Yep, I too saw that they lowered the KIT price to $499. Soooooooo , I ordered one more from my LHS last week for a 2016 mid-winter build. It gets really cold here in middle Indiana !
I REALLY do love the 3.0 (I now have three of them, and the new 3.0 KIT makes four). I also have three Team Durango DEX408's and one DEX8 that are prepped and race ready.
When I find a race buggy or buggies that I like, ones really that fit my driving style, and, ones that can win, I get several. Ya never know, the new models coming may not be to my liking . . . . . ..