Cyclone = overpriced?
09-17-2005, 08:40 AM
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Cyclone = overpriced?
http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...ducts_id=15542
446$...
I honestly think thats going to be to high of a price to bring over the xray and tamyia guys to a hotbodies. What do you guys think?
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446$...
I honestly think thats going to be to high of a price to bring over the xray and tamyia guys to a hotbodies. What do you guys think?
-Wes
09-17-2005, 08:53 AM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
i think that is plain rediculus. got my mayhem rtr for less than that. and that's a 1/8 buggy. i personally think that is too high of a pricetag, and will not sell for that much
09-17-2005, 11:06 AM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
Excellent price, a BARGAIN even.. That's the car Hara is driving, and as you know, the fact that a factory driver drives it makes it 10mph faster and 12oz lighter.. Yeap, that's the car for me!
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I'm all for high dollar exotics, but Hot Bodies is low rent. I owned a Lightning and that thing was a piece of junk..
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I'm all for high dollar exotics, but Hot Bodies is low rent. I owned a Lightning and that thing was a piece of junk..
09-17-2005, 11:52 AM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
Yeah, I wouldn't get it, unless you are going to be doing some really top level racing. Just the name "Hot Bodies" would almost make me not want to get one of those. To me, it looks a lot like the Pro4, and it is from a much better manufacturer. But, it's really up to you.
09-17-2005, 02:35 PM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
way to go hot bodies... low quality stuff for a high end price. No wonder they do terrible in sales.
Look at its comp. Xrays and Tamyia's are more exspensive then this. That being said, if they hadn't stuck the hotbodies logo on it... people would be calling it "at steel" and say "im getting 3!"[
]Bad marketing...
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09-17-2005, 02:50 PM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
Im going to step in and defend the cyclone, it will be an awsome car, fair enough it has a hefty price tag, but when it comes to mod racing the car will shine, and is definatly not "hot bodies junk". Its similar to the pro4, as its made from similar/same molds, which isnt such a bad thing for racers like my self that have huge amounts of spairs, it looks like pro4 bits fit into the cyclone, every serious racer needs spairs.Its also pretty covered in hop ups that have been well thourght about,
If i did order a hot bodies from tower it would cost we around 250 pounds, the new hara edition pro4 is 275 pounds from a lhs, so the prices would be even by the time it reached my door.
Hot bodies may have made some "dodgy" parts in the past, but think about it, look at the price tag on the car, look at whos currently driving/testing it, and then ask your self if its posible the car will be junk.
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If i did order a hot bodies from tower it would cost we around 250 pounds, the new hara edition pro4 is 275 pounds from a lhs, so the prices would be even by the time it reached my door.
Hot bodies may have made some "dodgy" parts in the past, but think about it, look at the price tag on the car, look at whos currently driving/testing it, and then ask your self if its posible the car will be junk.
Tom
09-17-2005, 03:10 PM
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
45pede, sounds like the work of trinity!!! Except many of their cars came from china and ended up with a trinity sticker on the chassis.
The Acme Vanguard is a prime example.
The Acme Vanguard is a prime example.
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
If I'm gonna drop that kind of cash I want an EVO IV...not a fan of belt drives at all. Too much maintenance...shaft is the way to go.
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RE: Cyclone = overpriced?
hot pink... [:'(].
back on topic.
i do think this is a total rip off. now let's take into consideration that this is the dinball site, and they are pretty expensive. now it would be cool if the price of the pro-4 went down. then more people would be able to buy the pro-4
back on topic.
i do think this is a total rip off. now let's take into consideration that this is the dinball site, and they are pretty expensive. now it would be cool if the price of the pro-4 went down. then more people would be able to buy the pro-4