Originally Posted by
tak4
For a reference... the MTS T3M is one of the most impressive car in terms of R and D to date... and it costs you approximately US$300.
Maybe they should have spend a little bit more and make the car works in every configuration. Carbon is so flexible that the car is undrivable with something over 17.5...
Originally Posted by
Bsthetech
Contrary to popular belief Eastern European labour is cheap. Highly skilled, yet cheaper than China right now. One RC manufacturer recently moved production from China to the EU as the labour force was highly skilled, more reliable, and worked cheaper than China. $600 USD a month cheap (They pay their guys $1000).
Minimum salary in Slovakia is 580 euros. It could be more expensive than China, but they spare the shipping costs.
With the removal of molded suspension arms/hubs on the X4, now the changes is just done on the CAD software while material and machining cost stays constant.
Who said that they remove the molded suspensions? You have information? Really not sure about that...
