Deandome
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From: Libertyville,
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Just when I start feeling all warm & fuzzy re. the new Savage models (I recommended it to someone, a newbie, unfortunately!!!), I start hearing reports of some pretty serious chinks in it's impenetratable armor.
Seems like there are LOTS of leaky engines ("Did you gasket seal the backplate. This is a must and a problem with the s25. " ), defective, possessed RotoStarts ("Yep I've had the roto start button on both units stick in the down position"/"My rotostart button sticks, too. I bought mine at Hobby Warehouse in Palos Hills. I just saw a post on Savage Central with someone else with this problem. It really pisses me off to spend this much money, and have a static model." ) and throttle servos (and others?) coming un-centered ("also try to re adjust the servo cause the directions say to recenter the as they were not centered at the factory" ).
I guess anything's bulletproof if it never gets to the front lines!
Seriously, I know these are new models, and I know that they aren't fatal flaws that can & will send experienced hobbyists elsewhere.
But it DOES seem like the mighty House of Savage needs to get a LOT of sh*t together, and pretty FAST. JESUS, the 25 is supposed to be RTR, and people are talking about how (almost universally) you're supposed to remove the motor & re-seal the rear plate!!! That's a HUGE problem, especially for newbies. My god, taking it OUT is an ordeal, taking off the plate, re-sealing it in clean-room-like conditions & reinstalling (making sure all the critical gear meshing tolerences are re-achieved)....that's a boatload of grief, not to mention a good 2 hours of fun!
The RotoStart is NOT a new item, but they're still crapping out.
They can't set a simple servo horn properly?? And recommendations are flying that people "just" re-do their whole throttle linkage to make it better.
I'm sorry, but this all combines to make a compelling arguement that Savage is ONLY for experienced hobbyists, not newbies. A newbie (nor 20yr. veteran!!) should NOT be expected to have to have to remove the engine & perform surgery on it before break in is completed. An RTR should NOT require servo & linkage adjustments, or ANY of the other stuff, either.
Note that I am NOT saying all this proves that the S-25 or SS are POSs, or that this proves that the T-Maxx is "better". But it DOES prove that Savage has a lot to learn about making trucks that can be taken out of the box & RUN without years of RC/Nitro experience.
< Message edited by Deandome -- 10/20/2003 6:43:47 PM >
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