Follow Up Review - HobbyKing Quanum Vandal (also sold as: FTX Vantage, INTEGY i10B, VRX/RiverHobby Spirit, Arrowind - truggy)

Follow Up Review - HobbyKing Quanum Vandal

Intro

The initial review ended with a brushed choice of motor and ESC. They were terrible!!! At first run with 3S LiFePO4 after 20 meters the ESC would stop... And the speed was sooo lame, like 5 Mph.

After this I went back to brushless 3300KV and the truggy body. It was fun to run at the track, and in the park. That is until a screw untightened and I lost a dogbone from the back. That was fun... at HobbyKing it was in BACKORDER, at the local store not in stock as well, a 4mm shorter version from HSP/Ebay proved to be too short after a pack and popped out (lost). The FTX Vantage part from Ebay (FTX Vantage: Rear Drive Shaft (1pc) FTX6214) saved me, as it was a perfect fit :)

HobbyKing Quanum Vandal (also sold as: FTX Vantage, INTEGY i10B, VRX/RiverHobby Spirit, Arrowind - truggy) Review

Intro

This truck had been covered by so many reviewers that is hard for me to say something new. Still, one more perspective cannot hurt, right?

I bought the kit version from HobbyKing so that is the one I will write about.

The packaging was nice and intact and arrived to my door (in Romania that is) from Holland for just about $15. Not much, considering local delivery (same city) is about $5. I was surprised to find that all the screws were perfectly tightened (I could have not done a better job myself) and all the parts were there. Other guys on forums complained about screws, but for me was perfect. The diffs seemed well shimmed, so the first impression was great.

Jamara Tiger EP 4WD 2,4GHz 1:10 503851

Please remember that this is an ongoing post (last update June 19 2015).

So, you bought a Jamara 503851 - Tiger EP 4WD 2,4GHz 1:10 brushed!
The parts are somewhat expensive and hard to find outside Germany (in Romania it is). The shipping cost usually exceeds or is too high compared to spare part price. Upgrade parts (ex. Aluminium) are basically nonexistent for this model. What to do about that, you ask?