Held an SC8 in my hands today.......

[bearrickster]

Well I finally fingered one at a LHS. I gotta admit I'm pretty disappointed! The 'cage is plastic! It sure looks like a metal cage in all the pics I've seen. I don't remember reading anywhere that it was plastic although I may have overlooked it in all my excitment. The whole thing looks kinda toyish (plastic) but thats how all the new rc cars look and the reason I don't buy new cars anymore. I guess I'm going to wait longer than expected to buy this and see how others like it and to see if (when) someone makes a METAL roll cage for it.

man its almost a grand now if they add a metal cage you will be tradeing in your real car for one just do like we did spend 180 and get the slash and beat the snot out of it

[hugger19]

TOO BAD THEIR $700.00!!!

[fastang]

Well I finally fingered one at a LHS. I gotta admit I'm pretty disappointed! The 'cage is plastic! It sure looks like a metal cage in all the pics I've seen. I don't remember reading anywhere that it was plastic although I may have overlooked it in all my excitment. The whole thing looks kinda toyish (plastic) but thats how all the new rc cars look and the reason I don't buy new cars anymore. I guess I'm going to wait longer than expected to buy this and see how others like it and to see if (when) someone makes a METAL roll cage for it.

man its almost a grand now if they add a metal cage you will be tradeing in your real car for one just do like we did spend 180 and get the slash and beat the snot out of it

No kidding! My real race truck has suffered because of me getting into this vintage rc10 stuff. Its so much easier to drop $50-$100 for rc parts vs $500-$1000 for the race truck.

[bearrickster]

Ive got to say I have never been in the Traxxas fan club. but the guys at my Local Track run the hell out of the slashes stock and have a blast. Cheep so I got on and love it. you never know?