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I am sorry, but that whole "you get what you pay for" line that was started by MANUFACTURERS years ago to trick you into spending more has been played to death. Sure, you get better stuff (features, not necessarily quality) when you spend more money, but it's the features we are questioning here. Like you said, a BLI loco may need a bigger set, but I for one will NEVER own a BLI loco. Just remember, the same steel, engine, and labor builds the Cadillac that builds the Cavalier. The Cadillac, therefore, is no better in quality, just more toots and whistles, and a much higher price tag to boot. So, you really aren't getting what you pay for when you buy the Cadillac. The disparity between the prices is too great. As far as $7-8 blue box kits, I feel bad for you if you got taken by spending that much. Most of mine were $4, but some have been less than $3. Mine all turned out to cost less than $5.50 with kadee's and P2K metal wheels. The best price I have seen on an Atlas car (so far, and I do look) is about $15, but some older models are showing up on E-Bay for around $12. I have set a limit of $10 per car for me. This is, after all, just a hobby. Most of us have other responsibilities, like mortgages and car payments. I know some people may spend on the hobby and let other things go, but the responsible ones won't. Additionally, we have other interests as welI, like boating, snowmobiling, dirt bikes, etc, all of which cost money. If you keep insisting that people need to spend a fortune and buy the top of the line all the time, all that will be left is overpriced merchandise and wealthy layout owners. Nobody new will join the hobby, and eventually it will turn out like the classic car craze-everyone wants one, but few can afford one. If you want to spend more, that is your choice, but don't try to belittle someone else's choice to stay within a budget and justify it with "you get what you pay for". You are trying to convince people (just like most on here) that your system is the best and that's what everyone should have. I have seen it on these forums with DCC, Locos, freight cars, structures-everyone has an opinion on what's the best, and it is usually what they have. This should be an impartial way to educate the MR masses, giving advice that truly helps. If "you get what you pay for" were true, we would all be driving a Lexus, now wouldn't we? What do you drive?????
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