Originally Posted by
monkeyracing
Depends where you buy, doesn't it? My V2 was $118. My Gold edition was $132. Shipped, each was under $150. I've seen full, all plastic kits online for around the same prices.
They supply you with a body, sure, but the kit tires are useless and the brushed motor/ESC are equally useless, due to races running brushless.
So, you've got an all plastic car, with a body, but no tires, shocks, bearings or upgraded parts that are useful for club racing. Tell me where the advantage of the regular kit is, outside of new racers entering the hobby.
My apologies if this comes across as harsh, but the reality is that the special editions make economic sense.
Wow, lucky you! Prices around me are not even remotely close, unless I want to order from Japan but then I make up for the low price in shipping costs. Best I could find stateside was about $165 for the all plastic m05, a bearing kit and mini cva shocks. Seems like the minis are a lot more popular in Australia and Japan than they are in the US, which probably makes a big difference in pricing.