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TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 3:42:14 AM   
ty2000


 

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Status: offline 		Why is every other car a RTR! it was cool when everything came in kit form, you build it so you know how to fix & tune it. i seen something a few weeks back that made me sick, i was down at the local hobby people trying to buy a few sets of sorex tires and ther was about five people in line all holding RTR'S trying to get' em repaired because little jonny broke it but since he did'nt build it he can't fix it, so since im last i gota wait till the clerk fixes this servo and try's to show some kids dad how to get a RTR nitro truck to start and try to explain to some 12yr old's mom why 90 dollar batteries are better than those brite yellow stick packs on the counter, lets not water down our hobby because some people are scared to try to build a car... it's so bad that i know of a shop in OC that charges people 35 dollars an hour to fix cars!
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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 3:44:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		then dont buy an rtr get a kit and stop complaining

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 4:49:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		yeah why are you complaining, there are some people out there and its the majority that when they buy into an RC they want it complete, with motor and radio. dont get me wrong building a kit is awsom and there nothing better than fixing your own problem. but people have choices and if its a rtr then so be it. no big deal.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 4:52:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		dude i aint complaining its a fact. i have been into rc since the early 80's and there were few if any RTR'S and in some cases RTR'S are ok but why are people selling pre built full bolwn race cars. a RTR plastic wheel drift car is ok if you like that stuff, but do you really think kinwald ,hara,masami,pavidis would have a use for RTR! NO, you think the drift king goes out and buys a fully built AE86 because it saves him time & all he has to do is jump in and start drifting NO, all im saying is that if everything was pre built then OUR hobby woul'nt be what it is today, building the car you RACE is an IMPORTANT part of our hobby mr drift dragon. And check this out drifting lizard or whatever your name is,their not pre building these cars to help you out so you can get racing faster they build them because they seen that sales were falling off a cliff, due to the fact that young boys & men were not as willing to put the time in building the car or intimidated to build the cars themselves so the best way to get sales up was to build the car for you and put everything you need in one box, to me thats just as lame as two guy's on one motocycle!

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 4:55:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		There are still more kits than there are RTR's so I am not worried. I don't buy RTR's so I don't think about it much.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 4:57:41 AM   
ty2000


 

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Status: offline 		your totally right ! what im saying is what is the need for a pre built full blown race car! if you wana have fun cool but your not gona take a RTR race car to the ROAR nationals!

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 5:02:39 AM   
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ORIGINAL: ty2000
what im saying is what is the need for a pre built full blown race car!

Majority of the people want it right now and don't care to build, plain and simple.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 5:15:32 AM   
ty2000


 

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Status: offline 		hey dudes you guy's are right i never thought of it that way! sorry if i offended anyone here!do whatcha like is the point and it did'nt take long for me to see it that way.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 5:24:11 AM   
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hey dudes you guy's are right i never thought of it that way! sorry if i offended anyone here!do whatcha like is the point and it did'nt take long for me to see it that way.

No offense taken, us kit builders gotta stick together!

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 7:24:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		RTR's have great bang for the buck. If you want to just get started in the hobby I think they're fine.
However, I think building and repairing is half the fun of the entire experience, so even though they're more expensive I will continue to buy kits.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 7:56:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi i'm new to the forum! I found it on yahoo just now...

I agree in with you in that in getting into rc, you should at least build the thing yourself so that you know how to put it back together or fix something in case something breaks. I built my first rc10 when i was 11 years old, and i finished the whole thing in 5 hours. If a stupid kid like me could do that, anyone can.

At the same time tho, you gotta think about the perspective of the manufacturers. Everyones in for a quick buck. RTR gets people into RC and fast. The next thing you know they're buying a competition model and buying hop up parts for it. Also, the fact that everything in the world of RC is sold seperately can be intimidating to people. They realize that everything adds up fast, and before they know it they're at 500 bucks when the kit itself only costs 200. Now they're frustrated and they just want a RTR so they can go home and play.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 8:12:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		i Agree as well but then again i dont. I like building the kits because i get to learn and when something goes wrong i know what i gotta do to fix it but at the sametime i like RTR's. I dont race i just simply Bash and will i ever race, Nope. The reason i like RTR's is cause i got money and when im bored of my stadiums, my onroads or my MT Truck ill just go grab something thats RTR and pretty much destroy it. now if that was a kit it would take forever to build and then im bored already.

like i was playing with my savage 4.6 ss and i got this idea to destroy the xtm x-cell. i had a thought about ramping the x-cell into a telephone pole at full throtte. so i went and got the xtm from rednecks came home didnt even break it in fueled and tuned it improper and smashed it right into the pole and i sold it a week later for 50 bucks. 200 bucks down the drain but it sure was fun.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 1:10:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		There are still kits available but the overwhelming choice of cars/trucks fall into the RTR or pre-built "roller" category. I bought an RTR Raze to get back in the hobby after a few years of just flying, and because of my kit experience from the '70's and '80's, I am able to work on it and fix it. I will probably never buy another RTR for myself, but I guess they make sense to introduce someone to the hobby or get them reaquainted with the sport. If they're seriously interested, they'll learn how to fix 'em when things break and will probably lean toward kits in the future. I know that only kits are in my future now.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 1:51:43 PM   
tjscrogins99


 

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Status: offline 		We should be happy for any kits rtr or not that bring people into our hobby. When little billy goes to college and comes out making all kinda of money may go buy all kinds of kits because of the fond memories of the cheap easy rtr he had as a kid. The more people interested the better, the better the products the cheaper the prices the more people to race. The local hobby shops have enough trouble competing with online stores as it is, let them fix billys rtr truck 50 times if hes going to pay for it and keep them in buisness.

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RE: TOO MUCH RTR!!! - 11/29/2007 2:28:37 PM