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I highly recommend this platform for 4wd 1/10th scale racing. I owned the 410R as well, and for the budget minded- it is a great platform with only a few weaknesses. This new V3 has new wheel hexes (you can run the pins if you want to use the older style wheel) and more room for electronics. While there is more room, it is still very cramped. I have the Tekin RS Pro and Spektrum mini RX and it's still a very tight fit. Granted, it's better than the previous version, but not by much. The new shocks are very, very nice. This buggy is nearly as stable as an 1/8th scale and soaks up bumps well, jumps well and has a ton of steering. I've gone through a couple sets of slipper outdrive bearings, but other than that I've had zero failures. On the last version I lost a rear diff but after equal (if not more) track time, this version's diffs are hanging in there. Overall the improvements over the last version are few but significant and in my opinion, this thing outperforms all the other current 1/10th 4wd offerings. The saddle pack configuration provides a very low CG and allows the chassis to be very narrow and balanced. Having said that, the packs are very difficult to get in and out. My suggestion is to purchase a pack which allows you to charge at a high C rating so you can cycle the pack between heats. On most race days, I run 3 heats and a main without ever taking the pack out, just charging between rounds. You could remove them and replace them with a charged pack, but it's a pain and it puts stress on the rear output of the slipper/shaft. It's best just to eliminate that frustration if you can, and run a single saddle pack all day (IMHO). Performance wise, this buggy is really incredible, it's well worth putting up with some of the frustrations that the design causes, because those design choices are the ones that really allow the platform to deliver like no other on the track. |
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