Gotta be patient n this hobby!!
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RE: Gotta be patient n this hobby!!
ORIGINAL: phattracker
He is just way over priced. And he says he'll match tower's prices, well, when i bring a price to him to beat he can't go that low. So to me, the LHS in this town just doesn't support us so why shpuld we support them, other that fuel, plugs, etc.....
He is just way over priced. And he says he'll match tower's prices, well, when i bring a price to him to beat he can't go that low. So to me, the LHS in this town just doesn't support us so why shpuld we support them, other that fuel, plugs, etc.....
Right pricing or not, failure to support your lhs soon leads to no more lhs.
p.s. ~ wait till you try and order fuel online lol
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RE: Gotta be patient n this hobby!!
Relax yall, it ain't worth gettin upset about. Just tossing ideas out there.
kinda wanted to hear about how everyone has the patience to wait
for their parts or lack thereof!
Anyone driven (on a work day) to a local or not so local hobby parts store
just to get some parts they're gonna need to race in the coming weekend ?
Yes, I Jones like that sometimes !
case and point.....I ordered parts off A Main Saturday (2 day air) got one
of my packages today and the other one won't be in until tomorrow.
Unfortunately, the package that arrived today has just basic extra parts
I need and the package full of all my HOP UP PARTS is the one coming
tomorrow.....ARGH !
kinda wanted to hear about how everyone has the patience to wait
for their parts or lack thereof!
Anyone driven (on a work day) to a local or not so local hobby parts store
just to get some parts they're gonna need to race in the coming weekend ?
Yes, I Jones like that sometimes !
case and point.....I ordered parts off A Main Saturday (2 day air) got one
of my packages today and the other one won't be in until tomorrow.
Unfortunately, the package that arrived today has just basic extra parts
I need and the package full of all my HOP UP PARTS is the one coming
tomorrow.....ARGH !
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RE: Gotta be patient n this hobby!!
This argument is never ending, I try to support my LHS as much as possible, but I do also order on-line (Including my fuel - free shipping in bulk).
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RE: Gotta be patient n this hobby!!
ORIGINAL: slayerphonics
I buy my fuel from a local brewer,
A guy who is in touch with the racing scene and the local tracks and sells his fuel for 15 a gallon, but the LHS sells it for 26 bucks.
I buy my fuel from a local brewer,
A guy who is in touch with the racing scene and the local tracks and sells his fuel for 15 a gallon, but the LHS sells it for 26 bucks.
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I'm definitely for supporting the LHS. I cannot complaint about mine. And hes located in a small hole in the wall spot! but I tell you this guy has parts for everything he sells. Sure there are always lots of parts for Traxxas cars and HPI cars but I can go to his place and find parts for all my ofna vehicles as well as other hard to find parts for kyosho, Mugen and the list goes on. Even the most popular shops in my area like Pegasus hobbies and Airland hobbies do not carry the parts he does. I've bought my pro kits from him because I can usually get them for at least 50 bux less then at any other place. The only thing I do not buy from there are engines because he is kind of expensive compared to anywhere else. Hes got a lot of clients yes mostly bashers but he also gets a lot of racers in there as well. If he does not have what you are looking for then he can tell you he can order it. Of course most of you have heard this line before but when he tells me he can get something not available in the store on a certain day he's got it. If you're ever near Hacienda Heights CA check out Tony's hobbies. He's been there for years. He must be doing something right.
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I'm definitely for supporting the LHS. I cannot complaint about mine. And hes located in a small hole in the wall spot! but I tell you this guy has parts for everything he sells. Sure there are always lots of parts for Traxxas cars and HPI cars but I can go to his place and find parts for all my ofna vehicles as well as other hard to find parts for kyosho, Mugen and the list goes on. Even the most popular shops in my area like Pegasus hobbies and Airland hobbies do not carry the parts he does. I've bought my pro kits from him because I can usually get them for at least 50 bux less then at any other place. The only thing I do not buy from there are engines because he is kind of expensive compared to anywhere else. Hes got a lot of clients yes mostly bashers but he also gets a lot of racers in there as well. If he does not have what you are looking for then he can tell you he can order it. Of course most of you have heard this line before but when he tells me he can get something not available in the store on a certain day he's got it. If you're ever near Hacienda Heights CA check out Tony's hobbies. He's been there for years. He must be doing something right.
I'm definitely for supporting the LHS. I cannot complaint about mine. And hes located in a small hole in the wall spot! but I tell you this guy has parts for everything he sells. Sure there are always lots of parts for Traxxas cars and HPI cars but I can go to his place and find parts for all my ofna vehicles as well as other hard to find parts for kyosho, Mugen and the list goes on. Even the most popular shops in my area like Pegasus hobbies and Airland hobbies do not carry the parts he does. I've bought my pro kits from him because I can usually get them for at least 50 bux less then at any other place. The only thing I do not buy from there are engines because he is kind of expensive compared to anywhere else. Hes got a lot of clients yes mostly bashers but he also gets a lot of racers in there as well. If he does not have what you are looking for then he can tell you he can order it. Of course most of you have heard this line before but when he tells me he can get something not available in the store on a certain day he's got it. If you're ever near Hacienda Heights CA check out Tony's hobbies. He's been there for years. He must be doing something right.
The owner of our local shop does not even know how to drive ,start ,build or repair a car ,he only cares about his profit (as he is the most expensive i have ever seen so it is certain that he makes profit)but on the other hand people buy a car there and most of the time give up as soon as a pbs comes .
We have asked him for some support for the local track and his answer was immediately "NO" but now he is pissed off against us as there is many banner's of other shops in the country that are supporting us all around the track , he is not even smart enough to understand that the only track in this area can only be a good partner to his business ...