I dont get it ...
I have had my Nitro Evader for going on 3 months now and people with other manufacturers cars call it trash, junk and so on. But I search these forums and others, these same people are asking for help with their own vehicles because something broke or doesn't work. I have had very little trouble and breakage with my Evader. While they are waiting for their new part from Tower or wherever, I am still in my yard or in the street running mine. May be the fact I dont try to see how much air I can get or try to jump a house/garage. None of these vehicles were manufactured to fly, if they were they would have optional wings for them. These were made to run onroad or offroad, that is exactly what I do with mine and I have no issues to deal with. Yes, mine has broke a few times but that was from my own negligence and not DuraTrax. I have seen people jump a truck off a roof, break a part and then sit there and wonder why it happened. Most of you might think Evader owners have junk for a truck/buggy because it wont take a 20ft fall off a ramp. But not everybody wants to do that, including me. Sure its cool to watch, but not my cup of tea, I would rather spend my time driving instead of a few seconds of WOW and then fixing it. The price I paid for my 4 Evaders I see as an investment in fun times with my kids, not something I have to pump money into so I can jump a house or skate ramp.
For those of you who tell people not to buy "DuraTrash", have you driven one of the Evaders yet? Or have you been stuck with one vehicle? I have owned and driven 1 Tamiya, 2 RC10's and 2 Kyosho's and 1 Losi in all my years in this hobby. I dont lean one way or the other towards any certain manufacturer seeing how this hobby is supposed to promote fun and friendship. Years ago about 20 of us used to get together once in awhile, have a cookout and play, the cars/trucks ranged from a Radio Shack beater to the top of the line Shumacher. Nobody cared what the other guy had, it was all in fun. No one was rideculed or picked on for their choice in vehicle. Today its a different story, people look down upon others because they want an Evo or DuraTrax. People, especially younger kids new to the hobby are forced by peer pressure to buy a certian name truck because "IT'S THE BEST", "ITS NUMBER 1", "IT WILL BEAT SO-N-SO". When the new hobbiest gets the certain truck, now he/she starts in on others, "MINE IS THE BEST", "MY TRUCK ROCKS, YOURS IS JUNK" and the vicsous cycle starts all over again. I was in the hobby when Losi introduced their cars to the market, they were not the best vehicle when they started out. Losi was a company new to the RC racing circuit. Just like DuraTrax is new to the racing scene but been supplying racers for years with quality racing products. I said it before, this hobby was intended to promote fun, not disgust.
Well, I have ranted enough ... I had to get my thoughts out after reading some posts on here.
I have had my Nitro Evader for going on 3 months now and people with other manufacturers cars call it trash, junk and so on. But I search these forums and others, these same people are asking for help with their own vehicles because something broke or doesn't work. I have had very little trouble and breakage with my Evader. While they are waiting for their new part from Tower or wherever, I am still in my yard or in the street running mine. May be the fact I dont try to see how much air I can get or try to jump a house/garage. None of these vehicles were manufactured to fly, if they were they would have optional wings for them. These were made to run onroad or offroad, that is exactly what I do with mine and I have no issues to deal with. Yes, mine has broke a few times but that was from my own negligence and not DuraTrax. I have seen people jump a truck off a roof, break a part and then sit there and wonder why it happened. Most of you might think Evader owners have junk for a truck/buggy because it wont take a 20ft fall off a ramp. But not everybody wants to do that, including me. Sure its cool to watch, but not my cup of tea, I would rather spend my time driving instead of a few seconds of WOW and then fixing it. The price I paid for my 4 Evaders I see as an investment in fun times with my kids, not something I have to pump money into so I can jump a house or skate ramp.
For those of you who tell people not to buy "DuraTrash", have you driven one of the Evaders yet? Or have you been stuck with one vehicle? I have owned and driven 1 Tamiya, 2 RC10's and 2 Kyosho's and 1 Losi in all my years in this hobby. I dont lean one way or the other towards any certain manufacturer seeing how this hobby is supposed to promote fun and friendship. Years ago about 20 of us used to get together once in awhile, have a cookout and play, the cars/trucks ranged from a Radio Shack beater to the top of the line Shumacher. Nobody cared what the other guy had, it was all in fun. No one was rideculed or picked on for their choice in vehicle. Today its a different story, people look down upon others because they want an Evo or DuraTrax. People, especially younger kids new to the hobby are forced by peer pressure to buy a certian name truck because "IT'S THE BEST", "ITS NUMBER 1", "IT WILL BEAT SO-N-SO". When the new hobbiest gets the certain truck, now he/she starts in on others, "MINE IS THE BEST", "MY TRUCK ROCKS, YOURS IS JUNK" and the vicsous cycle starts all over again. I was in the hobby when Losi introduced their cars to the market, they were not the best vehicle when they started out. Losi was a company new to the RC racing circuit. Just like DuraTrax is new to the racing scene but been supplying racers for years with quality racing products. I said it before, this hobby was intended to promote fun, not disgust.
Well, I have ranted enough ... I had to get my thoughts out after reading some posts on here.
