worth getting?

#1 10-23-2003, 10:51 PM

hey guys i was just skimming through the X-Mod forum and all i see is people having problems with these so is this worth getting? if so how is the steering is it fully propo? is the accel propo too? i might go shopping tomorrow night so i may get suckered into geting one

Murcielago659 · #2 10-23-2003, 11:06 PM

I for one haven't had any serious problems, so yes they're worth getting. For every one problem you see here there's probably 20 or more good ones.

batt0sai · #3 10-23-2003, 11:19 PM

I've had mine for several days now, and I haven't had any problems with it that I couldn't fix. It's an awsomce RC and for the amount of stuff you can do to it, you really can't beat the $50 price tag.

Just my 2 cents.

corysmith · #4 10-23-2003, 11:56 PM

Just cause i work at radioshack, im not saying these are that great, they are a lot of fun, i have about all the buyable add ons u can have, anyone got ideas on what u can do to make it faster without stuff from xmods?

dragon4450 · #5 10-24-2003, 02:44 AM

i just have one thing to say. people dont need help when it works right. people arnt going to be like ohh hey guys my car runs awesome and i dont have a single problem but i just wanted to be a post hog. anyways yes they are awesome i really enjoy mine and have not had a problem yet.

corysmith · #6 10-24-2003, 07:35 AM

hit nail on head

slugbugg · #7 10-24-2003, 08:22 AM

They are fun and they are worth it.They are not as refined in the TX/RX area but it does work very good just the same.
I havnt seen any trend in these cars that would point to a serious defect yet.

corysmith,
The things I'm looking at for increasing speed is making it lighter, finding a GOOD motor for it and increase batteries to 6 cell (I hope it can handle the batts)

I am still drawing on my chassis and it is almost done, just a few more things to do on it then I can cut it.(I hope it all fits together)

#8 10-24-2003, 11:05 AM

how are these compared to the mini-z's arn't mini-z's the same price?

slugbugg · #9 10-24-2003, 11:11 AM

I dont have a mini-z(strange) but these are priced way lower than a mini-z.

Murcielago659 · #10 10-24-2003, 11:13 AM

There's already a few posts comparing these to mini-z's.

Bad Company · #11 10-24-2003, 11:15 AM

I have six of these, and I haven't had any problems with any of them. I've only had one small issue on one car with the axle pins being a little longer than the depth of the plastic nuts, but I bought aluminum locknuts with an open end to take care of that.

dragon4450 · #12 10-24-2003, 11:38 AM

yah seriously man they are more then worth the $50 for them so i would seriously look into one.

bc,
how are those locking nuts working for you?

Btman · #13 10-24-2003, 02:16 PM

My three year old mini-z recently died (bad receiver board I think) so I was looking for a car to replace it. The XMODS cars have been better than I have expected so far. The steering is not as good as a stock mini-z (though still pretty good) but the suspension is better than a stock mini-z. I have not had a problem with either one of the two that I have so far. The only minor compalint I have is that you have to readjust the trim each time after you turn off the car. If your car does not track straight out of the box this is a minor issue. Overall an excellent car for the price.

#14 10-24-2003, 10:51 PM

thanks guys i guess i'm gonna have to stop by radioshack tomorrow i hope they have some

Murcielago659 · #15 10-24-2003, 11:56 PM

Don't worry about not finding one. Every Shack I've been to has had them.