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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/18/2012 6:27 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/18/2012 11:37 PM   
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anybody bash them real hard.



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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/18/2012 11:48 PM   
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so what is the durability of these?.
anybody bash them real hard.



Pretty damn good in my opinion. The only issue I've had with mine is the motor mount not holding the motor firmly enough so I stripped a spur, but as long as you check it regularly it's fine. I haven't broken anything on it other than a stripped spur. Great buggy, especially when you consider that it's only been out about 1.5 to 2 years. Most kits take a lot longer to work out all of the bugs.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/21/2012 4:34 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/21/2012 4:40 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/22/2012 1:28 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/28/2012 4:43 PM   
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It's got a VXL kit running on 2S for now. I think that's definately enough for her.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/30/2012 1:59 PM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/30/2012 11:55 PM   
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I was just mocking them up at first to see if they looked right in there before I pulled them out to paint them. She kinda liked how they looked white so I just left them.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/31/2012 2:24 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 10/31/2012 3:28 PM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/1/2012 1:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		The first RC kit she ever built was a Tamiya Blitzer Beetle a couple months ago. She enjoyed it and had fun running them with me. She was looking through a tower catalog and saw the Exo. So when price dropped, I just had to get one. I wish I woulda ordered 2 now though.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/1/2012 3:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		  yea.... I want to pull the trigger on a couple kits right now, just because they are cheap. BUT..... I have never owned an electric car before, and the reviews regarding the battery intallation is really making me re-consider. 

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/1/2012 3:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Battery installation is only difficult if you want to run the interior body panel. If not, it's no more difficult then any other vehicle. I like the looks of the interior though so I just soldered a 6in battery lead extension which helps alot.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/1/2012 3:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		yea, I was beginning to think that the reviews were a little OVER picky ..... but I'm just a weekend warrior with these things.... so stuff that a racer or a serious hobbyist would find annoying... I would just deal with. Taking 3 minutes to install a battery vs. 1.5 really doesnt bother me ? 

removing a few pieces of the roll cage apparently make it easier aswell 


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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/6/2012 10:41 PM   
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That looks awesome! Well I blew the front diff on mine...

how did it happen?
was it a shimming issue?.


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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 11/6/2012 11:33 PM   
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That looks awesome! Well I blew the front diff on mine...

how did it happen?
was it a shimming issue?.


Well I never actually had time to take it apart (sold it with the bad diff) but I'm 99% sure what happened was the stupid e-clip that holds on one of the spider gears came off, resulting in that side not receiving power because the spider gear wasn't making contact with the rest of the diff.

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 12/27/2012 1:38 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 12/27/2012 2:17 AM   
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 12/27/2012 3:00 AM   
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so what is the durability of these?.
anybody bash them real hard.



Yes, I beat the snot out of mine. I have only broken the cage where the wing mounts and a batt tray of all things. I run the interior and after a few batt changes, it's become easy. It's a tuck and slide manuever. Here's a vid of me bashing.
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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 12/28/2012 4:08 AM   
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What light kit are you using?  I finally built mine but I'm finishing up the details, body, lights and cleaning up the wiring.  I find a bunch of little light strings on Ebay and I've also seen the offerings from Axial.  I can get the Ebay lights for $4 shipped for a set of 4 whtie / 2 red and $3 for a set of 2 white / 2 red.  I would mix the two together and call it good for $7.



I'm using the Axial NVS system for her buggy

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RE: Axial EXO Terra Buggy? - 2/24/2013 10:18 PM   
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