Replying to How Terrible are SPK's really?... boot insight please

Ok to start off:

Disclaimer: i know how to fit boots and what is a proper fit. i work in a shop. for the sake of the thread, do not just tell me to go get fitted properly.

-17 years old.
-Level 3 skier
-5'10"
-155ish pounds
-316mm bootsole.
-Ski: Sir Francis Bacons, Athems
-Terrain: BC jibbing/pow/park when there is no pow/charging? basically i jib everything.  i dont ski park as much as most kids do, but when im not skiing park i am jumping, spinning off of everything. bc booters, cornices, glades, etc. i ski Colorado and Utah location wise.
-I will also be heli skiing in march, so i need a quality pair of boots to be able to rely on.

I have a boot problem (dont we all). very few boots tend to fit my foot. in the past i have worn Salomon Foils, which fit alright.  The padding was too little for me, and the flex was far too soft. i crushed the boot everytime i skied hard on it.

Two boots that currently fit well are the SPK Pros, and the Rossi Bandit 14's (blue and white from last year i believe) and i am curious as to whether the SPK's will be as terrible outside the park as i think.  I am terrified of the "upright stance" that the SPK's utilize, thus hindering my purchase of boots.  Otherwise, they fit amazing.  Very padded throughout, which i love.  Good 95 flex. the foils were 80, which was too soft. Basically, the SPK Pro would be perfect if they didnt have that goddamned upright stance.

Now the other boot, Bandit 14 is a 100 flex, also ideal. It fits comfortably around my foot. fits the way it should, although it isn't as forgiving in the liner or tongue as the SPK. i have fairly sensitive shins, and just flexing in the Bandit aggravated my shins a bit, hence my problem.  If the Bandits were more padded and didn't hurt my shins, i would drop the 450 in an instant. If the SPK's weren't so upright, i would get those in an instant as well.

One factor to take into consideration is that i can get the SPK pros for about half the price of the Bandits, due to the shop i work at carrying them.  Are they really as terrible for outside the park as i may think? will i regret the purchase? i have never skied them, but i have heard horror stories about them.

Any other insight to boots? i have tried on almost every model in the store, aside from the Dalbello line because i cannot afford them.

thanks,
Pavel