Originally Posted by
SNIPR
Kyosho feels TC is dying in the US and would focus more on offroad and entry level rtr for on-road. You can order one from over seas pay the shipping and still be way under 1K - No reason why Kyosho would be more...
We had a lot of sponsored drivers locally that dropped Kyosho and went Losi, etc. for off road. The major reason was parts availablitly. Kyosho is no where near where it once was in that respect. Tower Hobbies was always the largest supplier of Kyosho and then just stopped...
I agree Kyosho America only really supports off-road, but I said the retail cost would be over 1K. If you look on Kyosho America's site the TF5 Stallion still retails for $889.99
http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/TF-5-STALLION-_p_586.html
The TF6 runs 499 euros ($671) from Kyosho Germany. The LAZER ZX-5 SP FS2 runs 399 euros ($536) and Kysoho America sells it for $739.99 retail. In general everything from Kyosho America cost too much. The problem is that if none of the big three hobby stores carry it no one will pay those prices for the cars.
So why does Kyosho America charge so much for any of their stuff