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WLToys 12427. Anyone else use/have one? (butts.international)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/rc_cars

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Not the catchiest of names for an RC car, but not terrible considering it's price. Good enough for a dog chase vehicle.

Combo (I think) ESC/receiver seems to overheat pretty quickly and the rear driveshaft no longer sent power to the axle (ball joint mounting failure).

Aftermarket (aluminum?) replacement driveshafts were actually worse as they fell apart under load. Had to replace the roll pin with a steel nail and use heat shrink tubing to get everything to stay together.

Anyone else have experience with this car/buggy/thing?

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[–] MetalAirship 1 points 1 year ago

Lol at the idea of a "dog chase vehicle", that's both brilliant and hilarious. In my (limited) experience most of the cheaper Chinese brands don't hold up very well, especially compared to the more "mainstream" brands (Traxxas, Arrma, etc...). We had a guy in our group with a Redcat truck and not only did it break constantly, even when it was working it handled and performed noticeably worse than the least expensive Arrma on the track. Although I guess if you're not racing it then speed/performance probably isn't much of a concern