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Originally Posted by rfopt
What made you change from the Grand Sport to the 1LE? Was it just to try something different? These two cars are my top 2 two choices right now for a replacement for my 5th gen 1LE. I'm curious about your opinion on about the differences in feel between the 2 cars in addition to your observed mag ride differences.
Regarding the updated C7 mag ride calibration I would probably get a DSC controller instead as I get the feeling the DSC will still feel better.
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Good question. In a general sense first let me say the C7 Grand Sport is amazing. C7 is the best corvette so far (owned a C5 Z06). It's a phenomenal car.
Important to note both the Grand Sport and my 1LE are my only car - daily drivers. I put 6600 miles on my GS in 6 months and I work from home 80%, so I definitely drove it.
So, why did I get rid of it?
Short version:
As a street car the 1LE is a lot less money for nearly the same performance, the same amount of fun, and a bit more comfort.
Long version:
It's too much race car for the street for the price (for me). If you have unlimited money go for it. I try to balance my spend with the return I'm getting. I felt like I was paying a lot of money for a car that was absolutely worth it, but not worth it given the way I was using it.
The GS is absolutely worth the money if you use it for a racecar or have a 2nd car and get to only drive it on fun roads. The 1LE is more comfortable on the street and nearly the same in terms of performance on the fun roads.
You can't safely approach the limits on the road with the GS so with the 1LE I still can't safely approach the limit, but it costs a LOT less for just as much fun!
I never tracked the GS and will probably not track the 1LE. I just love the connected feeling of the way the cars drive. The 1LE is just that much tighter than the SS and so very close to the GS that on the street you can't even get to the limit to find the difference.
I will also tell you that the GS gets a massive amount of attention. Sometimes you don't want that - you will ALWAYS be seen.
Hope that helps!