I have heard the same thing. As I understand, if things would have gone as planned Express(ion) would still be in production and this debate would not exist.
Jmabray my friend. While believe it or not I agree with a lot of what you've said, it's not fair to compare the list of an Express 48/96 for two reasons. First you buy that 48/96 in order to use handles. I would say a fair comparison would require adding at least two wing panels. Secondly, it seems like dealers had a lot more margin to cut the street price on Express(ion) in recent years than we are seeing so far with Ion. I have no information to prove that, but it makes sense that ETC needs to keep the wholesale price high to pay off their initial investment. Over time, they will make their money back and be able to lower their wholesale price and we will see better street prices on Ion, but the list price will stay the same. When you add the wing panels in and look at real street prices, Ion is clearly more expensive than it's predecessors by at least $3,000. Do you get a lot more for that $3,000? Of course you do and it's well worth it if you can afford it.
Now, let's get "Ion Jr." announced so we can all love it and go back to debating important things like Pirates vs. Ninjas.
Imperial 110v Pirate 4 life!
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