Are the RedCats RS10 XT durable? What say you?

[halon]

Decided to make a video trying to point out that the redcat rs10 xt (at least mine and those of my bros) is actually quite durable, specially for being a RTR for less than $200. This was because I heard some people say it's no durable!



If the RS10 is not durable, then I have a huge amount of luck, because mine has survived a lot of stuff!

What say you ppl, it is or not durable?

[gotajeep]

Out of the box i guess it wasnt to bad there was def some room for improvement though. For instamce the plastic becomes pretty brittle when its cold out.overall no real complaints though mine lasted me a good month before i broke anything.

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[rc dreemer]

pretty cool... sooo are those straight out from the box? completly stock?

[halon]

Originally Posted by rc dreemer

pretty cool... sooo are those straight out from the box? completly stock?

The one (@0:2eight) that still have the "antenna", have tower pro like servos and a battery with more amps, the rest is stock. The servos are the weak part of the car.

The red/yellow (mine) have the most changes, the tires, shocks, battery servos, body, body post to fit the new body. Mostly, I simply wanted to change the looks (reds, yellows and oranges) of it to represent the channel I have on YT and also to give it an aggressive look! Here are pictures of my crawler.

The one with the "grave digger" body have a different receiver and transmitter because my nephew (while still 5 years old) broke the antenna (and his dad simply installed a receiver/transmitter he had from a maxstone eight).

I never broke anything other than 2 plastic rod ends, the gear pin on one of the axles (fixed it with a nail) and the body of the RedCat. Oh and one contact from one of the motor. Here is how to fix a contact.

[pajey]

I think it is durable but these people saying it's not what are they comparing it to? To get an xr10 running stock with electrics is about $500 plus. The red cat being $150 to $200 depending on you country that's a $300 gap. With $300 you could get new motors, ESC, tyres, decent servo up front easy depending on what you buy. One day I wish to own a xr or berg but till then will mod the $hit out of the red cat. The difference between the redcat and other moa's are the aftermarket support that makes them durable, not so much bully and berg but xr10 aren't too good out of the box. Hey G you xr guys love your VP parts. Plus the rs10 is cheaper to buy say steel gears ect. With some fine tunning and modding any rs10 can be as good as an xr10. But the problem is no aftermarket support and lack of steering on the red cat. So these are the issues us red cat drivers need to look at and come up with anwsers so we can create our own aftermarket support. Well that's it for me.

[Pat M]

Yes i've rolled mine a lot ( no 5ft drops on the wheel ends or lots of cart wheeling )

( servos - not so much )

[halon]

Originally Posted by Pat M

( servos - not so much )

Yeah, mine lasted a week, but then got 2 Tower Pro metal gears for $12!

[pajey]

My front one lasted a week, the back lasted a month so it's just the luck of the draw and how you drive. Mind you the front broke from a big roll down some sharp rocks.

[rc dreemer]

Originally Posted by pajey

I think it is durable but these people saying it's not what are they comparing it to? To get an xr10 running stock with electrics is about $500 plus. The red cat being $150 to $200 depending on you country that's a $300 gap. With $300 you could get new motors, ESC, tyres, decent servo up front easy depending on what you buy. One day I wish to own a xr or berg but till then will mod the $hit out of the red cat. The difference between the redcat and other moa's are the aftermarket support that makes them durable, not so much bully and berg but xr10 aren't too good out of the box. Hey G you xr guys love your VP parts. Plus the rs10 is cheaper to buy say steel gears ect. With some fine tunning and modding any rs10 can be as good as an xr10. But the problem is no aftermarket support and lack of steering on the red cat. So these are the issues us red cat drivers need to look at and come up with anwsers so we can create our own aftermarket support. Well that's it for me.

X2 on this....

Originally Posted by pajey

....But the problem is no aftermarket support and lack of steering on the red cat. So these are the issues us red cat drivers need to look at and come up with anwsers so we can create our own aftermarket support. Well that's it for me.

we need to band together & get the support we do have (CPE & ZNO-RC) to stay with us. maybe one way is to help with the fab work to get these guys to keep going, maybe "they" can chime in & give us some ideas too!?

[Jsouza1980]

I've had my RS-10 since christmas and i havent broken anything on it yet but i know i soon will. Servos are my next purchase