Havent researched this exhaustively but my feeling is ....
If you are buying 'new' you may as well buy whatever kite you like.
At the end of the day - once you have bought, used & sold your kite you are going to be paying out about the same amount of dollars.
just FWIW

Then again - maybe its a bit like scotch
"Do you want the kite you'd rather fly or the kite you'd rather pay for"

1 thing for certain sure ...
If you are really keen on the money saving aspect then, by far & away, the best wtg is buy near new 2nd hand & sell after 1 season.
Cheap as chips kiting that way.
BTW - I have 2 great, near new, 2nd hand 11M & 15M Fuels for sale if you are interested

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Originally posted by dachopper

only if you think $1600 is the same as 1900

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lost me there please explain

& BTW can you ask ur mates @ F-one to get some demo tribals over to the kite capital. We are missing out here.