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Originally Posted by skellyo
I had a Slash, 2 of them actually. Aside from a stock shock cap popping off, I never had any breakage from bashing. This includes running one of them with a MMM, Medusa 36-60-2000 and 4S. I have no durability complaints regarding the 2WD Slash.
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You don't wanna know how hard we beat our trucks
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Originally Posted by skellyo
It's not necessarily about needing replacement parts. However, with knowing the parts are plentiful, it's a little easier to justify bashing the vehicle harder since parts are easier to find and won't keep it shelved for a week+ each time waiting on parts to be delivered.
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Ah, see there's a difference between us. It's been at least 3 weeks since I drove anything
Nitrohouse is only a one-day wait for me
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Originally Posted by skellyo
There's a little to be said for the extra ground clearance of the Slash chassis, especially for those folks that want to put larger tires on it to make it more of a 4WD Stampede. So what if it doesn't handle as well?!? A Stampede doesn't handle for crap, but it's still fun as hell to drive. Every new truck doesn't have to be based on a buggy/truggy platform to be something fun to drive. This hobby is about fun right, or have you guys forgotten that? Not everything is about competition.
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Fun... school kinda takes that out of us at times. Yet again you're right, just driving a 4x4 Slash would be fun! Stampede, I'm not so sure (not my cup of tea). However, if my truck is performing better than my buddy's then I'm having
more fun
Sorry to say we're gonna have to agree to disagree.