Okay, new info on what I found out. Last night I ran out to RS and bought some new stuff for myself and my friend. Got him the Starsky & Hutch Torino SE. Anything we should be aware of on that car? Sticker on the bottom says 01A04. Also picked up a bunch of body kits, a case, etc, all on clearance right now. No SEs that I liked on sale, so if I'm paying full price, I think I'll watch out for the Mustang Mach 1. I was considering the Ford GT. I did buy the ZZ F-150, which was dated 04A04 which is on sale now for $10. I saw a few older ZZs (based on date), but figured this would have all the kinks out of it and the latest version PCB and since the body styles didn't matter to me, I went for it. Brought it home, charged it and the thing flies! Switched motors and gears and it gets lost very quickly under the stove in the kitchen. Glad reverse now works, otherwise for a moment I thought I lost it.

So there was a problem with my original ZZ. I made the old one stock again and tried to drive it, but it just creeped along for a few minutes and died. I was actually surprised it did move with the stock motor and gear, guess with that setup there was enough torque to get it going, if just barely. The guy at Radio Shack also plays with these (and Xmods) and told me to bring this one back and he'll exchange it, although I don't have the receipt anymore, I tossed it a month ago when I bought it. But what I might do now is just return the F-150 with the old ZZ guts and exchange it. Probably less of a hassle than trying without a receipt. Didn't want the F-150 body anyway, just wanted the newer inside guts. Might upgrade then to an SE when I exchange it so I basically have one of each. The ZZ with purple motor and red gears seems way too fast for inside, so if the SE is slower, it might be more fun and controlable.

Mike