Originally Posted by
Bishop
So more carbon, machined alloy, and features than ever, add in inflation, and that the US dollar is in the toilet, yet it's still only $550 when a Capricorn costs more like $650, and some still don't like the price?.
I must be insane, cause the prices where I am are looking good lately to me...
What I'd like to see though is numbers pick up, on-road nitro has been in a slump here for some time.
(Hopefully though there will be a horde of MTX5 pilots out there soon though.)
Alloy parts are cheaper to make than plastic parts from what i hear. The cost of machining a vacuum mould plastic part is more exxy than CNC'ing an alloy part. It's also cheaper if future revisions to the design need to be made as no new vacuum mould needs to be produced.
carbon fibre (especially the simple quality in rc cars) can't be that expensive these days...i doubt it anyway. The kit is no more advanced (in it's parts) as a mtx3 or 4. I mean there isn't any high tech plastic being used, or super special rare metal, it's all basic material which is available quite easily from any major manufacturer.
i agree, $550 Aussie/USA is a fair price.