stand alone Acela cafe car vs the one in the set

[kmcsjr]

Hi - I posted this on Bmann site, but I'm impatient, so, please excuse that ist seems directed at Bmann.

I bought the Acela set, because my daughter will be riding the real one back and forth to school in Mass next yr (an excuse, is an excuse). I held off this long on the sets reputation. Sorry Bmann, LOVE the steamers you are doing. Dissapointed this set never got revised/Spectrumized.
To the point. I was reading (in another forum) that the stand alone Cafe car is of higher quality that the set car.
Bmann, can you confirm if/how the 2 models differ?
Thanks

Any thoughts on the cafe car differences, if any?

I've read and will impliment the wheel/nose/flange fixes. I haven't seen an fix that really addresses the cafe car gears flying apart. Yes, I think Bmann warranty and post warranty support is awesome, But, like most, I want to run them.

As usual THANKS!

[daniel_leavitt2000]

They are pretty much the same car, with different car numbers. There are a lot of upgrades that can be made to this set, but keep in mind right now your set will be incomplete because the business car is no longer in production.

[kmcsjr]

Thanks Daniel
On LOTUS rails, I wouldn't know a business car from a cafe car (if it didn't have a motor ). I do need it to run though. The wheel, nose and flange upgrades, I can handle. Remotoring, or regearing. Not so much. I will try and get it running and use Bmans service, if I'm an unlucky one.