i'm not saying that i'm a hobby store owner, i am just repeating what several hobby store owners have told me personally. willishobbies.com used to be a redcat dealer, and they pulled the plug because their schematics were wrong, their part numbers were wrong, and redcat wouldn't warranty any defects no mater the circumstance. they were the closest to me that was a redcat dealer, but now their redcat parts selection is a bucket of random parts that they have left over on clearance. they said that they wanted to carry them, but it was just too much effort dealing with their customer service, part number discrepencies, and warranty claims. the hobby store near me wanted to deal with redcat, but redcat turned them down and just wouldn't let them, because they didn't have an online store. another one a little north of me, they also tried to sell them, but said that it didn't work out, no specific reason except they wanted to, and redcat didn't want to deal with them.<div>
</div><div>i totally buy that traxxas and the others don't want their dealers selling redcats for various reasons. it takes away from their beginner level. but its also a cheap way to get somebody into the hobby, so i don't know.. in the long run, the cheaper it is to begin, the more people who will be doing it, and the more customers there will be for everybody involved. but that's not how companies think.</div><div>
</div><div>all i wanted to point out was that for me, i shouldn't have entered into this company. these cars are just rs4 knockoffs, the 1/10th scale. i run into people who have redcats, and they all say that the 1/8ths are great, but the 1/10ths are pretty terrible, electric and nitro. and this is from people who run them, and people who work in hobby stores too. the one thing i keep hearing about the 1/8ths is that the diffs blow out. i was contemplating getting a 1/8th but ended up getting the revo cheaper, so whatever. anyways, i'm not "trolling", i'm just writing about my experiences with redcat. i'm pretty sure that i haven't gone out of my way to bash their entire product line with anything other than my own personal experience with it, and i haven't stated anything about the company except what i have experienced, and what i've heard from dealers. so if you have a good relationship with them, and they're making you money, great. because that's really what it comes down to, if it's profitable then they're a great company from your perspective. i wouldn't trade my audi in for a kia, but i'd definitely sell them lol</div>