1/18 Duratrax Vendetta Weaknessess

[HACKr]

I got a brand new Duratrax Vendetta a few weeks ago, and I notice it has many weaknesses.
On my first running day, (wasn't cold at all) it ran fast and whatever, but it went over a bump on the pavemet, caught just a little bit of air, and came down just hard enough to break the right front knukle. I bought a $20 aluminum set.

Last week I ran it in my buddy's backyard (mostly loose dirt, and an awesome jump made of solid land). I ran it off of a small improvized kicker and it flew with flying colors. Then when I went forward to do a donut, the shock came loose! It came out of place because the fastener thingy broke! I'd have to buy a whole new set of shocks to replace that!

Has anyone else experienced similar problems?

 

[Honda_guy]

I dont own one but in a recent issue of RC action they where talking about the shock problem I'll dig it out and get the fix.

 

[HACKr]

Ok, For now I may be able to improvise. I'm a bit disappointed about the durability of this vehicle, but with the right batteries its wicked fast.

 

[Lt.Doomsday]

i have blown my duratrax ST Pro's motor i think about 3 times{Piston/Connecting Rod snapped in half}.i don't want to fix it this time around,i rather just buy a newer better quailty motor.

i'm really thinking about buying an HPI Micro RS4 Electric R/C Car.

 

[Su1ciDal]

ummm Lt.Doomsday....... I may sound like a noob but, have u run in the motor before u full throttle it? and have u tune the motor before running it for the day? I'm asking is because it looks like ur motor either overheated or wear out pre-maturely.

 

[ChampCarFan]

dude you should have gone with the losi mini-t losi mini-lst or the associated rc18