The V1 has been king for years and years. They smoke all the others in every test done by any of the magazines. Kenseth (nice avatar), if the 1.7s are going for $250, then Id probably buy that. I would guess that if you plug one of those serial #s into the website it will say that some upgrades are available but not necessary at this point. Damn...if they are only $250, then I might just have to get one myself! Ive been wanting the V1 for over a year now.
