Wow I have spent more time repairing my Backdraft 3.5 than I have running it........!

It's been down a week waiting on a new steel spur gear which I got installed last night, after Idid that I went over the buggy with a fine tooth comb and tightend all the screws and just did a general PM ( Preventive Mait. ) routine on it, was real excited that the weather had cleared a bit so I got it out and was running around in the back yard just being easy on it, then decided to hop it over a small ramp only about 8" high never hit all out of wack or anything never hit it going fast, just pulled up to the ramp and hopped over it and landed on the back wheels 95% of the time, I turned the buggy toward me and noticed that the left front wheel was leaning in at the top.

After a quick inspection I found that the bottomscrew that hold the Steering/DriveKnuckle arm in place had sheared off inside the Knuckle, I cleaned it up, brought it in and decided to look at the one on the right side and it was bent all to heck and in the proccess of doing the same thing, so it's down and out again..........

I'm seriously wondering now if this stuff is really as I have said in the past <u>" the best bang for the buck " </u>the gears are not thatgood, the screws are soft and strip easy, plastic parts break easier than most, itjust makes me wonder if there's really any savings in these vehicles.
I know we can have issues with any of them but for another $100 more than A backdraft cost I think I can get a more reliable vehicle, I've already got about $50+ in repairs and upgrades counting wheels and tires $280 - $300 total in itand this thing breaks almost everytime I run it across the yard, I dont think the Backdraft 3.5Buggy would make more than 4-5 laps around a track with a few jumps before it would be out of order!

Dont get me wrong here I'm not bashing Redcat Racing and I dont mind working on my vehicles every couple a times out but I cant even get 30 minutes of run time on this Buggy before something gives it upso far and it's getting old fast, the engine is great... runs like a scaulded ape, I like the radio, I've had no servo issues so far, and it actually handles pretty good, it's just all the cheap mickey mouse screws and lack of quality materials inthe chasis parts and gear boxesthat messes all the other good things up in my developing opinion on this vehicle, this thing will nickle and dime a fella to death with how unreliable ithas been, kinda takes thefun out of it and will really discourage new comers to the hobby Iwould think, anyway so far the quality of this buggy has been disappointing, I'm gonna repalce all those iffy screws on the frontand see where thingsgowith this thing from here, but if I continue to have nothing but solid heckwith it I may go a different route and shelf thisthing..........

OK I vented........

Peace</p>