Cheethers Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Newbie and wet behind the ears so bear with me. I took my new RC today on it's second run and my second run in 20 year's! It's a Maverick Phantom XT. My back garden is large but when I braked and turned at relative speed it literally flipped and resulted in this! Serious question. Am I doing something wrong or expecting too much of something costing £110? Shocked how easily it's just snapped and now I need to spend £40 to repair. Not a great start hey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Low temps will make the plastics brittle. Plus the fact it's at the lower end of the market. Rinse and repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheethers Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Tug said: Low temps will make the plastics brittle. Plus the fact it's at the lower end of the market. Rinse and repeat. Doesn't sound promising. With the whole rinse and repeat you say it sounds like I'm gonna repair for £30 and keep fingers crossed. Tbh I'd rather fix it once and have as a 'spare' or whatever. Needle in a haystack question but what sort of budget etc etc should I look at. Made a right mess of this hey 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It's the nature of this hobby - sometimes you will have a RC that lasts forever if you drive carefully, or break something if you're too rough. Also, as someone pointed out, plastic doesn't like cold weather, especially snow as it can be brittle and snaps easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) It is a budget friendly brand... Unfortunately £110 doesn't get you much in this hobby, especially in Britain. That being said a £1,000 RC will still break, nothing is unbreakable. If you want something to bash harder, maybe look at an Arrma Senton 4x4 Mega, that's brushed so it won't be particularly fast, but it's only about £240, the brushless (much much faster) version is around £340. EDIT; in the sales section there is a basically new brushless Senton priced at £250. Edited January 2, 2021 by Oh How Original 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn75 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I did the same bought a cheap rc car (ftx) kept breaking it spent more in repairs than the car cost so gave up on it ,and bought an arrma typhon much better quality imo but I still break things not as much and I drive it harder now but fixing its 50% of the hobby for anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted January 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 Bought my first proper basher in 2006, a Traxxas E-Maxx. It was awful in terms of durability, everything was bare bones in terms of engineering, every part would snap like a twig. I must've spent twice or three times the purchase price trying to make it tough, got there in the end. Still got it, still bash it occasionally. Nowadays, there's plenty of competition that's far more durable. Take your time, listen to owners experiences with various machines, make an informed choice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheethers Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Tug said: Bought my first proper basher in 2006, a Traxxas E-Maxx. It was awful in terms of durability, everything was bare bones in terms of engineering, every part would snap like a twig. I must've spent twice or three times the purchase price trying to make it tough, got there in the end. Still got it, still bash it occasionally. Nowadays, there's plenty of competition that's far more durable. Take your time, listen to owners experiences with various machines, make an informed choice. Thanks for this, it's made me sit down and have a think about options and I won't rush so much this time. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Nothing to add, bar getting through the first run without a breakage is a bonus. This Maverick chassis is a rebrand of the Himoto E10, which was a bit of a dog. I'm awaiting my first quantum to see if they've improved the plastics quality at all, cold weather running is no real test, but from what i see from owners so far im doubtful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 03/01/2021 at 05:34, Cheethers said: Thanks for this, it's made me sit down and have a think about options and I won't rush so much this time. 👍 Dude...we've all been there, thinking back to my RC18T brings me out in a cold sweat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Toxteth Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Hi Cheethers, Newbie here too. I bought the Phantom XT for my 10 year old, I got a Maverick Strada SC myself, back in October. Anyway we had a few runs in the park and then headed to a skate park. He was a little over enthusiastic and ended up with two cracked wheels like those pictured. Long story short, It's been through two spur gears (I messed one up by fitting FTX Carnage wheels to the rear - Maverick weren't available and this put the drive train under stress) the second one was meshed correctly but stripped regardless, after I realised my error and shelled out for full FTX wheels. The end result is he has my Strada SC Chassis with FTX Carnage wheels and his re-reamed Phantom XT body. Looks quite the beast! His Phantom Chassis is now a spare motor, ESC, receiver and servo. Luck of the draw I guess but as others have said, an unlucky bash can be expensive. I have a hub, 2 wheels and dogbone going cheap if you haven't bought the replacement parts yet... Edited January 6, 2021 by JT Toxteth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheethers Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 14 hours ago, JT Toxteth said: Hi Cheethers, Newbie here too. I bought the Phantom XT for my 10 year old, I got a Maverick Strada SC myself, back in October. Anyway we had a few runs in the park and then headed to a skate park. He was a little over enthusiastic and ended up with two cracked wheels like those pictured. Long story short, It's been through two spur gears (I messed one up by fitting FTX Carnage wheels to the rear - Maverick weren't available and this put the drive train under stress) the second one was meshed correctly but stripped regardless, after I realised my error and shelled out for full FTX wheels. The end result is he has my Strada SC Chassis with FTX Carnage wheels and his re-reamed Phantom XT body. Looks quite the beast! His Phantom Chassis is now a spare motor, ESC, receiver and servo. Luck of the draw I guess but as others have said, an unlucky bash can be expensive. I have a hub, 2 wheels and dogbone going cheap if you haven't bought the replacement parts yet... Cheers, I've messaged you re part's 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan8674 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I have the same car and have had similar issues. This car is a rebranded Himoto E10 and as such there are many cheap anodised aluminium parts available which will help no end. I got mine from Aliexpress but you can also try banggood or even eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton01 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Personally I would stay away from Maverick I think you can spend a little bit more and get a lot better r.c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCTigger Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I've had exactly the same issue... I managed to break three wheels in the first outing... It looks like the plastic wheel rims will keep breaking. Do you know of aluminum wheel rims/wheels that would work with the Phantom XT please? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 44 minutes ago, RCTigger said: I've had exactly the same issue... I managed to break three wheels in the first outing... It looks like the plastic wheel rims will keep breaking. Do you know of aluminum wheel rims/wheels that would work with the Phantom XT please? Many thanks Dont go alloy, youll just break something elss. Just find some different branded wheels from a reputable manufacturer (like Proline) that fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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