Gavin you are wrong as the RTR 210 comes with the gear diff. The 210 ball diff is a pain but the gear diff is bomb proof. Filled and fitted properly it will do a years racing without needing looking at. I've recently rebuilt mine, fitted new seals etc but really only so I could add the lightweight outdrives.
Otherwise the 210 is tough. When you consider what mine and Johnnys go through and just keep going.....
But in the interests of fairness and unbiasedness I should point out that the 210 RTR has one critical difference to our 210's - it has the +8mm Dimec chassis. Which has a reputation for snapping. Add the cost of fitting an alloy chassis to a 210RTR and its not a cheap proposition at all.
That said I'm considering getting one myself. I'd flog the electrics on ebay to recoop some of the costs and I'd basically have a complete 210's worth of parts for around £120. Now considering that includes a full set of Durango big bores, a full set of bearings, a pair of driveshafts, a gear diff etc has got to be cheap.
I should point out that whilst I own a 210 I have driven an H2 and would in fact have run Johnny's in the next round if the driveshaft hadn't snapped. So its not bias its personal experience.
