mike, why dont you sell..

[glassdoctor]

I might have a buggy put together soon as a turn-key for sale, just to try it and get a new 1/8 out there. I'm going to talk to Mike about getting parts for it.

I think I can do it for a very good price... much better and much cheaper than FD for example. :)

Basic parts needed:
Mamba w/bec............@150
RCM hardened pinon....@10
Feigao XL w/heatsink...@25
RCM motor mount........@55
??? battery mount.......@40
total parts.................$280
plus battery 5000mah 4s @200

That's $480 so far, plus you need a buggy to put them in.

That's makes a grand total of $900-1000 depending on which buggy you buy.

Do you think many would buy a completely ready to run turn key buggy, if the cost was basicly a sum of the total parts?

How about $950 for a turn-key Caster Factory Pro buggy like this: http://casterracing.com/en/product_d...&productid=109
(full 7075 "king heads" type stuff... It's a Mugen knock-off that's actually faster than a Mugen on the track.)

How about an even $1000 complete with a very nice servo .10/150 oz or better..... just drop in a receiver and turn it on?

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

Basic parts needed:
Mamba w/bec............@150
RCM hardened pinon....@10
Feigao XL w/heatsink...@25
RCM motor mount........@55
??? battery mount.......@40
total parts.................$280

You need to add the cost of the actual motor don't you, or tell me where you getting them that cheap.

[glassdoctor]

Originally Posted by Patrick

You need to add the cost of the actual motor don't you, or tell me where you getting them that cheap.

LOL... yeah I guess that would be good. Can you tell I was making it up as I went? ha ha

So that bumps the totals:
parts: $360
batt: $200
total: $560 plus @ $500 for a race level buggy = $1060

Now it's only missing a servo (and rx/tx of course). The Caster ZX-1R at $425 on sale direct is cheaper than most pro cars: RC8, Xray, Mugen, Losi, Kyosho etc... they are pretty much all $500-550

So throw in a nice servo and the ZX-1R is still only $500

So is $1060 too much sticker shock? I might put one together just for fun... when I have some down time this winter. (work slows and the weather sucks) I can get enough discount on a few things to cover shipping and misc costs and still probably have a few bucks left over, even selling at actual street cost of the parts. The guys at Caster are interested at this point so they are willing to work with me a bit I think. That's the only way something like this can be done.