ORIGINAL: Druss
ORIGINAL: Congzilla
I would definitely rather pay and extra $150 for an SC8. Or spend the $400 to get the HPI and Losi core trucks.
Had to happen, a traxxas hater had to come on just to piss everyone else off.
So an extra $150 for a SC8 kit 1/8 truck? vs a brushless w/ 2.4ghz radio RTR truck? hmm... yep, that's a fair comparison....
I have a 2wd slash and a losi desert truck.... prefer the slash in all ways.
I am not a Traxxas hater, I have a Slash and a Rustler VXL, compared to my SC10 I do think they are just barely hobby grade due to poorly manufactured parts (lop sided spur gears) and poor design (gap in the tranny case letting dirt into the spur / pinion gear). And the extra $150 would be for the SC8 rtr not the kit.
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