Savagetank Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Anyone give me a quick review on the savage xs, are they worth it and are they strong? Been looking for a replacement for my Schumacher rascal but I'm stuck on what to pick, I want to dabble in more electrical models since I got my super quick savage flux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 check this thread out it has loads of good info http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/145213-everything-savage-xs/page-140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savagetank Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Cheers for that buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Cheers for that buddy no worrys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Buy one, beat it, break it, beat it some more and break it some more, had one sold it just got another has to be one of the best mini's on the market, yes it has a few spots may need looking into and some things will get on your nerves but hey ho thats life !! Read the thread mini-z-awd linked to its more than enough help and info to persuade you! just look how many of us had one sold it and got another !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty8766 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I have had an RTR one for two years and beat the snot out of it and neglected it and it's still kicking ha, they take whatever you can throw at them and come back begging for more! I have broken a rear hub and the diffs have been replaced once along with the dogbones/axles! I would recommend it to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) I had the opposite experience. I have bought/built/driven a lot of cars/trucks, the XS was one of the worst. The quality of the kit version (ss) was very poor, the materials used were low quality, the fit and finish was the worst I have seen in any kit. I have a thread on here somewhere highlighting all the bad bits. The driveshafts and cups are of very low quality, on 3s the wear was astronomical. I was lucky to get a full pack through it without sheering a pin from a driveshaft/propshaft. The slop in the drivetrain was biblical, the drive cups flop in and out of the diffs by about 5mm, the gear meshs were bad, the chassis sides didnt line up properly and had an extra hole on one side and not the other, the drive hex pins were too small, the clutch undoes whenever it likes. The hinge pins are 3mm and the holes in the wishbones are 3.2 (1/8th imperial) the list goes on and on. I fixed as many of the problems as I could before giving up. The truck is meant for ligh use on 2s only. found it! http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/143544-candymans-savage-xs/?hl=savage Edited October 6, 2014 by Candyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I had the opposite experience. I have bought/built/driven a lot of cars/trucks, the XS was one of the worst. The quality of the kit version (ss) was very poor, the materials used were low quality, the fit and finish was the worst I have seen in any kit. I have a thread on here somewhere highlighting all the bad bits. The driveshafts and cups are of very low quality, on 3s the wear was astronomical. I was lucky to get a full pack through it without sheering a pin from a driveshaft/propshaft. The slop in the drivetrain was biblical, the drive cups flop in and out of the diffs by about 5mm, the gear meshs were bad, the chassis sides didnt line up properly and had an extra hole on one side and not the other, the drive hex pins were too small, the clutch undoes whenever it likes. The hinge pins are 3mm and the holes in the wishbones are 3.2 (1/8th imperial) the list goes on and on. I fixed as many of the problems as I could before giving up. The truck is meant for ligh use on 2s only. found it!http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/143544-candymans-savage-xs/?hl=savage ...but apart from that it was ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 hahahaha, yeh, im not normally one to bad mouth anything, but there were a lot of issues with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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