My car has the F41 package, and it rides like a boxcar with a flat wheel.

I know what I say may be heresy here, but I'd gladly trade the handling for a better ride. The local roads here stink, full of potholes, etc, and it's really bone-jarring.

Are there any cost-effective ways to improve the ride, comfort-wise? The car's a wanna-be garage queen, I won't be racing or doing autocross, I just like to take it out on sunny Sundays and look good (the car, not me).

I know you're saying "this guy wants to ruin a perfectly good-handling car" but I'd enjoy my time with it if it rode better.

 

A nice set of shocks and maybe some stock RS springs will do the trick.

 

For what you want plain jane shocks, soft springs and get 245/50 or 255/50 series tires and run the air pressure a little low.

 

Even with stock suspension parts that weren't considered performance the car will still be a rough ride. These cars were not really designed for comfort. This subject has been brought up again and again by people who can't tolerate a performance ride, who want answers on how to make it ride softer. People who want the look of performance without the performance. It just isn't possable. You may be able to swap your springs, struts, and shocks for a stock setup but the difference would probably be minimal, you wouldn't notice any big improvement in ride comfort. If your current setup is still in good shape, the cost of switching wouldn't be worth it.

 

as a completely different suggestion - 4th gen seats.... world of difference between the two! Car will still hit the bumps the same, but will trasmit em less to your posterior..