Durango Rip Offs

[JonMack]

http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_...0ca8e364e0.htm

That's the page, the price is that high because

"Picture contains lithium with weights, unknown before the official sale is configured.

The official selling price of recently identified, please pay attention!

Which I think basically means they don't know the sale price of the model yet, but might be worth keeping an eye on just to see how low it goes.

http://toptoys.taobao.com/search-cat...ckedRange=true

That's their 1/10th off road electric category.

[turbosimi]

Hello
Has alreade someone bought the durango clone?
I think i would buy one because it´s so cheap but i can´t read the chinese script! What should i do?
Thanks for your helb!

[Bungleaio]

Originally Posted by turbosimi

What should i do?

Buy one from here http://www.team-durango.com/

[JonMack]

£133 + shipping :|

[turbosimi]

Hello

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

Thanks

Simon

[jimmy]

Buy a Mad Rat?

[turbosimi]

Hello
I want a 4wd buggy!
And i have already a mad rat!

[Aran]

if so, i would buy the new lrp blast s10, there around £130 and if not wait for the new ansmann blizzard 4wd which I believe will be a simular price.

probably be better than that durango rip off rubbish

[Flyinggekko]

you can`t pay the tk410 with an european credit card.

greetings

stephan

[jimmy]

Moving to the general car talk forum since this isn't Durango thread.

[JonMack]

Originally Posted by turbosimi

Hello

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

Thanks

Simon

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...

[T4miy4 Guy]

Originally Posted by JonMack

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...

lol have you not read the durango forum then!

Andy

[JonMack]

:P I'm aware of the driveshaft issues!

[johnnygibbon]

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

[peetbee]

Originally Posted by johnnygibbon

so not all copys are bad for us .

And once Durango and others are put out of business by the people copying their cars what will we be left with?

The main reason that they charge less for the copies is that the original companies have to cover their R&D costs.

[Alfonzo]

Absolutely true.

[Bungleaio]

Originally Posted by johnnygibbon

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

Do you shop here too http://www.hot-replica.com/

[nicefrog]

I read someone say once, every factory in China does business both out the front door and backdoor and anything you get made there will be also sold out the backdoor/copied etc. There's a lot to be said for keeping your moulds in your own factory away from China sometimes

[Si Coe]

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)

[T4miy4 Guy]

Originally Posted by Si Coe

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)

HERE HERE SI !!!

Andy