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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:18:16 AM

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Do you think that someone dropped that kind of coin into it because they have to? Yes you will see some people spending outragous amounts of money on Savage's and other trucks, but with the T-maxx you HAVE TO spend the money just to try and stay at par with the others! There is a difference.

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How about a Savage at $2,866.00? RCX Winter 2004 at page 60--The issue is on display until March 8, 2004 if you want to check out the Savage.

No one has to spend the money. A person does it because they want to or are you going to try and assert that someone takes someone else by gun point to the local hobby store and forces them to hand over the cash for R/C parts. The "par" you so mention is someone trying to keep up with the Jones down the street or whereever.

If you belive that you don't have to spend a pile of cash on the T-maxx to make it even somewhere close to equal to other rtr kits, you must be buying some special maxx that's not available to the rest of the world! And yes, when you buy a T-maxx you are forced to either buy a ton of after market parts or shares in Traxxas by way of the never ending replacments you will need in order to keep running. So if you think that the T-maxx is up to "par" (with kits such as the Savage) out of the box, give your noggin a good solid bash on the wall and a real good shake!

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:24:14 AM

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Ok, let me clear it up, yes we all know people like to do things, buy things for the kits they have and is FINE!, no problem, yes I do it to. The issue is bang for the buck for me, if some one wants to spend $10.000 on there toy, thats great, but don't tell me that because you have spent that much that your kit will be better or faster than mine, because I have beaten alot of $3000.+ r/c toys on our tracks with my $600.00 POS lol.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:27:32 AM

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I saw the vette at a vette show. It was parked down the row from my vette. And the point is, once again, that just because people want to spend money on their belongings whether it be a brand new LeMans edition C5, a "C6" or an R/C truck, it's their money to spend on what they want and it doesn't make a person stupid for doing it. If it does, the perhaps everyone should get out of R/C and most hobbies because most are probably money pits. Regarding the girl, she was a real bit*h because the money made her head "FAT" though she was very good looking. Tall, blonde, blue eyes....

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:28:29 AM

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Ok, let me clear it up, yes we all know people like to do things, buy things for the kits they have and is FINE!, no problem, yes I do it to. The issue is bang for the buck for me, if some one wants to spend $10.000 on there toy, thats great, but don't tell me that because you have spent that much that your kit will be better or faster than mine, because I have beaten alot of $3000.+ r/c toys on our tracks with my $600.00 POS lol.

not disagreeing at all! I totally see what your saying, and I've read articles in the magazines where the stock sportmaxx itself has beaten SuperMaxxs. Sportmaxx seems to work for some reason, but thats another topic. Anyways, I see where you are coming from. When I'm finished with my Terra Crusher, I'll probably have a grand into it (thats including the TNX conversion kit though) so basically I'll be getting a new truck... OT lol anyways, the way it is now, it keeps up with a .21 powered tmaxx at the local track, and it has probably half the $$ into it than the truck. Money doesn't buy victory, and most maxx drivers dont realize this.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:32:48 AM

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One difference between you and me besides your belligerent posting is that I don't run off the keyboard continuously comparing a 1/8 scale and a 1/10 scale. They are different and that is one reason I know numerous people who have both trucks and love both, yet hate both. I also have a 1/4 scale and a 1/5 scale. Guess what, they are different. If they weren't, I could run the 1/4 under ROAR as well as QSAC (ROAR has 1/5 scale rules). Quite frankly, I think many here simply want to argue and bicker.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:39:18 AM

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Again, way off topic Tigger N

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:42:02 AM

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Really, I can't explain it any slower. If you read my original post, it was in referrence to a high dollar Savage. The rest of your clan took if from there.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:50:55 AM

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Tiger isn't off topic, I Can understand what he is trying to say. I see both sides here

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 7:53:54 AM

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Thank you.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 8:12:53 AM

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Hi Tigger N, Ok?, so what your saying is the guy that spends $4,000.00 to build a (toy) hybird maxx st truck is as smart, maybe smarter than the guy who does not but goes and buys a factory built (toy) st truck for $475.00 right?, and that who am I to say/suggest he should not spend this money?. Well I guess your right, I don't think I told anyone not to build a $4,000.00 st maxx truck, I thought I was saying it was a RIP OFF lol, sorry if I missunderstood you.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 8:31:39 AM

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That's not what I said and that's not what I wrote. The posts speak for themselves. Is this simpler for you?
Post 18: Question regarding justification of money into just one R/C
Post 19 (my post): $2,866 Savage.
Post 20 (gator8—is that you?): Stupid..Ding..dong..any body home.
Post 22 (my post): So what if someone wants to spend $2,866 on a Savage. It’s their money.
Post 25 (gator8—is that you?): Off topic so you claim, but expands topic.
Post 28: (my post): Again, who cares if someone wants to spend $2,866 on a Savage, it’s their money.
Post 31 (gator8—is that you?): Again, off topic.
Post 32 (my post): See Post 19.
Post 35 (gator8—is that you?): Spin, spin, spin with your patronizing post.
Post 36 (my post): Reread the posts. See also Post 30 (my post).

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 8:43:35 AM

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Just figured i'd put my .02 in on this topic.Now as much as I hate the T-Maxx and agree that it is a money pit and Traxxas knows it is it is still thier money to spend.It's a hobby.It's meant to keep us busy and happy.My father spent thousands of dollars on H/O scale trains and models for his railroad because it made him happy.I too have several thousands of dollars wrapped up in several diferent hobbies because they keep me happy.Your gonna get people who think their stuff is better no matter how much money they spent on it.If they didn't think it was the best they wouldn't have bought it.Who are you to tell them otherwise?If someone wants to spend 3K on a Super-Maxx thats their business.YOU spent 3k on 4 different R/C's!!! I've spent 3k on my car stereo and the kid next door with the stock speakers and K-Mart head unit thinks his is better than mine.Is their a point to it?No!Who really cares?My LHS push's the Maxx just like every other one does.It's no different than Best Buy or Home Depot or Circuit city.They will push what makes them more money even if it's not the "best item" on the market.Do you really think companies care about us?They only care about our money!It's not like Traxxas woke up one morning and said lets make r/c cars to keep people off of drugs and keep kids in school.Traxxas(and every company) woke up and said lets make some money! In the end it always comes down to the money!Companies make products to SELL not to better the world or please all of humanity.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 8:51:37 AM

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Hey Tigger N, RELAX LOL, if this is about post #20, did you not see the J/K (joke) at the end of the post lol. Ok maybe you did not find it funny, sorry

Again, I am sorry if I gave you the impression that I care how much money ANY person spends on there toy lol, I am not the r/c police lol, I thought my point was, bad products, rip offs and value for your money, bang for the buck.

BTW, yes I am gator8 lol, thank you for pointing it out to me with your patronizing post lol.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 9:05:43 AM

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You're welcome.

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 9:12:41 AM

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Geez ! look what things turn into when you leave the computer for a few hours !!

I think that in all the "i`ll spend my money how I see fit" talk(which I agree with..blow it how you like) I think we have got slightly off topic ! The original point about spending $3000 on a SM was made because the reality is that, that is what you NEED spend and do(or not far off it) to make the T-max durable and reliable....other riggs don`t require anywhere near as many dollars spend(if any at all) to be robust and generally capable. That is the main point... and I will add that a lot of maxxers never full well expected to have to do or buy those hop-ups/SM stuff when they first got hooked on the T-MAx/monster truck drug !

.. it just snowballed. AND its a hard descision to make to "cut your losses" ..and give up having a running T-Max considering what you already have spent.

It takes a brave man to spend $3000 on a T-Max toy... It takes a even braver one to kill/dump it before things get out of control

Word !

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RE: TO T MAXX OR NOT TO T MAXX...that is the question - 11/9/2003 1:14:14 PM

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Gator8, I waded through your posts, you started off your 1st post and had some interesting ideas.

But they are simply your ideas and of them you felt so strongly that you were uncontrollably urged to save your fellow man with your words of wisdom. [Too bad you follow up posted.]

I could, like you, type like I was being paid by the word and argue and compare my way from Lamborghini's to Geo Metro's.
A retort I must make is. Anybody can buy corvette, but to make one out of a a chevette that would be something.

Save your preaching for church.

Your run-on rant actually made me feel sorry for you. (And myself for reading it all, I understood bubbafien's plea of uncle)
Did you buy a T-maxx and couldn't keep it running, couldn't you afford to upgrade it to your personal satisfaction.

Just stop.
It's not about the money spent that wasn't yours.

Its a win win for you, don't spoil it for yourself.
When you beat a really expensive truck with your "POS", you can boast.
When you lose you can type up a 10,000 page whine about how unfair it is. (my Geo lost, but to a Corvette!).
or
When you win, you can always offer to trade trucks. You'll understand if they don't want the "POS" that won.

To finish.
Your opinion of your opinion is egocentric.
Let people enjoy this hobby. They don't need you telling them they are stupid for liking the shiny truck.

Go buy 4 trucks for at