jjbigfly
RCTalk Champion
- Messages
- 187
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- RC Driving Style
- Crawling
I bought a new crawler, but I hesitate to name the manufacturer due to the possibility of legal action.....but I was totally FLOORED by the GLARING issues I experienced with this out of the box crawler.
Up front, rumors of dry humor or satire may be in play.
It was new and shiny and I could hear it begging me to take it home. So I reluctantly gave the hobby shop person my money. Let me tell you up front that the vehicle looks nice and it crawls really well. But there were a few MAJOR issues I will outline so the next person can avoid the disappointments I went through.
First off...it's RED! It was red when I bought it but I would think a company of this size would understand that RED is not MY first choice. It did NOT come equipped with the things that it could have included. I really dislike the supplied radio (but it does work just fine) as I wanted something like the Futaba Xi9-rk 12 radio system. No TREAL wheels and the latest tires. No 40kg super fast servo, chrome drive shafts and brass weights all around. all metal shocks, gears, linkages and better wire connections. I also was put off by the 2 in 1 rx/esc (works fine though). Another thing is should have came with is a carbon fiber chassis AND the metal version should be in the box for this of us who go that way. NO winch. NO 3 speed trans and not a sway bar anywhere.
And next is the price. I want to pay no more than $68.95, 2 batteries and charger included and the whole thing should come as a kit as well as a RTR. And FREE replacement parts for life.....
I could go on, but perhaps I have made my point.
gonna go crawl....
Up front, rumors of dry humor or satire may be in play.
It was new and shiny and I could hear it begging me to take it home. So I reluctantly gave the hobby shop person my money. Let me tell you up front that the vehicle looks nice and it crawls really well. But there were a few MAJOR issues I will outline so the next person can avoid the disappointments I went through.
First off...it's RED! It was red when I bought it but I would think a company of this size would understand that RED is not MY first choice. It did NOT come equipped with the things that it could have included. I really dislike the supplied radio (but it does work just fine) as I wanted something like the Futaba Xi9-rk 12 radio system. No TREAL wheels and the latest tires. No 40kg super fast servo, chrome drive shafts and brass weights all around. all metal shocks, gears, linkages and better wire connections. I also was put off by the 2 in 1 rx/esc (works fine though). Another thing is should have came with is a carbon fiber chassis AND the metal version should be in the box for this of us who go that way. NO winch. NO 3 speed trans and not a sway bar anywhere.
And next is the price. I want to pay no more than $68.95, 2 batteries and charger included and the whole thing should come as a kit as well as a RTR. And FREE replacement parts for life.....
I could go on, but perhaps I have made my point.
gonna go crawl....
