That's an awfully big wad of money for 80mm of travel. I guess since it's your money, you can get what you want though. At the end of the day, I would not spend that much on a fork. I've used oil/coil forks and had no complaints, but my current Manitou is an air/oil fork. I set the air pressure and forget about it. I don't have any fancy lockout or stable platform, just a nice fork that smooths out the little bumps and soaks up the big ones. Seems like we have different needs. The bike I rode Saturday has a cheap Marzocchi Zokes, which is really just a pogo stick to hang your brakes and wheel on. It's not meant for off road riding, but that hardly slowed me down. I know how much I would have to pay for a decent fork for my own bike, and I don't see the Fox as being 10 times better. You want the best you can get, I want a fork that will do the job. I'm rambling now. What kind of bike do you have, and what drivetrain?