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Went to Wally World and was able to pick up a 69 Charger, green. I just got done taking a bunch of pics (I'll have them up shortly), wanted to throw in a few comments first.
On a scale of 1 to 5; 1 being the lowest and 5 highest, here's my scoring so far...
Steering/Control (Score: 1)
Yes, it uses a Motor, but it's a sort-of hybrid between motor/gear driven steering, and still uses the centering spring (like from a Bit). Out of the box the car steers HARD to the left, and even using the trim all the way over doesn't help. It's going to take some modding to get that steering working properly.
Speed (Score: 4)
This thing is putting out a good amount of speed (can't say about torque yet, only ran it on hardwood).
Styling & Looks (Score: 5)
Very nice detailing, both on the chassis and the controller. The mark of good detailing is how close can you get to it before it doesn't look so good anymore...Get right up on this Charger and it still looks REAL nice. Also, these cars look like a shrunk down version of the real thing, no distortion in scaling here. Only negative thing I could say is that the blower on the hood of the chassis is a bit overkill for me, but since it's screwed on, it wouldn't take much to redo the hood.
Portability (Score: 3)
These Muscle Machines R/C cars have a nice little feature with the Controller/Charger (more details will be seen in the pics when I post them). The kit comes with a battery case with a power port on top. When charging the car, the power port plugs into the bottom of the car. Then when you're ready to race, pop the batter case right into the controller. There's no mounting the car to the controller to carry nor a belt clip on the controller though.
Overall Score: 3
I can't give a higher score because the steering is just horrible, if you're intent on just looks though, then I have no problem recommending it. Pictures coming shortly.
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