I have the 8043
4x motor
4x la
2 ir r
2 irc
thats ALOT of stuff, just to but that would be alot.
Having be a lego technic vetran since 1978, the 8043 was the set we were waiting for, it finally came with enough motors and lots of gears.
I Like LA.Pneumatics, I have circa 30 plus pnuematic cylinders and now 11 LA, I like LA becuase it brings back the gears system cog engines I realy beleive is at the heart of technic, also allows for finer control, Pneumatics suffer from jerky movent, stiction, and no real motor switch function that is compact. I have the airtech claw rig, and admit the pipping was awsome to do but I still prefer gears and L.A further the 8043 invites, an aditional 2 - 3 motors (double up on main lift) so can be even more awsome.
I believe after the stop making it the 8043 will be one of the most expensive sets ever >>> 8258, I am seriously think of buy 3+ more , I mean that solves motor, gears and ir problems forever....only thing that holds it back is the knew v2 ir, but I can buy these seperately...so no bigee.