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Here is my xray 808. it started life as a 2009, bought from here last summer. since owning it i have replaced the pins in every drive shaft on it (and done about 6 races since so no wear on them at all). Over the winter i have replaced the rear diff cup, gears and cross pins. it has a new never run rear pinion gear fitted, and new rear diff case. both front and rear diff cases have new bearings fitted. I have also fitted the 2010 chassis and radio tray which has had a total of 30 mins run time at kent from being brand new. the shells was new a month a go, and has had the same amount of time run on it. as you can see it comes with the old used 2009 chassis and radio tray, spare springs, pins, shims, gaskets, arms, stickers, bearings, engine mount bolts, roll bars and more. most packets have been opened. i have chosen not to upgrade to 2010 diff cases as the 2009 are more reliable and still readily avaliable. There are no other difference between 2009 and 2010 spec other that whats been mentioned. For all of this id like

my mrs encourages it, but at the same time occasionally complains about the amount of bits coming through the door. cant blame her really.... still, she likes playing xbox more than i do, so shes quite happy for me to get my buggy ready for racing, while she plays left for dead or mass effect she would come racing with me everytime if i could guarentee her a suntan lol... explaining to them that you have this hobby is the worst bit, im not ashamed, but over the years ive had to bring a couple of potential g/fs back, point to them, and look at my shoes lol ill be honest, im suprised im not single!

personally id say go with the go engine. alphas there are alot of reports of o-rings needing to be changed etc. personally ive seen one go. whereas the go engines have alot less. either will be fine, answer willreplace any faulty o rings on the alpha under warranty anyway, and they perform very well from what ive seen. as the bloke above says, there are 2 huge treads on maxbashing in the engine corner section. read em both and make up your own mind.

nah sorry no vids. looking at the file on my pc, i took that pic 02/09/07..so was a while back. this thread just made me think of it. ill be honest, i seem to remember trying really hard not to laugh lol. even now im finding it pretty funny, just look how shiney and new it looks lol. it literaly got to top end before hitting the concrete wall...

2nd time i went racing. in first qualifiers i blew a throttle/brake servo. so in the brake i fitted another one. had to reverse throttle/brake, but forgot to reset spekkys built in failsafe. so, long story short, when my battery died later that day, instead of killing throttle, it opened up full and sat in a bush screaming its nuts of till someone got to it. wont make that mistake again. then there was my mates runaway....notcie how new it looks. like BRAND new. yeah thats cos it was. full throttle across the length of a field, into a concrete wall...

if i was thinking about dropping 400 bucks on a buggy now, i probably wouldnt go for a losi. saying that losi's win most of the time at the track i attend, but then probably about 50% of the buggies there are losi's so it stands to reason. i run a 808 09 spec and love it. but i got it used, so cheap. if i was buying brand new id look at the mugen, or wait to see how these pan out, with parts avaliability etc http://www.team-durango.com/race-cars/dnx408/ http://www.agamausa.com/Agama_A8_features.html http://jq-products.com/the-vehicles/the-car my eye is drawn more the JQ The Car. then the Durango, then the agama. but that counts or nothing really, as i say, its all about seeing how good they are in someone elses hands, ie reliability etc and parts avaliability when sold over here.

off the top of my head....are you sure you got the dog bones round the right way? like front and rear? hope ur happy with it mate....

just the tyres left now!

petes apparently too busy off playing with his new rc car to update this thread lol

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did you even read my post? apparently not. as in the very first sentance thats exactly what ive just said. and strangley enough this is called a 'discussion forum'. if people want to talk about stuff a bit more in depth than going "wotz da bestest buggy in da worldz eva lolz?" i think we should be free to do so. theres was once a pot, and it called the kettle black. and everyone lolled at the pot, for being such a silly billy.

i agree on the most part with your 1st impressions count statement, and i obviously realise that everyone has a right to their own opnions. I also think (from experience in a customer based job for a long time) that if i were a model shop owner, or a business owner who has an interest in keeping the customers happy, i would respond alot more proactive if a disgruntled customer gave me a quick call and expressed their dissatisfaction with the service i provided in a constructive way, rather than airing it on a website and basically shooting down my business in public. dont get me wrong, im not accusing the original poster of doing this, as he has already said he called them when he saw that the order had not been processed. but in my line of work, if a customer phones with a complaint, it gets listened to and if its sensible, we look into improving our service based on this. maybe if everyone who has said the werent satisfied with the service called in at the time, and in a mature and respectful manner, told the people on the other end of the phone how they felt, then something would be done. if no-one tells them, maybe they dont realise there is anything wrong? i know when i answer the phone, if someone is pleasant and speaks to me like a human, i help. if they come through shouting and screaming, they could be telling me my house is on fire and it goes in one ear and out of the other. its all about having a little respect for people, thats all.

+1 for eds. i had some annsman ones that got wrecked pretty quickly. if anything with the eds ones, its the screws that let go now!

dog bones, shocks, front and rear ends sold. will take offers on the rest!

while i agree with the majority of your post i would disagree with 2 points. one would be the badlands. depending in the surface, i found badlands too grippy. if you turned quickly on grass the just dug in and tipped the truck. they are ok, but i prefered the likes of dog bones, or crimefighters, which have some give, allowing the grip to break and the truck to slide. as i say im spurely talking about on grass... also i stuck a lcg innovative rc chassis kit on my savage x with absolutley no other mods and the difference was night and day. its a bit heavier, so the truck is less likely to tip, and having the engine sat so much lower made a huge difference wo the balance of the truck.