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12-08-2016, 05:39 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Hpi on terminal backorder..
Is there any credible due date for Hpi products to come back? I have been on backorder for a few bodies since June, and the venture was slated for release in December but it's been a silent topic for months Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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12-08-2016, 05:50 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dells
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
Isn't HPI out of business? I thought they were bought by traxxas.
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12-08-2016, 05:57 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
No, they made a bid at it, but they were bought by some startup company that I can't remember.. but were still supposedly still going to make stuff under the Hpi banner. Tower still shows all the stuff on order, but no status change in a while Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
12-08-2016, 08:55 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia, Near DC, USA
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
They were bought by RipMax, a British vendor that made a lot of money selling HPI products back in the day.
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12-08-2016, 09:18 PM | #5 | |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder.. Quote:
The Venture FJ Cruiser is scheduled for release in December 2017!!! HPI didn't get it. That's why they tanked. And at this rate they're proving they still don't get it. | |
12-08-2016, 09:25 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia, Near DC, USA
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
HPI waited too long to release a scale crawler in the first place. Now the market is saturated and any new entry is going to be an also-ran no matter how high-quality it is.
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12-08-2016, 09:25 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
I still want a Cup Racer.... of course with them now long out of production, they have gotten quite pricey. Never was a fan of their off-road stuff, though.
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12-09-2016, 06:12 AM | #8 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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The steering on them kinda sucked.. there is a comparable 4wd mclass raceable car on hobbyking for less than $80 called mrage I think, I'll find it.. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | |
12-09-2016, 06:15 AM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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12-09-2016, 06:17 AM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
But, back to the original question.. when are the bodies going to be available? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
12-09-2016, 08:48 AM | #11 | |||
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder.. Quote:
All they've said is that they're working on it... Quote:
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HPI is still working out supply chain issues and they're being very tight lipped about any release dates for anything. As far as I know, there is nothing official from them on the subject. | |||
12-09-2016, 08:54 AM | #12 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
The venture Facebook page from Hpi says December for the venture and the major retailers said November for the bodies.. these are quickly coming and going Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
12-09-2016, 09:02 AM | #13 | |
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12-09-2016, 10:24 AM | #14 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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But really, it's all guess-work since HPI doesn't even seem to know themselves... | |
12-09-2016, 02:51 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
I think the rationale behind holding back the Venture was the new owners of HPI saying that they wanted to get their manufacturing & supply chain under control so that parts would always be in stock.
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12-09-2016, 06:45 PM | #16 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
Kinda pointless to hold back to the point of losing your customer base.. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk |
12-10-2016, 01:06 AM | #17 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Virginia, Near DC, USA
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| Re: Hpi on terminal backorder..
It's a Catch-22 for them; if they release products before they're ready just to beat other companies to market, they will get tons of bad reviews and their market share will drop; if they wait until their products are well-tested and there are lots of spare parts available, people will buy vehicles from other manufacturers in the meantime and their market share will drop. HPI does nitro really well, and they should focus on that to rebuild their business. A new 4WD nitro stadium truck would be nice; there's zero competition in that niche anymore. Also bolt-on electric-conversion kits for older nitro vehicles, for people who don't want to run nitro anymore, would be a good idea. |
12-10-2016, 03:15 AM | #18 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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| Hpi on terminal backorder..
Whoever negotiated this deal seriously dropped the ball, simply maintaining a supply of goods is business 101. It's a load of garbage that the new owners didn't have a plan in place to keep the flow of product in place. You don't just buy a company name and then try to reinvent the wheel, you build in a transition strategy into your deal so the existing customer isn't left out in the cold.. I'm under the impression that Hpi is done at this time. This strikes me as the same thing that happened with Indian motorcycle 15 years ago, with the fact that a few times investors bought the name, and name only with no real plan in place and the only thing that was accomplished was a lot of money spent and time wasted. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
12-10-2016, 06:02 AM | #19 |
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12-11-2016, 12:47 AM | #20 | |
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