RE: Axial XR10
Some people, like myself would rather buy new just because.. its gives me a sense of true ownership and I know there should be no suprises like someone put the tranny gears in wrong or did not put all the screws back in. If I buy it new then I KNOW whats up with it and I have all of the original paperwork and stuff. I'm just a freak like that.
Buying used is just not as much fun!!
@Mysterious- it all depends on what you plan to do with it. If you want full on competition rig then you have lots of options starting at just buying the axles cases and shafts then go after full aftermarket internals, chassis, tires, wheels ect and spend a tidy fortune($1200usd) or just get the kit and throw approxx another $300-$400 in tires, elects and radio gear. But typically you could get the kit ans spend $300 and have decent crawler for messing around at that poitn you could easily sell it for what you have into it if you dont like it, as long as you dont beat the snot out of it. But be prepared, if you DO like it, then well, you are in for a fun ride!! My competition XR10 only has the stock axles cases and shafts that are OEM. litterally everything else is aftermarket including gears, upper axle case halves ect.. I have approx $1500 into my comp crawler and have almost enough OEM spares to build another completely stock rig.
yeah,, its a sickness!!