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08-27-2008, 08:11 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: marshalltown
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"Donk" vehicles are just S T U P I D! IMO!
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08-27-2008, 09:06 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CO burbs
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I'm more like our parents than I thought. What the He$$ does DONK stand for? Never heard of it - maybe that's a good thing.....  So is that something like Lexan for the rims????? Pretty scary stuff there..... Hey Crawler King - be careful there........ Might need to define the redneck thing, I like crawlers on 40s, just not plastic 28" rims..... My Daughter's first vehicle is going to be a CJ7 w/ 3/4 ton Chevy running gear and 38s.....  So back to the topic. With all the sponsored people on this board, someone has to know what this thing will be. Or is this a new way of building up the product before release. We've been - or were hearing and seeing the Slash, Slayer, LSI Desert truck, SC8......... for weeks or longer. Seems to be the way things get advertised these days. I'm not complaining, I kind of like the suspense. It gives me something to look forward to while buried in BS at work. |
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08-27-2008, 12:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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08-27-2008, 08:09 PM
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08-27-2008, 08:19 PM
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08-27-2008, 08:37 PM
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08-27-2008, 08:49 PM
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Told ya so!!:grin: | |
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08-27-2008, 09:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spanish Springs, Nv
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looks cool. Too bad it's not 4wd. A lifted 2wd rc is as lame & useless as a gay lifted 2wd 1:1.
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08-27-2008, 09:08 PM
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I have seen enough car bodies put onto 4wd chassis..... some of the odder ones were a Nissan Z on a jeep chassis, and an old mercedes on a ford chassis.... | |
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08-27-2008, 10:05 PM
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| Release your anger..  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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............ And Toy Losi continues to disappoint us by releasing lame vehicles.  Quote:
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08-27-2008, 10:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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08-27-2008, 10:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove
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I see a sweet truck body, and some maxxis creepy crawlers. If those tires are the same compound as the rock claws, I'll take some of those. |
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08-27-2008, 11:06 PM
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08-28-2008, 09:08 PM
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Meh.... I think I'll pass... Maybe if they went for a scale look and had the wheels under it instead of skated out like a goofball florida lowrider it would look cool.... I think they wouldve been better off going and building something along the lines of the slash... (not their dessert truck) where it had a scale look..... |
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08-28-2008, 09:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rectalville
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uuuuuuuuugh.... Way to go Losi... Let's release a competitor to the Stampede... ten YEARS too late to actually compete with it... in a category of RC that's virtually dead these days. Don't get me wrong, it's a cool truck, with a cool body, but you just can't out-'pede a 'pede. |
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08-28-2008, 10:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Very disappointing IMO. If they want to compete w/ Traxxas, why not build a Slash competitor? |
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08-29-2008, 12:19 AM
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Guys, I know I can't win no matter what I say and I'll probably get flamed or get the same ol Toy Losi and Raminator jokes...BUT remember this is not aimed at you guys, it's aimed at the entry level consumer and it's aimed at a price point that Hobby shops want. Believe it or not this entry level segment of the industry is very strong, besides do you think we are just out to waste money on tooling? It wouldn't make sense. Take a step back, look at the truck for what it is and who might be interested in buying it. I feel that we've done a good job with the looks of this truck trying to make it look like something you might see on the street...yes it's blingy, but how many lifted trucks to we see out there with tires going bald that have never seen dirt, there is probably more of those trucks out there than trucks like ours that we use for their real purpose. I've tested the truck and even let my mom drive it LOL, the thing is pretty durable, she actually didn't break it and she had never driven an R/c car before and just as an example, while she was driving it, a guy in a truck stopped to check it out and asked about it, love the tires and wheels and how much, etc. I love the rock crawling segment of R/C but to be dead honest as strong and opinated as people are on all R/C message boards, they are still only a drop in the bucket when it comes to the actual amount of consumers buying R/C cars, trucks, etc. This is not to discredit your opinions here (I've learned a lot from this and other boards), but maybe you should take a look at what products are aimed at before you bash it, then again, maybe I'm just taking it personal. Last edited by Rich Trujillo; 08-29-2008 at 12:38 AM. |
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08-29-2008, 01:07 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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Rich, I would have to agree with you. Personally I wouldn't buy one but when I go into the LHS, there are an aweful lot of people asking for something "fun" that they can just bash around in front of the house or take with them when they go to the park with the kids. They aren't looking for anything specific, just want to have fun. It's R/C's like this that bring people into the hobby who later find something that really catches their interest, whether it be on-road, crawling, drifting, etc. I have several friend that have been introduced to the world of R/C through entry level vehicles like this who are now completely addicted.
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08-29-2008, 07:14 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beechview/Pittsburgh
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I honmestly dont get the "toy" Losi ref... And agree with what Rich is saying, this wasnt aimed at the Crawling community... I can also see how it could be taken a bit personally, For the go fast market it fits the niche perfectly, for the beginner it does the same.... I cant wait to lay my hands on the mini crawler, I love the Losi Shocks that I am running on my crawler, and was uber impressed with their Rock crawling tires... Just think of how many 2wd monster trucks Tamiya put out there... if they announced somthing new with a LOW price point in a RTR would they get bashed? Thanks for the good work in the ROck Crawling arena Losi, we look forward to seeing more of it... (Maybe a full size 1/10 th scale rig????? |
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08-29-2008, 08:04 AM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I've never gotten the whole "toy losi" label either. People need to realize that this thread was started in the "non-crawler" section, and was posted up only as a "wonder what it'll be" thread. Many of you are shooting it down like it was purposely geared for release to this site or everyone here should like it. I think it would be a great truck to bash around with. Looks like it has some soft and springy suspension though...so not sure how it'll handle. I'd buy this from Losi before I went and bought a Stampede from Traxxas. |
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