Originally Posted by glennhl

I have both and run every Saturday on medium bite asphalt. I love both cars, but it's taken me some time to tune the 7.1 because it has more steering and for me that's not a good thing. I love my 7, but with some changes I've gotten the 7.1 to work well. For that money, I'd be tempted to go with the 7 unless you are running on carpet then I'd get the 7.1. But remember, once you get the 7, it will cost around $200 to upgrade, so if you think you will ever upgrade, buy the 7.1 now. Plus, you HAVE to get the steel front outdrives and the DCV's, that's another $50 to $60 you have to spend on the TC7 even if you don't upgrade it.

So the way I look at it, $275 plus $55 is $330 for the TC7. The TC7.1 can be had for around $410 if you have any Tower Coupons. So is it worth the $80 savings? That's a tough decision, I'd probably go with the 7.1, in the long run it will be the faster car. All the factory guys said they picked up some time with the 7.1.