The Turnigy TD10 is a rebadged 3Racing Sakura Zero S, and it's a bargain if you don't mind a slightly older chassis design. 3Racing have replaced it with the Sakura XI. All parts designed for the full spec Zero will fit, so you can upgrade it over time. There's a review of the car here:
http://www.thercracer.com/2015/04/ho...nd-review.html
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Originally Posted by fidspeed
the question is why are they 50- 60 quid to buy when other "recognised brands are around 200 quid ? answer is quality and ease of spares
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The answer is Hobbykings buying power, they order so much that the manufacturers offer huge discounts for the deal, plus in this case 3Racing have replaced it with a new car so it's extra sales for them. 3Racing haven't used lower quality parts in making the Turnigy version. Then they sell so much that very small profit margins add up to a lot of money.
I work for a company that imports and sells identical cars to Hobbyking, the only difference is the branding. We buy direct from the factory and our cost price is similar to or sometimes more expensive than what Hobbyking is selling them for. In many cases it would be cheaper for us to buy retail from Hobbyking than from the factory. When questioned why they sell to Hobbyking so cheap, it was pointed out to us that while we were buying 100 cars a month from them, Hobbyking are buying 4000.
As for ease of spares, it is still a Zero S
http://www.rcracinguk.com/index.php?...ex&cPath=4_189