wiz310

Looking for something along the lines of the DL 100 in a 150 size. I am pretty impressed with the DL and have had a few "other brands" of 50 size engines, and refuse to pay what a DA is costing for a two cylinder hotted up industrial engine. I can buy a pretty good second hand car for the cost of one of those, and there is far more bang for the buck and technology involved in a car.
Before all the smart asses get on here telling me to fly a car engine, Don't bother. You won't convince me that a DA 150 is worth nearly 5K, regardless of your reasoning. I can buy a brand new ride on mower for less. Its a captured market and I won't be a sheep.

driesbabe

Wiz,
check out the RCGF 150, you won't regret it. It's stronger than a DA also.

http://www.ydmodels.com.au/products%20/rcgf-150cc-gas/

wiz310

Now THATS what I'm talking about. Still a little exy, but certainly close to the mark.
Thanks driesbabe, thats Lecker bru!.

Iflyglow

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Thats If the shipment of RCGF's ever get here.[]

djr1007

You guys have me confused, I looked at the RCGF 150 and it said $1800, I also checked Cxxxf and they have the DA150 listed at $1300, how do you get nearly $5000?

Tired Old Man

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Australian exchange rates and sales amounts. Everything in Australia is taxed a lot heavier than here and even with a lower dollar value on their end costs a lot more in our dollars. Been there, experienced that. When I was last there the exchage rate should have indicated that everything I bought would have been 15% less but in reality cost about 30% more! Australia is extremely expensive! They go stark raving nuts when they come here and see how much cheaper our stuff is to buy

aussiesteve

Yep - ya got that in one
We have less buying power (About 10,000 RC flyers in total in the whole country). 23 million people spread over about the same land size as the lower 48 (320 million) and Mainland China (1.X Billion). We pay 10% GST on everything and big transport costs.

Having said that- The RCGF 150 on my site is the equivalent of US$1270 compared to the market price in the US of US$1250 - not bad considering the GST is included in that price

Oh - and I have kept stocks of all sizes for months - (Sorry Henry)

Steve
[link]http://www.ydmodels.com.au[/link]

wiz310

I can assure you that if you shipped a container of DA 150's here and sold them for AUD1300 each, you would sell each and every one in less than a week.
last time I inquired about the DA was three weeks ago. if I include exhuast system in the price (coz we need them) I was looking at AUD$4750. Now I'm sure they are a nice engine, but I doubt very much they are THAT nice. I can buy a pretty good ride on mower for that sort of money, and there would be a lot more R&D and designing go into that than a DA 150. I do understand economy's of scale, but gee.....certainly more than I am prepared to pay.
Any way, I think at this stage The RCGS is looking good. less than half the cost and from all reports just as good. well, as good as I require, as I aint no 3D Guru.

aussiesteve

We fly the 150cc Composite Sukhoi listed on my web page with the RCGF 150 - it will pull out of a hover just as fast as the competition does

Yep - if we could get "Certain brands" in Oz for the price of some of the other engines, I would probably never have looked at other brands - glad I did look around though - I have found some Great engines in the process. (Yep - saw some "not so good" ones too)

mrbigg

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Flea bay has a new but used DA 150 on it. Broken fin on the top by the sparkplug. Had a buy it now price of 900 bones.

Tired Old Man

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Broken fin means crashed engine. Prolly also has a bent prop shaft and possible bent crank. A new cylinder will set you back a few hundred. A bent crank a lot more unless you can get it straightened.

mrbigg

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Not on this one. It was broke next to the sparkplug, like the wrench hit it. Didn't look like it had any run time on it.

Tired Old Man

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Like when the plug was broke in the crash. Did one like that with a 6.4 Brison, which also bent the crank.... Couldn't even tell it had been crashed other than that. Still looks new to this day even with the broken fin. Which reinforces my point. If an engine has broken fins on a cylinder it was likely dropped or crashed and personally I would have a very difficult time believing otherwise. Then again, I'm a self made skeptic. Long time ago I believed most everyone, but that was a very long time ago.