The point in all the posting from others is that you are better off being independent and not fighting with CEN. Don't get lost in all of the other banter, there is something behind all of this and the intent was not to anger you but rather humorously point out that its likely not a battle worth fighting. Its not a beginners truck and it relies on the user to be independent to own it. If you quickly got angry with them and showed the fire that was displayed in this forum they would likely not be too eager to help. I wasn't there on the phone so I don't know, but it didn't take much for things to go negative in a hurry. Every manufacturer has angered somebody, I've met people that will never touch a traxxas, HPI, LOSI or tamiya product again from a single dealing with these manufacturers. Its not a perfect world and high performance RC's are difficult to support with all the abuse the trucks are subjected to and quite often trucks are abused by people who want it supported with full warranty like a 1:1 scale vehicle

Going into a forum to vent or share anything opens your thoughts to scrutiny from others and you can't vent without getting feedback whether it is positive or negative. Behind all this I see things as being positive.

I admit, there is a way to say things and it wasn't the smoothest exchange in here but taking things with a grain of salt and humour could help you get past the jabs (and they aren't that bad when you consider that effort still went in to helping you understand the big picture). Your best bet is to do what you can to enjoy RC and remember why you are doing this. Life is too short.