Actually the VL BB prices looked like blowouts to me from the start, when you consider the MSRP as the starting point. They started selling them at $700-$800 off list from the beginning. Steamer pricing and layout size leaves me behind, I only buy diesels and try to stay under $500 each. However, that is starting to become more difficult with the last couple of catalogs. My LHS does give me a pretty decent discount for a small shop though. Prices eliminated me from steam long ago. Gotta try to stay within my budget, at least as much as possible. That one Big Boy would get me at least 4 modern diesels if I stayed within my budget limits. I will have to agree with you that $200 is a pretty substantial savings though and that would be a tougher call for one to make.
Originally Posted by jpcommons:
It is not a blowout. This is a preorder for the vision line big boy. Both dealers are forum sponsors. Both seem to get high praise from all that have used them. I probably won't get the big boy. I don't really have the space for it. At the same time, I really like the looks and sound of it. I do have 072 track. Just not sure how this thing would look going around the curves. I keep going back and forth on this item. I guess there is also the possibility that even if I preorder now, I might not get it because I technically missed the cutoff date.
