Why no Acela craze on this site????

[Anonymous]

Acela craze? My brother found an Acela conductors hat at a church flea market for fifty cents. He put it on Ebay and the bidding got up to $256 dollars before ending. How's that for craze?

[prewardude]

Everyone keeps complaining about the price, but I would remind you that Lionel's Acela is a groundbreaking model. I like to think of it as the modern day equivelant of the 700E Hudson (which was also very expensive in its day). Too bad the Acela isn't made out of brass or die-cast; that would give it a bit more cachet, perhaps.

Regards,
Clint

[Anonymous]

Just doesn't appeal to me. Too modern-day, too costly, and too complex. Those who bought them are hopefully enjoying near-flawless operation, but what will happen four or five years from now when some of those complex mechanisms start developing the inevitable problems?

But I'm primarily a narrow gauge and/or older-era fan, both in terms of my modeling and prototype interests, so the Acela has little to offer me.

[darianj]

I'll get one when I have money to burn. Don't get me wrong, I thing it's a great looking set; but at the same time, there are some many other things I could do with that kind of money.