I disagree with that comment. This class had been given as much thought as VTA was. Have you looked at the VTA scene lately? It has it's growing pains, and lack of limitations has the POTENTIAL to kill that class as well. Why is it that you can go to the classifieds section of this very forum and find X-ray 009 chassis fully outfitted and being sold specifically for VTA. That is a $500+ sedan chassis. It definitely doesn't fit in with the intent of the class. IMO on that one is that it should be plastic tub chassis only. At some point, most sedan mfgs had a plastic tub chassis, and those are the only ones that should be allowed.
Back on topic, the WGT chassis out there are full blooded race chassis. Not much else is needed to have a chassis that will compete at the top level that is being competed at now. Most chassis are street priced well under $300. Lowest street priced sedans? The Losi JRSX-R, well above $300 at my LHS. Because you had sticker shock is A direct relation to the crappy economy and the fact that carbon fiber is in high demand by the military to the point that there is shortages. This drives up prices, as does the exchange rate for the other components required to complete kits.