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Old 09-03-2009 | 03:10 PM
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stinkbombracing2
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Default Beware of redact service!

[:'(]THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN to us when we purchased a REDCAT RAMPAGE MT PRO !! When the truck arrived we installed the spectrum d3s radio system (very nice system by the way) charged the battery went over truck quick put on tires ! Then we went to the park added fuel strarted it up let it run for a few min. started driving nice and easy about 1/4 to 1/2 throttle ( brake in) after about 5-10 min. AND IM NOT JOKING 5-10 MIN. the truck STOPED we had no respones from the transmitter went over to the truck . Thank god the failsafe system worked because the battery was dead!! NOT only was the battery dead but three out of the four dogbones were broke !!!! Two of the pins were gone one was hanging out. The one hanging out riped a good grove in the lower A arm!! So home we go!! When we got home to see why the battery went dead we found one of the steering servos was not working it was shorting the battery now the battery won`t hold charge !! SO NOW WE CALL REDCAT ( from the hobby store) they tell us that we should take pics. So we do we send them we call back . They tell us that they will replace the dogbones and the a arm never said anything about the servo or the battery AND IF WE WANT IT OVER NIGHT WE HAVE TO PAY THE SHIPING !! (50 DOLLARS ) They will send it for free but it might take a week to get here from arizona !! Now we have a 2,000 dollar truck in pieces 10 min. old that they want us to wait a week to drive and EAT A 45$ BATTERY AND A 65$ SERVO We think we`ll put the JUNK on the side and keep having fun with our BAJA 5T maybe get another one we have more then three gallons threw it with nothing but normal break downs (not 5-10 min.) GREAT TRUCK ! Just to let you know this is not a new hobby for us i have been runing rc cars for about 20 years my partner for about 3 years we own a 3.3 revo a tmaxx with a picco .26 bb. a mt2 with os.18 & 2 speed a brushless vxl rustler and a duatraxx vendeta What do you guys think we should do with it ?? Let us now stinkbombracing at www. rc universe . com