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Originally Posted by Alex Cormier
FRC or FVC?
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10 years down the road, is FVC still cheaper then FRC?
Here's some thoughts i have been having lately.
FRC - $5000 Registration/Kit
- $6000 Regional
- ~$3,000 for Food and parts
FVC - $625 Kit + Registration
- $300 Kit #2
- $~500 Registration for event
- $400 kit accesories.
That is the numbers for one year.
Now here lies the question. Over ten years is it cheaper to fo FRC then FVC?
The problem i see in FVC is that the registration fee does not include a kit every year like FRC. Plus the starter kit is not a whole lot and not much capable for a winning robot.
So in the end does FVC actually become cheaper then FRC in 10 years? |
Sorry, but I don't get how you could ever get VEX to be more expensive. If you just registered and got your FRC kit every year for 6K$, after 10 years you've spent $60,000.
Although your VEX numbers are high, and with VEX there's no need to throw away the kit each year (you can reuse the parts) let's use your numbers: 10 years x $1,825 yields $18,250.
What am I missing?