Back in the 80's they were I think going for 500ish. Now with upgraded CF and new materials 400 seems like a steal.
No, more like 300 or 350ish. Back then 500 was an impossibility for any RC car kit. Keep in mind we're talking 1980's dollars vs the dollar of today.
The ultra-rare Tamiya Porsche 959 kit was about 250 back then. I'm hoping they'll bring that kit back too.
It would be nice if they re-release some Egress parts to allow for some suspension tuning. The front shocks on the Avante are too low to work on any type of bumpy offroad tracks with a lot of jumps. That was the problem with the original and I'm surprised they didn't update the new version with a better front shock tower.