even if it has been asked a hundred times, like Shields or no shields (the correct answer is Shields!).

You will love the Cali! And you will really notice the difference with the shock response when you switch the manetino. Remember to take a good camera with you when you pick it up. Have someone ready to snap photos of your smile the first time you start your new T!!

 

+1

 

Wow. Did I blow it. No Magnaride. Perhaps a little pretend button like the office depot one on the steering wheel will mitigate the embarrassing stares on Coffee and Cars Sunday.

 

Whoops. I'm surprised your dealer let you spec the car without it.

 

What's the status on the build of your car?

 

It's in my garage. I do love the hell out of it. Magnaride or no. Of course I have nothing to compare it to which is probably for the best!

 

Yikes! That is a huge tax rate, and you probably have to pay income tax to get the 400k. Just curious what the tax on 400k of income is. Cars here have taxes also, but they break down to sales tax (like a vat) that varies by state, and property tax, which also varies. Combined where I live, the total is about 10%. Most of the cars I have seen land between 250-300k before tax.

PS You definitely made the right choice to add it, especially if you will be driving over uneven streets and roads.

 

$250K to $300K. In Texas where I live the sales tax on cars is 6.25%. The nice thing about the Cali T is that it's fuel economy rating allows buyers to avoid the "Gas Guzzler" tax, which is about $3-4K if I recall correctly.

 

Here's how it's done in Denmark - just using USD as a comparison. And mind you, we pay the same rates for the extras such as paint upgrades, interior options and so on. These insane figures are not limited to the cars base price by itself! Danish VAT is 25% add to that a 12 % customs fee after VAT, and then add another 189% registration tax. So take an option that has a base price without any VAT or any taxes of 5000 usd and it will look like this.

Including 25% VAT 6250 usd
Including 12% CF 7000 usd
Including 189% RT 20230 usd

Yup, it's that insane. Now do the math with a nicely specced F12 with a price of 325 usd without any taxes or the like. Price? 1.314950,00 usd or around 8 mill Danish Kroner!!!

Now, who wants to hear about our 65% income tax?