ORIGINAL: Dads like rc too

it''s issues like this that run people out of the hobby. Things like this can be looked at from two different angles - inexperience or a crap product. Many of the things you've mentioned are typical among any nitro car. <div>
</div><div>The breaking of the front arms and dogbone was self inflicted, yes a Hpi Savage may have survived the impact but with a $500 price tag comes greater durability. The hop up kit was certainly not a must. $3.99 for new front arms and $4.99 for new dogbones would have had you back running just fine. <div>
</div><div>The nylon nuts on any vehicle work for only a few times on and off the wheels, after that locktight on your wheel nuts is a must.</div></div><div>
</div><div>I'm sure you checked your gear mesh before running but you must have hit something to jar the engine to destroy the spur gears, this is the most common way it happens. It's how I destroy mine and I'm always checking my mesh. Because of my constant checking and locktight on the engine I seem to go for several months before waisting a spur gear, but still last week at the park we were jumping on a hill top and I went cartwheeling down hill. I didn't stop and check my buggy, I just kept trucking and a minute later I had no spur gear left.</div><div>
</div><div>The carb spring is another thing that's just gonna happen on nitro vehicles. I've had way more problems out of my Hpi G3.0 than I've had out of my SH .18. The Redcat motor is by far a better more user friendly engine especially when it comes to tuning.</div><div>
</div><div>I think the only real issue to complain about is the radio. When you say ''took a dump'' what do you mean? Did the receiver go? I've replaced all my receiver with plain old Traxxas am receivers and run all of them off my old Hpi radio. </div><div>
</div><div>I don't know how long you've been in the hobby but I can tell you no matter how experienced you are these things can drive you nuts. I've spent 3 nights working on a throttle problem on my Hpi finally figuring out the barrel was coming out of the carb and letting air leak in. I took everything apart, re-adjusted linkages and just couldn't figure out why as soon as I started it all it wanted to do was scream. Once you get it though it makes you feel good about what you've done.</div><div>
</div><div>I will say that you can argue that if you bought a $400-$500 truck some of these thing may not have happened but then again some of them might have, One thing I've learned is they all break, just depends on how much your willing to spend.</div>