Top ten things rc related things that piss you off.

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

#1 losing that 1 part you need to finish it. It not being where you put it only to find it exactly there 2 hours later (twilight Zone blue men episode)

#2 Letting someone drive your car and crashing it and HAVING to say "its ok man $5 I can fix it" so they don't cry..$25 and 5 hours later.. azzwads

#3 getting all your crap in the car, driving 50 miles to the track and having your RC car crap out after 5 minutes due to Castles crappy switch, not knowing WTF.. TY Patrick for fixing it !

they changed the switches finally?!

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

"keep it clean" jerkoffs. I was helping a noob tune in a redcat buggy (lame on top of lame, right?) and of course he had no temp. unit or any idea that there's a target window for temp. I had him running decent, but just to be sure I gave his cooling head the ole spit test. Well he freaked out! I spit on his baby! He wanted to keep it clean and put it back on his shelf to look pretty. I was going to explain to him the inherit traits of 2 stroke engines but he was in full temper tantrum mode, so I just said, "good luck" and rolled away

Shame on him for not knowing that you have to tune an engine, shame on him for not knowing to carry a temp gun, shame on him for pitching a tantrum, but all the signs are there for an unresonable idiot, thus you should have warned him. I mean if he doen't know any of that stuff, how is he gonna know that doing something "gross" is a good thing in this case.

My piss off list in no particular order.

1) I hate my passion to take a excellent +10 year old design (maybe older IDK how long it was on the drawing board) and try to make it compete with 2moro's tech truggies. The Maxx really did change everything but it is ancient! Still I continue...

2) Nitro guys who know nothing of electric, and like to show and tell it. Most I've seen know almost nothing of nitro, their own "art".

3) Soldering

4) Glueing

5) lack of real standards in our industry, particularly with batts.

6) Prices of specific types of items

7) Rarity of tracks within 2 hours

8) Shipping

9) There are good noobs. I was one once, still am with some stuff. Then there are bad noobs. Thus bad noobs.

10) bad deals



Still I love this hobby, the facts that make me happy far out way this and any other pissy lists.

Edit: Oh yeah and faulty switches on the MMM. And the MMM case... and the fan.

[shaunjohnson]

i actually fixed one of these issues!!
the #255 "can i try?"
i bought a micro-T and took that to school. at the time it was the only RC i owned that didnt cost more than my real car
let em drive that, soo much fun!!
hell with the lipo upgrade it almost beat the nitro noob with the cheap nitro 2wd ST

the people who say "it isnt worth that" usualy come around after i pull off a few big air jumps and the ensuing ooooOOOOOOOooooo's that follow make it seem worth it


oh!!
and my #15 thing that pisses me off!!
RESALE VALUE you can never get anywhere near back than what you paid, unless you bribe a noob. nitro sells, electric dont. we can make a killing here though hehe.
buy a slash when it has just been released, get it shipped here, it WILL sell for over $100 more than it's value. i mean dude, E-revo (not the BL) comes out, lands here in australia for $600 add or whatever, SELLS ON EBAY FOR $1000!!! (and the dumb noob with the V-twin setup still cant sell his for $1200)

[Bondonutz]

I've ben thinking about this thread for a couple days and it honestly took me a while to name 10 things I hate about the hobby.


1. The noise from a Nitro motor, especially having to constantly blip the throttle to keep the F-in' thing running.

2. Stupid little children that ask the age old questions of "How much", "How fast", "Can I drive it", "Can you build me one/where can I get one" .

3. Spending hours fine tuning, testing,wrenching and waiting till the weekend to run and you break your shit 1 minute after plugging in the friggin' lipo.

4.Your so called "Buddy" who laughs after he drives his all aluminium LST2 into your shin and cripples you for a couple days.

5. Pussy whipped friends who's wifes trash talk our RC's saying their stupid little toys, those bitches need a smack. You know who you are.

6. The TRX forum with noobs who post 10 pictures of their completely stock Emaxx thinking no one else has one ?? Idiots

7. Beer is not allowed at the tracks, Travesty !

8. Solder that refuses to stick despite a hot iron,flux and lots of patience ?

9. Having to climb up a 40 foot tall dirt hill and every step I take I sink up to my knees all to flip my dam truck back over. Hey I'm fat, If I wanted excercise I'd jog ?

Drum roll please;
10. Maxxed out Credit Cards and the truck you ben waiting months to be released is now availible AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH !

[BrianG]

OK, here's my top 10 (in no particular order):

1: Cost of tires/bodies. Outrageous!

2: The "My uncle/friend/brother/father/pet has one that goes faster".

3: Nitro in general. The tuning, mess, smell, sound - all of it!

4: Glueing tires. I can never get it right. So, I get premounts and they can't get it right either (actually, they do, but they don't stay together).

5: Spending several hours cutting, fitting, painting even a basic body just to have it all scratched up in 5 minutes. Driving better would solve this, but that's not an option.

6: Nitro in general. The tuning, mess, smell, sound - all of it!

7: The LHS never, EVER, having the parts or raw materials I need.

8: Kids asking if they can try it. Yeah, right.

9: Having to mod a brand new part because it just doesn't fit like it is supped to.

10: Nitro in general. The tuning, mess, smell, sound - all of it!

Is it possible that Brian actually hates something more then fans?

[BrianG]

lol, in my desire to express my displeasure of nitro, I forgot all about fans!

[gixxer]

Originally Posted by BrianG

lol, in my desire to express my displeasure of nitro, I forgot all about fans!

Never thought I would hear that one.

[Gee]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Fly in to Seattle - I'll drive us over to the flat land...I wanna see this too!

You fellows bring a change of cloths. I've been trying to tune for two summers now. Just when I think I got it, the clouds give way and I have to tune it for no clouds. Then I have to retune for when I drive it in the shade. Then a quick adjustment for crossing the hot street. Then a little different tune for climbing the ramp I have on the front steps. Of course all that depends on which tuning screwdriver is used. 100 proof with the no pulp orange juice is prefered.


Last night I started trimmng a new body. That reminded me how much I dislike doing it.

Trimming the overpriced lexan bodies.


There are some funny one's in this thread that are so true and you just rofl becuase it has happened to all of us at one time or another. Well except for cutting anlge iron in the nude. lol

[jayjay283]

#4 The fact that RC companies think that dismissing the public opinion wont catch up with them. In including you all.....

#5 Mike wont Make us the Maxx CD BOOOOOOOMN

[redshift]

Originally Posted by Gee

I've been trying to tune for two summers now. Just when I think I got it, the clouds give way and I have to tune it for no clouds. Then I have to retune for when I drive it in the shade. Then a quick adjustment for crossing the hot street. Then a little different tune for climbing the ramp I have on the front steps. Of course all that depends on which tuning screwdriver is used. 100 proof with the no pulp orange juice is prefered.

And BG hates nitros so much, he listed it twice!

That's cheating!

No, wait I mean that's common sense

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

#1 losing that 1 part you need to finish it. It not being where you put it only to find it exactly there 2 hours later (twilight Zone blue men episode)

I usually lose that part then make a large order of spare parts that I need and forget the 1 part that I need. Then I have to place an order for just that one part (shipping sucks) and once I get it all back together I put my hand in my pocket and there's the part I needed all along.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by redshift

And BG hates nitros so much, he listed it twice!

That's cheating!

No, wait I mean that's common sense

Actually, I listed it 3 times. My first real R/C was a nitro Revo and got so tired of the tuning hassles, getting it to start, cleaning the air filter, removing the oil/dirt muck that gets everwhere, the noise, and the smell, that I have never missed it. Every time I hear/see a nitro motor, I actually get angry.

[redshift]

DOH yeah you did.... triple hater!!!

[kalbien]

I got one I haven't saw here. Somebody asking for an advice what to buy. You ask for a budget and how seriously they want to take it... ? "well not sure, but quite a lot, so no problem and I would like to race on top level, so really seriously" ok so you link him 500$ truggy, 300$ radio and 300$ combo... no batteries or servo... they send you back a link to chinese RTR combo 1/8 truggy for 300$ with a "I guess this is looking about the same, but way cheaper, what do you say?" grrr

and destroying my tekin rotor 4times during season... I hate breakdowns which was not my mistake.. the other ones too, but at last I am the one to blame to try topspeed on straight (thanks wallot for bringing speed gun) and crashing my truggy at 60km/h flat out.. :)


and if you are going to borrow you car (like my nephew or my girlfriend who I just cacannot say no...) turn it down to 20% throttle and with little kids, just give them the wheel and operate the throttle. It work just fine and you don't have to be "rude" by refusing it.