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Broke the front axel the 2nd time it was used

1/10 not 1/8. Actual top speed is 35mph not 50. Motor is 2850kV, not 3100. Works great upgraded to 4S130A ESC and 4S3.5-6.6Ah lipo. Just mount ESC on front brace and move rear battery bracket back by using ESC mounting hole and trimming it. Biggest issue is the Phillips screws. They used red loctite and over torqued them into the Al center gearbox and heatsink. Impossible to remove, so you can't swap out motor, pinion, middle gear or diff, plus motor mount isn't adjustable. Hope nothing breaks there. Had to drill out the screws and use angle grinder to break it open. They need to get rid of the gearbox and middle gear and just use an open, adjustable motor mount, use hex screws with blue loctite and torque them properly, use quick-change F/R diffs, use heavier diff oil, fill the shock oil properly, plus use XT60 plugs and 4mm bullets. Besides that, it handles great, doesn't flip easily and has adjustable, oil filled, full metal shocks, nice tires, remote, 2x3S2.6Ah hardcase lipo's, lights in front bumper and full metal drivetrain that can easily handle 4S. The stock 3S80A ESC can technically run 4S, but tends to burn out off-road.

Macht echt Spaß! 😄👍🥳

This truck is awsome, lots of fun, VERY fast (almost too fast). The biggest plus, if you're mechanically inclined, you can order replacement parts if you break something, but recommend buying off of Amazon. But if you cant get it there, you can get it off Hosim's website... A+++++

*UPDATE* I've had the car for a few months now, and I can report that durability of the body has improved as the weather has warmed up. But, I've lowered my star rating due to a new issue, which is excessive cogging and stuttering of the drivetrain when getting on and off throttle (check the video, and turn up your volume to hear what the drivetrain is doing). It seems like the ESC is not able to deliver power smoothly to the motor, and also that the motor pinion that was used is designed to hit a top speed, but at the sacrifice of smooth lower speed control, as well as protecting fragile drivetrain components. The result is a difficult to drive car, and one that will likely cause further damage to the drivetrain due to the aggressive stuttering that is repeatedly shockloading all of the drivetrain. I was in a lengthy email exchange with the company, and they have insisted that the car is operating normally, and the cogging/stuttering i've experienced is normal. Well, I have cars from HBX and RLAARLO, with brushless systems, and they are significantly higher quality and smoother than this car, so I would 100% recommend going to one of them. Even though this car claims that it is a 1/8 scale, it is actually a 1/10, so find an equivalent 1/10 scale basher and you'll be very happy. Additionally, the car is not really upgradeable without replacing pretty much everything. Also the entire car is put together with Phillips hardware, which is extremely difficult to remove without stripping, due to the excessive amount of loctite they use. The ESC is a ESC/Receiver combo, so you need a new transmitter if you want to replace the ESC. Additionally, the motor mount is proprietary, and you cannot change the pinion gear, because the motor mount is not adjustable, so that's difficult to change as well. While this is fine if the stock hardware was good, it unfortunately is not, and well need to be replaced to make the car operate to the level of which it costs. My suggestion would be to look into options with Haiboxing, Rlaarlo, or MJX. *Original Review* This car has so much potential (actually it doesn't), great motor, center diff, etc. It's just let down by being so fragile. I don't beat on it hard, but one minor bump into a wall shattered the front bumper, and a small side to side rollover snapped the lower arm differential housing mount. I've only had it for a month and I've had to order a new front bumper, and rear differential upper housing. And that's with gentle use. Additionally, the center differential is way too loose, and stops you from putting the power down. Essentially it acts front wheel drive, and when the weight comes off of the front axle under acceleration, all of the power goes there, and balloons the front tires like crazy. To the point where the tires hit the body. It also means you just can't put the power down, look up any YouTube video and you'll hear the skipping that the front tires are doing as they nene the least amount of weight on them, and get the most power due to the loose center differential. I would love to show a video of the issues, but the car is partially disassembled waiting for that new diff housing. I think eventually I'll have a good car, but it'll take a lot of work and I'll always be a little nervous about it (update, this will never be as good as other options in this price range).