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Dirty South Racing -> RE: VX .21 Parts!!! (5/7/2008 11:34:29 AM)
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ORIGINAL: cflytrap
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What kind of company does not sell parts for there engine? My dad, some how lost the msn out of his engine today and has been trying to find either that part or a new carb, I guess I have found out why he could not find the parts
Its simple. These toys are manufactured in massive lots and sold to distributors in the US as complete units, in huge lots. We are talking by the thousands. Each distributor has licensed rights to sell the product under a specific name (like Exceed, Redcat, Himoto.) The engine manufacturer is not necessarily the same as the manufacturer of the plastic parts. The mill that makes the aluminum chassis and shock caps, arms etc may be a sub-contractor as well for all we know.
Given all that said, other small companies get there hands on small lots of parts that the major distributors dont have from the sources. These small online hobby shops make money off of having the stuff the major distributors dont carry. look at all the aluminum parts you can get some places, and not others. All you gotta do is look on the net. For example. I run a VX.18. Andy said he will be supplying parts for that in the future. I accept I cannot get it from him and I move on. I asked around on the forums and the results I got were for <link removed> The owner, Wade is a really helpful guy. Email him and he will respond. I have got a couple really cool parts I couldnt get anywhere else.
I also got about 16,900 results for .21 carburator in about a half a second by typing it in to google.
good luck!
I understand that, but most companies depend on repeat customers and why would anyone want to buy another rc from a company knowing that they can't get parts for the one they have? So let me rephrase my question for you.
Why would a distributor want to carry an item knowing that the customer couldn't or would have a problem getting parts for it?
I don't own an Exceed RC, my dad does and he has had nothing but problems trying to get parts for it, either not getting what he ordered, wrong part or not even been able to find the part he needed. I'm not blaming anyone inperticular, it was a question directed to the manufacturer and from what I've read it seems that alot of sellers are getting a bad rep undesirvingly just because they sell certian brands such as Exceed.
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