RE: heard lots of bad stuff about Redcat....BUT
I hadn't had a hobby grade R/C car in years. Then in 2000, I came across a complete Tamiya Black Foot set up at a yard sale - for $1.00. Bashed the daylights out of that truck for a few years and took another break from the hobby. Fast forward to six weeks ago, I found out about Redcat. I had just bought a DuraTrax Evader for my daughter for Christmas - she had only shown a passing interest in the hobby, but, if I was going to get her one I'd rather get one that could be repaired and modded easily. Was a little aggravated since it came in the box with the added feature of a broken shock cap. While searching for other types of R/C vehicles, I found out about Redcat. I was so impressed with what I saw of the Redcat stuff - bang for the buck, I bought a Caldera 10e, a Turnigy balance charger and a Turnigy 5000Mah LiPo. Man that thing is quick - and tough. I let my daughter drive it for a while, to see if she really would enjoy it. When she was done, she asked if she could get one for Christmas - mission accomplished. And everyone who's seen that truck has been very impressed by it. Neither one of us are driving it right now. The bottom screw of the right steering arm keeps falling out. Replaced it with another screw, and it came out after about ten minutes of bashing. So, I ordered a new plastic set and a new set of aluminum steering arms...
Posted on: 11/21/2011 10:44 AM by Author "random_rodder" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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