Buying Trends in here and General

[Biodragen]

man am i EVER the opposite...i did have the xb8 early on, in fact my 1st one was a prototype as the story goes... i tend to wait and let everyone else be the guieenea pigs and do all the home work for me. i only switched to K car because i thought it would fit my style better. while i am tempted to get a losi, after seeing it on the track, i bet it would feel like a xray to me. also im big into durability, i broke like 1or 2 items on the xb8 in maybe 7 gallons, nothing on the sp2 yet either, cept bladders lol... xray shocks took care of that

i think its a silly waste of cash to me, what most of these guys are doing. they must have the income to do that, i sure dont. i couldnt switch like that unless i knew it was for a long haul. changing cars and or trucks, dont help you much in progressing. it can.... like when i went from a hyper 7 to a xb8... lap time went way down... for me... sp2 over xb8? well maybe not leaps and bounds, but the fact that i FEEL more confident in the handling make it worh the change in cars for me. i would consider going back to xray IF they came out with a new chassis with better weight placement.

I am in the same boat as you.
I can't afford to switch but if there is something for me to gain I will consider it more.
As for me I need to stick out my MST. If I do come up with the funds to change over I would go with Mugen as of now.

I think the guys that you see switching for the FOM everytime one comes out see slower lap times right away and thats why they are put up for sale so soon and people think they suck. Once you get accustomed to the driving style of one car something new is a big jump to accomidate for. You are much MUCH better off getting a buggy and sticking with it for awhile and actually LEARNING the car, play with the setup keep it well maintained etc. the better you know ur buggy the better u will be able to drive it.

See that is what tends to throw things off.
There are many followers around and cling as well as listen to what goes on.
Then they go out and buy only to find out the person they were following or a a few persons change what they had.
That person would have thought " I would get what they have and hope to learn from them"...that goes out the window for that person.

Personally ive gone as far as i can with my current truggy... Ive rocked that bitch for almost 2 years (December) and have tweaked upgraded and tuned it and i think im at the end of my rope.. Thats why i went Prospec...

I say if people have the money who cares what they do with it....

Sometimes change is good.

Rocco
Now that I can understand. You got something hung in there with it as long as you did and then you were ready for a better ride.
This makes more sense to me then opening your wallet and giving it away.
Heck for the guys who do that---I could use my next car payment made for me---that would be nice since you are giving it away like that.


Bottom line is I think whomever should stick it out and learn the ins and outs of that ride.
I am prepared for when I do get a new one it is getting reaquainted all over again. the up side to this is I would end up with a more quality ride and I have learned you really do not need all the hop ups out there. Some may be good to do but not balls out. So buying one with it done up for you would be far less costly.
You see when you get person like this and not just around here but all over the USA...it causes the cost to go up because of everyone wanting one.
If no one went nuts liek they do I amsure it would not cost as much.
It comes down to supply and demand and this causes demand to go up and then plummit.
Roc, You are right but who cares what they do with there money...
But with what I just noted it does affect us all in the end.
I know some of you can't see that but it is there.
Me, I have learned over previous hobbie not to get caught up with the trends and the FOM. It ends up costing me more in the end.