Tamiya Astute part availability

[top cat mike]

Kicking around the idea of picking up an Astute. As I like to drive (and crash) my cars I was wondering about the part availability with this car. Complete cars come up fairly regularly. As always any info is greatly appreciated.

[RedScampi]

Some parts are easy but others you have to buy those complete cars to pirate off of. And then hope they aren't broken. Like everything else - watch ebay.

[Synergy]

I wouldn't buy an Astute as a runner the rear susspension set up is way too fragile to the point that I have seen never run new builts with broken hubs. If you want an Astute to run buy a Super Astute they are much more resilient and have a better transmission.

See this link for more info.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2472&hilit=Astute