Well , if you are really sponsored by STS , why would you be interested in a different engine ? Anyway think what you want .

so you aren't living under a rock, to familiarize yourself with the other options that are always out there.

Not If I was sponsored by a good engine manufacture .

I have has great success with Dinball/RCMart. Its probably because Hong Kong is so close to Oz but I have found their postage prices to be very reasonable and very fast. Never had a problem with them at all really apart from a few items not being in stock etc.

In regards to CC transactions every country has different rules. Obviously the laws in the USA are different from other countries & I can tell you it is not an offence to charge a CC surcharge here in Australia. Its a simple fact of some CC companies charge massive merchant fees just to carry the cc facility. American Express is probably the main offender here in Oz and because of the their widespread merchant fees, they have all but killed of Amercian Express here in OZ as it has become the least favourite and least carried CC in Australia.

Dont blame the sellers. blame the CC companies for making merchants pay for the priviledge of using their credit card. Its that simple guys. Also in China (ie. HK) they have also have outrageous fees on all transactions. Try paying for something with a wire transfer in HK!! You'll get slapped about $20 just for the priviledge. Again don;t blame the merchant, blame the banks on that one too!!

it is if you can compare and tell the manufacturer where they can improve. why do you think so many factory drivers make the switch halfway through the season?

Guys buy them through ebay DINBALL and you save a lot of $$$ than if you gotten it from rcmart.com.
Don't know why but it's the same shop with different shipping charges.
I always check DINBALL and if i don't find what i need then i move to his shop.

Dinball/rcmart is famous for overcharging everyone over seas. They have been rated the worst for ANYONE to order from UNLESS you are from china.

Dinball charged me $5 for shipping to Europe a month ago for a servo.
If i had ordered it from rcmart then it would've cost me around $15-$20.
So i think Dinballs shipping costs are OK...how much would it cost from tower to ship to US?

yeah its all relative. Most if the online US hobby stores have huge postage fees for Australian customers so its all relative to where you live I reckon.