Yes, Fedex is unfortunately the only option at present for shipping lipos from Hobbyking International warehouse. Although it's quick, it isn't cheap.
If you have your batteries shipped from US warehouse, 2 options are given (UPS - NEVER USE ... and recently they have added PUROLATOR) Purolator is the least expensive, - NO brokerage fees (or taxes) and took 1 week to get my lipos.
Thanks for the info on "the little white things" lol I'll have to check to see how and where they fit like you said.
Thanks also for the info on the black clips for suspension preload ... I had no bloody idea! lol
The wheels at first glance did look a bit off to me, however after doing some reasearch, I found it to be quite spot on in fact. Here is an explanatory article on basic setup:
http://home.scarlet.be/~be067749/58/bug/print.htm
Everything appears to be all OK on the buggy, except I have very slight play on the right front wheel. (zero play on all other wheels)
I figured as much that the ESC would already be calibrated, although wanted to make sure.
I don't have an ESC programming card, so would have to do any changes manually at present which is going to be a real pain.
I agree 3.0V per cell is really pushing it for LVC. I would also prefer to have LVC to be around 3.4v or even 3.7V to begin with, especially with new batteries.
I do have individual LV alarms that connect to the balance plug, which I use on all my models for backup protection.
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tester.../dp/B005GJCJOA
There is no hole for the antenna on the Lexan body, which means one would have to cut/drill a hole for the antenna tube to fit through unfortunately. (I'll have too see what range I get without making a hole, before deciding what to do.)
Tucking the antenna into the box should work, however it's sure to affect the range somewhat, to what degree though, I have no bloody idea!
BTW what range do you estimate you're getting (line of sight?)
With realistic expectations, I would take a long shot guess and expect for these types of low end entry Tx's to get around 120 meters (400 feet) or so?