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Originally Posted by hotrodchris
the metal ones are ok but do not have the same tuning options as the carbon!
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But in metal you can easily drill extra holes if you are looking for more setup options... Carbon is a little dusty, dirty, gritty, and your common household drillbit? It doesn't like carbon!
Anyway, just my opinion on this:
I think it would be nice to see plastic towers, but then PLEASE change the construction all together: This car's aesthetics and design were clearly built around plate type towers (and then I don't mean moulded 'plates' of plastic).
I don't really like the price thing Durango have got going on lately. I've bought a 2009 spec Durango (NIB) a year or so after it's release, and it's hands down the best car I've ever built! Yes, some fits were actually too tight, but I'd rather have that than a sloppy car, and overall everything went together so beautifully, and the spec is mindblowing! I've recently built a DEX210, and though it was awesome to build, it missed the feeling of specialty over it when it was finished. I guess that, even when the Team drivers don't use certain parts, they can still be very useful or a nice addition to the car. And there are some things, like the metal top mounts for the shocks, aluminium adjustable retainers and the 'small attention to detail' that is just lacking.
The Durango was a statement and a very well performing car. Now it's just a very well performing car (like the others in the field).
Nothing wrong with that, it's just that I would pay the extra bucks for a package that does offer those parts. Therefor if I'd buy a DEX410 then I'd certainly look out for a second hand 2009 or 2010 spec and upgrade it with big bores (and some other updated parts if/when they break) instead of buying the V3. It's easier and cheaper than buying a V3 and upgrading it with the aluminium machined parts the V3 is 'missing.'
That said, I still love the cars, and I do understand the decision to try and maximize performance for minimal money... But please leave models in the range that do 'have it all' out of the box - even if the demand is very low for those. Perhaps a DEX410EV3 (E stand for Exclusive) would be a good addition to what you currently offer?
