Originally Posted by
Stryker48
I'd be VERY interested to hear how happy (or not) you are with your RedCat Hurricane XTE, since you've had it for a few months.
Like you, I also wanted something that wan't going to break the bank that I could get some local enjoyment out of.(also not interested in competitive racing)
I ordered one a couple of days ago (still in shipping), I just couldn't pass up on the sale price, so took the plunge regardless of the negative feedback on Redcat and rebranded product lines. I can only hope I don't land up with a lemon and having regrets on my purchase, as some have reported. It would be nice if I could prove some of the RedCat haters wrong. ....... Only time will tell
Regardless, I intend to make a number of periodic review videos on this model (RedCat Hurricane 1/8 XTE) over the next few months and hopefully shed more light on this model from my own experience and perspective. Most of the current youtube videos I take with a pinch of salt, as they appear to be biased or sponsored, none of them actual reviews as such more promos.
While my expectations are realistic, I certainly don't expect to have issues within the 1st. run with bent dog bones and/or fried steering servos etc from normal driving as some have reported. That would NOT be acceptable in my book, regardless who manufactured it, where I bought it or what I paid for it.
Watch out for the "FULL EXPOSE" & UNBIASED REVIEW of the RedCat Hurricane XTE on YouTube and in various forums in the coming months.
I have had my Hurricane XTE for a few months now, I love the thing! its been pretty tough, even though its meant for track use, I dont have a track near me and so I bash, its taken some incredibly tought hits and kept on going, i have broken the A-Arms a couple times, but its been my fault (Ran into a parked car once, hit a curb once lol) but for the most part, very durable buggy
A few bad notes, the stock tires, more so the wheels (rims) are crap, the tires are alright for stock, but the wheels they're mounted on are made of a very weak plastic, the rims broke after a few big jumps and I ended up putting it on Proline Badlands.
One of my shock towers busted a shock cap and leaked all the oil out, that might be due to the heavy landing it took when it did break (landed on the rear right wheel lol busted the shock).
The rear wing is pretty weak, it broke on me after flipping it, Ive since put JConcepts "Finisher" wing on it, and its been fine.
Other than those few points, I love the buggy, the problems i had were fairly minor (I was planning to put new wheels on it, and a new wing wasnt too expensive) and a new shock cap isnt gonna break the bank lol
now one thing i do have to add is its very cold where im running right now, southern ontario, so it makes the plastic brittle and more likely to break.