Rampage XR

Cool!

Nice..do a thread on how ownership goes

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ZRC said:

I'm looking for a car strictly for on road. XR is the only one I've found that looks decent. I need inputs about this car. Thx.

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I have owned a Redcat Rampage XR for years, and can answer ANY question you post on this vehicle. First off, I got it because I'm an on-road guy, primarily, but didn't mind a rally car, an off-road, on-road hybrid. As an on-road car it's cumbersome. Body too heavy, and that makes it slow on a parking lot. As a rally car, it's a shovel: it fills with dirt and grass so easily. The drive-train is problem-prone: set screws need to be anchored by Blue Locktite. If not you'll find yourself going from 4 wheel drive to 3 wheel drive, which will have you spinning out mysteriously. After I bought mine, the engine never started. I had to replace it out of my own pocket with a Zenoah G290rc powerplant. (Guess I was just unlucky.) It's fun on parking lots, but doesn't handle well on off-road terrain. It's not the best fifth-scale chassis out there, but I guarantee it WILL make a 'wrencher' out of you. As I said in the beginning, however, ask me ANY question on the Rampage XR and I'll be able to provide detailed answers. PEACE!

It'll be here Tuesday or sooner. I've lost many many screws from my MT, even with Loctite. It's part of the hobby. Stock up spares.

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Waiting with bated breath if this thing works I'm gonna pitch it to my little brother so I have someone to bash with

Has arrived. Strange, I got 2 bodies. Must be a mistake at shipping department. ?

ZRC said:

Has arrived. Strange, I got 2 bodies. Must be a mistake at shipping department. ?

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Nice ? cool that u got a free body wether it was purposeful or not ?

I'm keeping it. ?. It's a $70 value. Maybe they want me to buy a chassis to go with it. ?. It's a good size car.

ZRC said:

I'm keeping it. ?. It's a $70 value. Maybe they want me to buy a chassis to go with it. ?. It's a good size car.

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Hopefully it's as good as it's size ? the body looks like it's pretty good quality, and not brittle

A LOT thicker than KM body.
Won't be pretty for long. ?

ZRC said:

A LOT thicker than KM body.
Won't be pretty for long. ?

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Km bodies are like paper, they tear easy and are shite

Yup.
And cost more too. ?

ZRC said:

I'm keeping it. ?. It's a $70 value. Maybe they want me to buy a chassis to go with it. ?. It's a good size car.

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Very decent size plus an extra body cant go wrong

Found a chassis for my extra body. ?. One mean Ford Focus. ?

ZRC said:

Found a chassis for my extra body. ?. One mean Ford Focus. ?

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Looks redicullous ? ? but somehow it looks kinda cool

One basher body and one shelf queen body, can’t go wrong!

Gamefan said:

One basher body and one shelf queen body, can’t go wrong!

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Great idea but I like RCs dirty and beat up. ?. XR needs bigger gas tank. Almost finished with break-in.
Imo. Beat up bodies have more characters than new. ?

What's the purpose of having an opening under the spur gear? Some of mine do and some don't. Imo, it allows dirt and sand get on top of the chassis and, poss. gears.