Same here. I will take a $150 STS D30M (ABC sleeve) over the OS .30VG with its "magical" ABL sleeve (which is about $200!).

Though the STS engines are not as good as far as materials and production quality as OS engines, the STS D21 and D30M will respectively spank the ever living h3ll out of the OS .21VG and .30VG.
Too add insult to injury, the STS engines are considerably cheaper too!

If anyone wants to get an OS engine, get the better designed ones and stay away from any VG engine. You will get the OS reliability as well as much better performance than what the VGs will give you.