I think that the trouble will be - and the same reason Durango ARE scared of it now - is when you end up with hybrids everyhwere, ie a rip-off that has been fixed with a few Durango parts etc. "IF" the parts are all interchangeable, as it looks like they will be, you will end up with cars floating around that are half and half (half copy half repaired/maintained with genuine parts) which will devalue the price of a "real" one when they are sold second hand etc for less. YOu could end up with all sorts of scenarios - a genuine car with cheap copy gearbox internals - or vice versa....it will be a nightmare for owners trying to sell and potential buyers wanting to be sure what they are getting.
The other thing is, "most" poeple on here are clued up and would spot one a mile off, but the same cannot be said for "all" off road racers at clubs bi and small all over the world and if they get to see this clone running and it is unreliabale and breaks easy, who is to say they dont think it is the real thing and are put off by it.
The sad reality is, unlike what some others have said, although it is made in China it will be sold all over the world (AlienPower who I linked to at the beginning of this thread on the RACER site are in Germany and will no doubt be a reseller or have it badged in their own name, as many of these cheap copies already are) It will be available very close to home I am sure, certainly in mainland European countries and that makes it just 24/48 hours shipping time away and not weeks as has been said.......
We dont stock Durango at DMS, although for the record I think the car looks fantastic and very well made, and it is no hidden secret that we do not see eye to eye with some of the big brass behind RC Disco/Durango over past dealings when they ran Mirage, however I would not wish this kind of blatant copying of products on anyone, reagrdless of their past business dealings.
