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I have a Vorteks and my wife has a Rustler 4X4 VXL. They are fun but I don't find myself wanting to use them as much as the crawlers. We were doing some pros and cons this morning.
Working on the crawlers is fun, it's more comparable to working on 1:1 as far as the mechanics and design and I actually enjoy tearing it down. With the bashers it's more like a chore.
The bashers take a lot more space to really run and I don't like running in groups. We have to drive somewhere to find space for the bashers and parking lots bore me.
Battery life. With the bashers it seems like I never have enough battery, or I break something before I run out of battery, which considering run time is even more frustrating. I took two packs with me crawling on Sunday and after almost an hour of run time my first pack was still well above the cutoff.
Weather plays a big role. I don't mind crawling in the rain or snow, after going to metal axle housings I'm not worried about cold making things brittle like I am with the fast cars and I don't particularly enjoy the fast cars in the rain.
Anyway, those were kind of the main points, part of it is also that I feel like I can go and run the crawlers without interfering with other people enjoying the same area while I feel like the fast cars can be kind of intrusive to other people enjoying a place. I know that's mostly my personal feeling but I can't ignore the anxiety I get feeling like I might take out someones errant child or pet accidentally. While it wouldn't be my fault I would still feel bad.
Anyone else have a struggle like this, or maybe the opposite where you like your fast stuff better?
Working on the crawlers is fun, it's more comparable to working on 1:1 as far as the mechanics and design and I actually enjoy tearing it down. With the bashers it's more like a chore.
The bashers take a lot more space to really run and I don't like running in groups. We have to drive somewhere to find space for the bashers and parking lots bore me.
Battery life. With the bashers it seems like I never have enough battery, or I break something before I run out of battery, which considering run time is even more frustrating. I took two packs with me crawling on Sunday and after almost an hour of run time my first pack was still well above the cutoff.
Weather plays a big role. I don't mind crawling in the rain or snow, after going to metal axle housings I'm not worried about cold making things brittle like I am with the fast cars and I don't particularly enjoy the fast cars in the rain.
Anyway, those were kind of the main points, part of it is also that I feel like I can go and run the crawlers without interfering with other people enjoying the same area while I feel like the fast cars can be kind of intrusive to other people enjoying a place. I know that's mostly my personal feeling but I can't ignore the anxiety I get feeling like I might take out someones errant child or pet accidentally. While it wouldn't be my fault I would still feel bad.
Anyone else have a struggle like this, or maybe the opposite where you like your fast stuff better?