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Originally Posted by antnee
P_B, please tell more, what did you break and what are the prices?
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From memory I executed a less than perfect four wheel drift onto the straight from a 180 degree bend, hitting a wall side-on with front and rear wheels at the same time, not with what I'd say was any huge force - the track is low grip and speeds at that point weren't high. If it were my old XX4 I'd probably have expected a bust front wishbone, perhaps a steering knuckle or hub carrier too, nothing at the back.
What I got was broken front and rear hubs, broken steering knuckle and three (count em!) bent driveshafts. I know it's one incident and it's easy to get unlucky and jump to conclusions, but I'm
truly surprised at just how much stuff broke - especially the driveshafts, I never managed to do that to one in many years of racing before, let alone three in a moment
As for the parts prices, some are great but most moulded parts are simply 'in line' with many other manufacturers. When the whole car (assembled with all hardware, electrics, radio gear, batteries, painted shell and basic charger!) comes in at the price it does, I perhaps expected the component parts to be equally reasonable in a Mardave-like fashion.
Is a cheap but fragile car a false economy? Yes. Is the Blast a fragile car? Too early to tell. I hope not, as it's a very capable club racer and they should sell tons of them. I'll probably order the parts this week and try it again soon.