?, why is mugen charging so cheap for the mbx6 ($550) compared to the losi 8ight 2.0 ($649) and the MP9 ($849)?
Six bills for a kit isn't "cheap". Less expensive is more like it...
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"I've never been interested in Truggy. This is a very good thing, because if I was supporting a buggy and a truggy... I would be found naked and dead of starvation under the drivers stand."
Maybe this is a bit OT...forgive me if it is, but it strikes me as a bid odd that the new K car is so much more expensive than its closest competitors. I can't imagine why they did that. Will the MP9 really be that much better than the X6 and 808? It's almost a 30% difference in price!
Six bills for a kit isn't "cheap". Less expensive is more like it...
okay, not "cheap" but why the big difference in price. If anything, I would think any kit (new or old) would be max $five something. I personally would never spend $849 just for a roller. With the quality of Mugen, I will go $550 all day. No complaints here!!!
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* Mugen MBX6T -- TEKNO Conversion -- Tekin 1700kv System on 5S
* Losi E-8ight-B 1.8 -- TEKNO Conversion -- Tekin 1900kv System on 5S
* Mugen EMBX5 Prospec -- Castle Creation MMM 2200kv System on 4S
* Xray M18 -- Castle something on 2S
* EMBX6 in HD action and E-8ight-T 2.0 in HD action: just YOUTUBE(teeforb)
Maybe this is a bit OT...forgive me if it is, but it strikes me as a bid odd that the new K car is so much more expensive than its closest competitors. I can't imagine why they did that. Will the MP9 really be that much better than the X6 and 808? It's almost a 30% difference in price!
It's pretty simple. They will keep pricing higher and higher in order to maximize their profits until they reach a point of diminishing returns. Once that happens, they will know what the ideal price is to set on the buggy in order to maximize their profits. As long as people are willing to shell out more and more money each time a new buggy comes out, they'll keep increasing the price.
It's pretty simple. They will keep pricing higher and higher in order to maximize their profits until they reach a point of diminishing returns. Once that happens, they will know what the ideal price is to set on the buggy in order to maximize their profits. As long as people are willing to shell out more and more money each time a new buggy comes out, they'll keep increasing the price.
Right on . Kyosho is like those big financial institutions on wall street. They have no remorse or concern for their customers. Only concerned with their executives and their profit margins. I think this is going to be a bad year for kyosho in terms of sales. Especially because the cost to hobby shops is $750 (unless you buy more than 5) so no one is going to really offer any kind of price break for the mp9. Maybe this isn't the case everywhere but I have noticed fewer kyosho at every race I go to...I remember when the mp7.5 was around, that was the industry standard. Every company and every racer was competing against kyosho. Today its a different story. Lastly, a hobby shop told me that they have double the preorders for the mbx6 than they do the mp9
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OK, but 30% seems like quite a risk. Seems like a guaranteed loss of market share except for the die-hard Kyosho fans with deep pockets. I guess time will tell. I like Mugen better anyway
Of course, Kyosho knows a lot more than I do about their market...it just seems counter-intuitive to bump the price 30% over market without showing how you're 30% better.
Now, back to our regularly-scheduled program...
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It's pretty simple. They will keep pricing higher and higher in order to maximize their profits until they reach a point of diminishing returns. Once that happens, they will know what the ideal price is to set on the buggy in order to maximize their profits. As long as people are willing to shell out more and more money each time a new buggy comes out, they'll keep increasing the price.
Well, Kyosho lost. I hardly see those things at local track races nowadays.
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* Mugen MBX6T -- TEKNO Conversion -- Tekin 1700kv System on 5S
* Losi E-8ight-B 1.8 -- TEKNO Conversion -- Tekin 1900kv System on 5S
* Mugen EMBX5 Prospec -- Castle Creation MMM 2200kv System on 4S
* Xray M18 -- Castle something on 2S
* EMBX6 in HD action and E-8ight-T 2.0 in HD action: just YOUTUBE(teeforb)
Hey, thanks madjack! I don't know much about Clay's cams per se, but the logo brings back memories of my younger days. I remember seeing the sticker on the windows of hot-rodded Chevelles and Camaros when I was a kid and I always thought "Mr. Horsepower" was cool.
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the new big bores are truely a thing of beauty...
(ManicRC, I'm liking the avitar... so I take it your a fan of the Clay Smith grind?)
Cheap???
. Kyosho is like those big financial institutions on wall street. They have no remorse or concern for their customers. Only concerned with their executives and their profit margins. I think this is going to be a bad year for kyosho in terms of sales. Especially because the cost to hobby shops is $750 (unless you buy more than 5) so no one is going to really offer any kind of price break for the mp9. Maybe this isn't the case everywhere but I have noticed fewer kyosho at every race I go to...I remember when the mp7.5 was around, that was the industry standard. Every company and every racer was competing against kyosho. Today its a different story. Lastly, a hobby shop told me that they have double the preorders for the mbx6 than they do the mp9
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