pretty much as the title says.... i already run the CEN arena truggy and have been offered the matrix pro for a very good price....just want people to post problems weak points etc etc... thanks in advance..

The only real problems are the diffs and the steering bellcrank.

You will want to upgrade to the aluminum steering bellcrank and upgrade to Gene's crosspins. Other than that, get a general set-up from the Cen Racing website http://www.cenracing.com/race/setup.html and fine tune the buggy's set-up to suite your driving style.
The CEN FRE/Pro is a great durable buggy. Hope this helps.

tree 1 I wana know where did you bought your body that I liked it very much and also what is wrong with cen matrix diffs?

I bought the body on flea bay. It is a Proline Crowd Pleaser body for the Kyosho SP2. I had a local painter copy the paint scheme and he did a really good job but I stopped doing business with him after he tried to rip me off when I asked him to copy my scheme on my truggy lid. I bought an airbrush and I am learning how to paint lexan bodies myself now.

As for the diffs, they are much improved now that the RTR and FRE kits come with the cross pins. When I first got my Matrix back in 2005, my buggy just wouldn't handle and turn like the rest of the buggies at the track I would go to. Someone suggested changing the diffs. I bought a complete set of Kyosho diffs and that seemed to help my Matrix a lot. Now my Matrix turns on a dime and handles the rough stuff a lot better. Now that Gene Hickerson developed the crosspins, changing the diffs is no longer needed. Just use the cross pins that came with your kit or RTR or order a set from Gene or Cen. They make a world of difference in the handling and performance of your buggy.

man... feels like forever that i started this thread LOL.... ive put my buggy on the podium twice since i bought it going for a third this weekend with my new cross pin diffs i too have upgraded to the gene hickerson X-pin....

hey how durable is this little buggy.
if you have a good driver, will it hang with the rest.

sure does!!! i have the FRE kit which has the carbon shock towers which everyone said were to be weak.... but ive done a fair few hours on my chassis now without a single break on anything!!! i have never had to buy parts because they have broken! only parts i have bought are hop up's

The Matrix is a very durable buggy. I have had mine for a couple of years now and I couldn't be happier with it. The only thing I have ever broken on my Matrix was a wing mound and I cracked a rear carbon fiber shock tower naer the top outer hole. Both were broken due to user error. I was trying to drive above my abilities and I had a very bad crash. I put the rear shocks in another hole and I was back in business. I was able to finish my race day. I would highly recommend the Cen Matrix because of its affordability and durability.