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ORIGINAL: basketballfan60123

All I can add is for you to contact Redcat and explain the issues you are having; you should have done this instead of immediately bashing them and their products.
If they are as bad as you mentioned then no one would be buying them and there are many Redcat owners that are happy with their rc's and I am one of them.
Contact Redcat and I am pretty sure they will help you out even after you bashed them and after you are taken care of go over everything on your rc and upgrade or modify anything else that needs to be upgraded to prevent future problems from happening.
That's all I can suggest.

i've taken my earthquake 8e out twice since i bought it, it has beoken both times.  i'm still keeping the faith though.....  i've found it theraputic working on the broken parts.  how's that for glass half full?!?

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ORIGINAL: TXdrivER

Well if this is an entry level POS thats going to keep breaking unless I keep pouring money into it; then I would be better off selling it. I would rather invest my money in a quality RC reguardless of price. If any one is interested in buying this truck I'll entertain an offer.
Truck has 6 tanks ran. Electric start & metal spur gear installed. Has broken left rear hub that needs replacement. Make an offer. Or I'll post it in the classifieds.

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ORIGINAL: basketballfan60123

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ORIGINAL: TXdrivER

Well if this is an entry level POS thats going to keep breaking unless I keep pouring money into it; then I would be better off selling it. I would rather invest my money in a quality RC reguardless of price. If any one is interested in buying this truck I'll entertain an offer.
Truck has 6 tanks ran. Electric start & metal spur gear installed. Has broken left rear hub that needs replacement. Make an offer. Or I'll post it in the classifieds.

You will be pouring money into any rc regardless of the brand and parts are gonna break or wear out in time; for example I paid $600 for my HPI Savage Flux and after about 8 runs the brushless motor pinion gear is already shown signs of wear and so is the main drive gear and it is properly meshed and on a bad landing I broke the front suspension arms so I have invested another $100 or more on upgrades.
Is this your first rc?
Another guy on this forum mentioned that it's always the people that are new to the hobby that give the entry level brands like Redcat a bad review.
I was one of those people at one time until I gained some knowledge; like I have mentioned before these things are money pits and it does not matter what brand you buy you are always gonna be putting money into them regardless it's the nature of the hobby and I enjoy spending money on my kits every time they break .
If you ask another Redcat hater out there of course they are gonna say they suck and that you should go and buy a Traxxas, Team Associated, Losi, or Hpi product because they are so much better made; I own 2 HPI, 2 Traxxas, and 1 Redcat rc and I break parts and parts wear out on all of them no kit is better than the other appearance wise they ( the popular brands) may look better made but from my experience they break or break down just as much as the Redcat I own.

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ORIGINAL: 1ofmyfuns

Well, I'll make this short as possible but I can understand several of the opinions I've sen on this thread.

I have a Redcat Backdraft 3.5 and I have spent more time fixing it than I have running it so far so I know the frustration here very well, I have not given up On my Backdraft Buggy yet, but I have to say that the Losi, Traxxas, HPI, Team Associated stuff can have problems as can anything mechanical as we all know, but to compare Redcat products to these other brands in quality is like comparing apples and oranges IMO, my backdraft never made much past an idle before the diff pinion gear snapped in half, and then the first time I hopped it over some little 8" tall bumps the spur gear gave it up, and now the other day I was just running it around in the back yeard and the lower screws in the Knuckle Arms bent and sheared off in the Knuckle, as much as I would like to think my buggy is great quality........

The obvious constant breakage proves otherwise, this buggy would not make it around a 1000' race track more than two or three times before it would be sitting on the table with something busted, some of these other brands take loads of abuse with out constant breakage and mine has had no hard abuse with constant breakage.

Redcat to their credit does offer great customer service but they have to or they would be out of business in 6 months because there product have so many issues, I'm not bashing here though it may seem that way, I'm just stating the obvious from what I have experienced so far and what I see MANY other s experiencing as well.

DO ALL RC'S BREAK YES.........DO ALL RC'S BREAK AND HAVE AS MANY ISSUES AS THESE REDCAT VEHICLES NO...........!

I have a semi local hobby shop about 50 mile sfrom me and atlking to him Saturday he told me that he has had many very unsatisfied customers come in with there internet bought Redcat vehicles.

I hope no one takes any of this personal, but these Redcat Vehicles need to be upgarded in there obvious weak areas at the factory, the Youtube videos lead people to believe they are getting a super durable vehicle and they're not getting what they think they are, they're getting a Project RC............( Ready To Repair not a Ready To Run )

When a RC truck runs down the street and breaks it would have done it with a Pro just as with a novice "newbie" pro verses newbie thing is bunk..... when it comes to most of the issues people are having.

Peace
 

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ORIGINAL: TXdrivER

To answer your question. This is my first nitro rc but not my first rc ever. I understand that fixing broken parts from time to time is normal. However, I am 30 not 12, I am also not retarded and a machinist by trade. I know garbage when I see it. At the moment this truck has ran me $300 for 15 mins of fun, that works out to $1200 an hour. If buying a $600 Traxxas or whatever will give me a day or two of use before I have to fix something than it would be cheaper that this POS. Am i wrong? 

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ORIGINAL: basketballfan60123

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ORIGINAL: TXdrivER

Well if this is an entry level POS thats going to keep breaking unless I keep pouring money into it; then I would be better off selling it. I would rather invest my money in a quality RC reguardless of price. If any one is interested in buying this truck I'll entertain an offer.
Truck has 6 tanks ran. Electric start & metal spur gear installed. Has broken left rear hub that needs replacement. Make an offer. Or I'll post it in the classifieds.

You will be pouring money into any rc regardless of the brand and parts are gonna break or wear out in time; for example I paid $600 for my HPI Savage Flux and after about 8 runs the brushless motor pinion gear is already shown signs of wear and so is the main drive gear and it is properly meshed and on a bad landing I broke the front suspension arms so I have invested another $100 or more on upgrades.
Is this your first rc?
Another guy on this forum mentioned that it's always the people that are new to the hobby that give the entry level brands like Redcat a bad review.
I was one of those people at one time until I gained some knowledge; like I have mentioned before these things are money pits and it does not matter what brand you buy you are always gonna be putting money into them regardless it's the nature of the hobby and I enjoy spending money on my kits every time they break .
If you ask another Redcat hater out there of course they are gonna say they suck and that you should go and buy a Traxxas, Team Associated, Losi, or Hpi product because they are so much better made; I own 2 HPI, 2 Traxxas, and 1 Redcat rc and I break parts and parts wear out on all of them no kit is better than the other appearance wise they ( the popular brands) may look better made but from my experience they break or break down just as much as the Redcat I own.

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ORIGINAL: 1ofmyfuns

Glad to hear that someone has had good luck with their vehicle, I have every intention on getting my Backdraft 3.5 to the point that it will actually stand some lite abuse without something breaking, the thing is that some of the parts on these things are very good and very durable but then again there are others that seem to cause much more trouble for many people like gears and knuckle arms, chasis parts and such, if Redcat would just address these few things these vehicles would actually be pretty darn bullet proof.

I think the main reason it's almost impossible for Redcat to make these upgrades from the factory is because they don't actually make any of them, they are all designed and manufactured by BSD........ ect. over in china, they just basically get a different body.

The other major name brands can retool and make what ever changes they choose because they actually design the vehicles they put their name on to begin with, many things we buy are crap shoots, but some are more so than others.

Why doesn't redact have alishanmao do some upgrade tutorials on YouTube showing us customers and the potential customers how to upgrade the parts that are most prone to break and / or wear out easily and explain that in order to have a much more reliable vehicle these upgrades are a good idea after purchasing a Redcat vehicle at the lower prices compared to the Major name brands. 

I like my Backdraft 3.5 and will get it where I want it, just a little more money and tinkering and I think I'll get it, and if not soemone else can take over where I leave off and I'll move on the bigger and better things...

Peace