[Migs]

Hey guys, sorry i know its another car vs car thread, but im after specific input, hopefully from any of you who have driven 2 or 3 of these cars

i have the DB01r, and so far ive been suprisingly impressed with it, so now im thinking that if the cheaper version of the 501 is so good, and from what ive read, the TRF cars are better, people who have discussed it have relayed that the 501 is more precise than the db01 though ive found my db01 to be very accurate in the front end, on turn in im easily able to correct the line if need be without upsetting the car much as the rear end hangs on very well

i guess the things im looking at are with the open drivetrain, is there a lot more maintenance, i know people are getting the dust covers that someone on here is selling though i saw he wont be selling many more sets of them, i'd rather not have to do a million diff rebuilds, though my understanding is with the 511, the diffs are easier to get out to work on.

The weight is the other factor, people quoting over 1800 grams on a 501x race weight, im assuming with nimhs in, how much lighter is the 511, if i get the 511 i'd be putting on the 501x arms to make it a bit tougher

Lipo fitment, what ive read about the 511 is the new placement of the batteries makes it harder to get lipos in, is there an easy solution, or is just filing on the bulkhead and shorter screws to allow better height clearance

the 511/501x look like they have an excellent weight balance too, motor on one side, speedy/servo on the other, is the 511 better to drive, did the movement of the battery placement make much/any difference as i couldnt see a whole lot of other changes that would have had a significant change in the car

i guess after typing this, the answer seems to be get the 511 and deal with the lipo fitment problem and look after the diffs more often than the db01r would require, or do i run the db01r and wait and see if this new tamiya 4wd comes out