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Originally Posted by NanoTrax

saying a dnano is just like any other r/c mini is like saying a diamond is like any other rock out there in the backyard. kyosho didn't develop it for your "play around the house" toy market and quite obviously, they have no desire to attract that market so while you may have points in mind, they're completely irrelevant to the product we're discussing.

I never said, or compared it to any other mini, or micro. I simply said that part of the price was because of added features that most american buyers would'nt need. PT's jack the price up and if there are no tracks to use it on, then why pay for it?

Originally Posted by NanoTrax

take a look at http://dnano.jp and browse their online shop. use a currency converter and you'll see the pricing is just about on level so yes, they are paying and again, its because of their perspective of value.

I never said I didn't understand the value behind these cards. What I did say, was that most consumers and not just in the USA, but all over the world know they can get more "bang" for the buck when it comes to the hobby of R/C.

Originally Posted by NanoTrax

1/8 nitro??? you're kidding me... engines, gas, parts & all the things you need to be competitive can skyrocket to over 2 grand before you hit the track. racing a dnano just takes buying a model & a starter kit... so, even if you got any necessary uprades, you're still looking at LESS than 800 bucks. how does that compare to 1/8th racing in any way?? (btw, i do race 1/8th truggy).

Sure you can. I see new people come to the track all the time with RTR buggies/ RTR truggies and RTR whatever they sell. I never said you'd get a Kyosho ST-RR, or a Mugen MBX-6, or XRAY, ect for that price. I said you could get on the track for under what you could could get on a dNaNo track.

I race nitro too, so I see it all the time. And to get started with a dNaNo here in the US, is $240 for the car, $155 for the starter pack. That's just under $400 and it's just the car and TX. RCP is expensive and you can drop almost a grand on that, so that's close to $1,300 and you still need the timing system from Kyosho, so that's even more and you'll still be running by your self. So, yeah, you can get involved with R/C racing at a fraction of the cost to get into racing these dNaNos

R/C gear loses value so quick, espcially nitro, so you can even pick up slightly used high end gear off ebay for pennies on the dollar. Go see what an older MBX5T is going for.

Originally Posted by -J-

The MSRP for the traxxas mini is $300 RTR. Do the math.

And things never sell for the MSRP, so that makes it even cheaper, and the dNaNo is $400 RTR here, so tell me again how that's not cheaper. I think you need a math lesson.

Originally Posted by -J-

No. They're paying $280.

Which is cheaper that $400

Originally Posted by -J-

Not to mention RCP is developing a new track specifically for the dnano. You'll be able to make any layout you'd like, unlike the existing tracks.

That's making it even more

Originally Posted by -J-

Plus, saying that getting into dnanos is about the same price point as getting into 1/8th scale nitro r/c is borderline ridiculous. $280=$2000. Don't think so.

Why do you think it takes $2000 to get in to racing nitro 1/8 or nitro 1/10?

This isn't $2000 http://cgi.ebay.com/OFNA-Hyper-ST-Tr...3A1%7C294%3A50 and you can go right to a track and race all you want. I've been racing R/Cs of all types for years and you don't need the most expensive rig to win. 75% driver 25% truck









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