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Originally Posted by skellyo
A) If it's anything like my 2wd Slash was, it'll take a beating and just laugh at you.
B) Parts availability is going to be much better than Ofna/Jammin, for stock parts and aftermarket parts.
C) I wouldn't judge a truck based solely on how it may handle on a track. I really don't give a damn since mine probably will never see a track.
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A) I've never really been impressed by the durability of the Slash. Granted, I have never owned one (didn't see a point) but from the customers who have brought theirs in I've seen a number of things that would have been easy for Traxxas to fix in the first place. Of course if you spend $50+ in upgrades then it's reasonably durable (until you go BL...) But for example, in the same conditions my stock Blitz has taken WAY more abuse than a Slash did without any part breakages until I went BL (Slash was stock and broke several parts). Not trying to make this Blitz vs Slash, though.
So if the Slash 4x4 is as durable as the 2wd, then I'd be disappointed.
B) You're definitely right on that point. Parts will be EVERYWHERE. However, I go back to my point above: you don't need parts if it doesn't break
. I'm fortunate that Nitro House is in the same city as the college I go to.
C) One of my buddies will be getting the Slash 4x4 (probably Platinum) as soon as it comes out, and we will be able to do some comparisons between it and my Hyper Mini ST-converted Hyper 10 SC. Even off the track I forsee the Slash 4x4 under-performing in comparison, but it's just skepticism for now.