Just got off the phone with HPI in regards to Savage Flux Lipo'sk, gears, NIMH, diffs

[Unsullied_Spy]

Thanks for the thread, this should help clear up quite a few issues for people. Sounds like HPI really takes care of their customers, makes me much more likely to purchase another HPI product in the future, they were also very helpful when my Baja ate it's own engine.

[shaunjohnson]

well if this announcement wont make poor un-knoledged noobs stop whining about melted MMM's then nothing will

one of these days i reckon castle should make a bomb proof ESC for 1/8th trucks...kinda like a MMM v4...
basicly increase everything so that the 40v FET/CAP brake reading is not even close to being reached.
and you can pull 200A's out of it but it will shut down after 2 secs of pulling that many amps, waterproof too would make
it very appealing to traxxas/HPI methinks :)

anyways...what a good phone call

[JThiessen]

Good job Bryce. I have to say, it was starting to look like you were "ambulance chasing" in a way with a lot of your posts. Most of what HPI said there is information that has been stated on many of the theads here, but I think you really needed to hear it from HPI to ease your fears. Being informed with facts and data is the key to most anything.

I am very excited to hear that there is something coming for the diffs. I think HPI realized it caused its own warranty downfall with its publicity video - there must be thousands of kids out there doing standing backflips with thier trucks thinking its ok due to the video. I know I do it every now and then, with this stupid guilt feeling lurking in the shadows........

I wonder how many people will actually take the time to place a warranty claim on a diff? 20 to 30 bucks in parts or so, right?

ps., on edit - maybe the info should go in a sticky here or on the Savage Forum.