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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 2:29:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Have you considered a career in buggy design? No? Me neither. 'Cos bottom line, we only know the very basics. There's no point guessing too much why they do this, why they do that. But to take your example, I would say no, because the screw in this situation is more of a pin and it's surrounded by another part (the ball joint) which is also metal. Small hard metal parts don't break, and it's metal so it's a smooth surface for the ball cup, so they can't make that out of plastic. This part heavily shields the screw anyway. Plus have you ever had a screw break? Ever tried getting a screw out of something when there's no head on it? It's not easy. I more often buy a new part when this happens 'cos I don't wanna mess around drilling bits of scerws out of bulkheads etc...That's why screw are one of the parts they continually try to make stronger and stronger.... Any more bright ideas, send them to Duratrax, they really need them....

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 3:58:22 PM   
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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 8:10:50 PM   
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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 9:03:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Actually I read the RCU review of the Duratrax Axis buggy for the hell of it yesterday when I was bored, pretty impressive durability for a Duratrash.

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 9:48:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have snapped a 5mm shock tower on my 8th scale on the screw that held the screw was not even bent duracrpa needs more then help the need a whole new design


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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 10:40:08 PM   
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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 11:15:30 PM   
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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 11:36:36 PM   
MBX5T Maniac



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Status: offline 		crap!!!!!!!!!

when i was trying to start my buggy, it got hydrolocked, and when i tried to spin it over( not knowing at the time that it was hydrolocked), the back plate crapped out on me. now my grand repair total is 12.49+ tax. ohh well. at least it's not too expensive. but hey, if you want to send me repair parts, that's fine

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/21/2005 11:45:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		I might except I dont have a mayhem I have a xtm buggy that kicks ofnas ass and wiped it butt with a mayhem


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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 1:25:11 AM   
MBX5T Maniac



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Status: offline 		sure. that's why you constatly see people winning races with xtm buggies

(note sarcasm)

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 1:57:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Same goes for the mahem on the pro circuit...



< Message edited by rccars411 -- 9/22/2005 2:16:34 AM >

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 2:52:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		no not on the pro circuit but at the local truck it is great to see some spoiled kid loos to a kid younger then him with a xtm poduct and the dads are standing there watching them race a week later the kid with his ops ofna has a xtm buggy and is just as fast as the other kid look I am not spoiled so I am happy with my xtm buggy over all of the other buggys my opinon all ofan suck they are a big pos except the jammin as far as sportworks go the can kiss my white ass because to me the are over priced and suck same goes for losi


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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 3:00:41 AM   
MBX5T Maniac



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Status: offline 		i'm not spoiled either. i probably spent less on my mayhem than you spent on your xtm. pwned.

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 3:06:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		sure what ever you say I spent 150 on the kit and 100 on the servos and a 100 on the motor so I would say 375 to get it running that is inculding all the odds and ends like tires a gallon of fuel a glow ignitor and how much did you pay for yours used what 400 and the electronics and radio suck in it


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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 3:06:31 AM   
Raddick



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Status: offline 		The 2 of you both act like a bunch of kindergarten kids and neither know what you're talking about... It's quite amusing. Neither Sportwerks nor XTM are seen doing well at all in races other than at the club level where as OFNA actually makes a presence in the pro circuit.

Until "Been There Wrecked That" cant give a legitamate reason as to why his XTM is so great and lets say, a Hyper 7 and Mayhem "suck," I will continue to have 0 respect for "BTWT."

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RE: and you thought i didn't have a buggy. - 9/22/2005 3:08:14 AM   
Raddick



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ORIGINAL: BEEN THERE WRECKED THAT

sure what ever you say I spent 150 on the kit and 100 on the servos and a 100 on the motor so I would say 375 to get it running that is inculding all the odds and ends like tires a gallon of fuel a glow ignitor and how much did you pay for yours used what 400 and the electronics and radio suck in it


"You get what you pay for"

The radio that comes with the Mayhem does not "suck," it