Originally Posted by
Cult Racing
Yeah and Kyosho makes awesome products and have awesome cars. I even heard that ae copied parts from the mp9 for their rc8.2, that shows you how good their products are, and yet the mp9e buggy is $749.99. Even people who run b4.1's run the kyosho rb5 springs. The only thing is price doesnt always show how good a car is, because the durango desc410 was a piece of crap, you have to upgrade like half the car to keep it from breaking a race.
Kyosho's are great cars, despite the shite ano they use on the current crop, and perform like no other. I wouldn't be surprised if AE copied their design, seems to be the norm in the RC industry, and you are right, price is not indicative of quality. However, Xray quality is beyond reproach and is arguably the most durable, well made RC on the planet (performance aside, that's another thread
). By selecting Xray as the base chassis it solves many of the quality issues currently plaguing the current offering of SCT's, again performance aside.
As for the Durango, well I raced one for a full season, and it was a love hate relationship. No other SCT I've driven, I've had all of them except the SCTE, handles like the DESC but no other punishes you like the DESC either. The hopups were so mere mortals like myself could push the car without failure, but those damn arms and crap Tresrey hinge pins were the bain of my existence...
Nuff said about that car, now back to your regularly scheduled program!
The limited communication from both Wes and K2RC is disheartening and smacks of the Durango thread where little is heard from the MAN about accurate release dates and pricing. To say that they will be taking preorders, this is from last week, in roughly 7-14 days and yet no mention of price has my wallet in spasms. I'm trying to wean myself off this thread as I hate the wait without some sense of price!