Reply to "2022 American Flyer"

Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

@Bob Bubeck posted:
It is all too typical to comment on the pricing, but color me amazed. The Lionel Y3 is a great loco, but $1700 MSRP? $700 MSRP for the Legacy Pacific now feels like a bargain in comparison and suggests that the new Y3 should be about $1400+ MSRP.

Bob

Make that $1800 ($1799.99) Bob. I figured a new Y3 would have weighed in at around $1500, so we're close there. I guess the modifications for whistle steam and fitting for the Pacific tenders on some models are the extra $300. I also wonder how far "road specific detailing" will go. The illustrations are generic photoshops.

In spite of all that the Y3 remains the best Flyer locomotive Lionel has put out IMHO. The Berk is a close second.

I'm reasonably happy with my 2012 (eccentric crank issue notwithstanding) era Y3 and as I don't do smoke, whistle steam doesn't add any value for me.

Rusty

1/14/229:51 PM

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