I must admit that if I can buy an ARF for the same price as a kit, it makes them so appealing. I love Tower and Horizon but I have been looking for Asian hobby shops to buy planes and engines. I can't help it. It's like crack. More planes for A LOT less is good!
I had to buy a Japanese truck to get a really high quality vehicle so why should RC equipment be any different. I am as big a patriot as anyone but I am a single dad and I go the direction that my money goes the furthest.