Originally Posted by turbosimi (Post 375246)

What should i do?

Originally Posted by turbosimi (Post 375309)

Hello

No the original one costs to much!
And how much does the shipping cost?

Thanks

Simon

Originally Posted by JonMack (Post 375416)

There's a reason the original costs so much, because of the quality of it.

I'm a fan of the phrase "Buy nice, or buy twice" implying that if you buy cheap rubbish, it's going to break and you'll end up buying what you wanted in the first place.

If you can't afford the 410 right now, wait for the R? If you can't afford that, then as others have said, get a Blast or another cheap RTR and upgrade the electronics. Or you could wait a few months and save until you can afford the 410...

Originally Posted by johnnygibbon (Post 375622)

so not all copys are bad for us .

Originally Posted by johnnygibbon (Post 375622)

might try my luck with one. kinda fancy a do-wrongo but not the price. even this copy and a 401r is cheaper than full price car. spares a plenty to. some copy stuff is well right . got a bmax at min . well used well loved well raced (well knackared) and will probly buy an ansmann for spares rather than paying close to300 quid for a new car. so not all copys are bad for us . i want to race regular not save up for a year for a car/spare parts. if i was loaded i would have bought a top spec durango any way and people with the cash available will still buy the genuine article.



of course if i was durango..........i would be livid:woot:

Originally Posted by Si Coe (Post 375661)

Oh come on! I mean that watch site just proves the point nicely - enough people are willing to pay thousands for a watch that the companies they make replicas of continue to exist.

There is always a market for the real deal, because a lot of racers have money to burn. In the last 2 weeks I've seen over a dozen brand spanking new Cougar SV's despite the fact the car has yet to prove itself (yes it can win big races, but is it a club car? Only time will tell....) meaning Schumacher has done well from its launch. Soon enough someone will copy the Cougar and sell it for less, but by then most of the new Cougar owners will have bought a TRF211 or DEX210 or whatever else is new. And the used section will be flooded with cut price real deal Cougars for less than the rip-off so why buy?

In fact, knock-offs only really encourage the innovators to keep innovating. Racers will always get the latest thing, so if you keep making something new, they'll keep buying and the cloners can't keep up. Its only an issue when you make the same car for a decade (Associated, Losi) or take a decade to eventually release the car (Durango)