Trip
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I agree, I have had my M/T for 3 years and all I have ever broken was the rear diff housing that cost me a whopping $50. (I don't even think it was that much) If you take care of your stuff it will last forever, but if you beat the piss out of it, never fix what's wrong and you just mickey mouse it back together, it will break all the time and make you look like a tool! (WOW that was a long sentence!)HI Dc2 Man,
I am not joking, andno I never replaced servos as I always use decent ones in first place. And before you say they come RTR, there is no such thing as FG RTR, the UL Importer put the radio in themselves.
I have currently cut mu collection down 2 4 FGs and have been running them for years.
The big trick to make sure they do NOT cost a fortune in repairs is simple 10 minutes (some time longer) checking the whole vehicle out at the end of the day.
As for using it just for a hour, you are joking when it would go out for a bash or thrash I would get through around a gallon (sometimes 2) in a weekend because I loved the Truck so much and it was so strong.
After running my Mardar and asking around I learnt how to set these up so they could take the poundings without costings a fortune.
Upper wishbones, not a problem, lower wishbones hold together fine and NEVER had a problem with wheel bearings as I keep them oiled with a good qualitity teflon oil after every use and they get soaked in oil after a wet run.
As for penny washers costing £30.00 - never, I go to my local nut and bolt shop. 100 for £5.00 and that is enough to do loads of 5ths, infact I have only every bought them once.
Now if you are saying I am a lucky person then thankyou, I do not want to annoy anyone, I just thought I would help by putting my personall experience forward. I understand everyone is different but for me perosnally I find FGs very strong and cheap to keep going (especially with the crashes I have).
Anyway off to another Race to see if I can keep the MCD together :no::helpsmilie: