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Old 10-09-2014, 02:19 PM
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Move along people...nothing to see here!
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I hope the Tesla "D" announcement is better than this....

But there are a few nice features...not revolutionary...
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Old 10-09-2014, 02:39 PM
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To all the haters out there this car is brand new and already sitting in 6th place in practice. X ray didnt even make top ten in 2012 ead haters
Don't think anyone is saying they hate the car. More that HPI/HB missed the chance to REALLY push the envelope and innovate in line with their marketing hype. I'm sure the car is incredibly fast and will do great at the worlds.
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19 pages of speculation...this thread is awesome...
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Originally Posted by trackout
Don't think anyone is saying they hate the car. More that HPI/HB missed the chance to REALLY push the envelope and innovate in line with their marketing hype. I'm sure the car is incredibly fast and will do great at the worlds.
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Lol. I wish I could see all the faces of the guys that thought it was gonna be a shaft drive car.
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A lot of this going on
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Originally Posted by trackout
Don't think anyone is saying they hate the car. More that HPI/HB missed the chance to REALLY push the envelope and innovate in line with their marketing hype. I'm sure the car is incredibly fast and will do great at the worlds.
Yep, don't hate the car. It just solidifies that the current designs are set in stone. Just didn't like the way HPI/HB hyped it up like it was the best thing since sliced bread, re-discovered fire, and re-invented the wheel. Maybe they thought it was a funny joke
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Yes, the marketing people got over excited about things. But here is the bottom line. The old car didn't live up to the standards people expect from a HB sedan. It's no secret. This isn't trying to reinvent the wheel. This is just a better car that is going to give a world caliber performance. As you are seeing already with Andy and JJ. Not a lot of time on the car and getting up to speed quickly.



And if shaft cars were better, everyone would be making one.
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I'm a bit disappointed that it's not purple. Seems HPI/HB have a branding problem. I've never owned a non HPI/HB sedan, but if I'm going to go orange, I might as well get an Xray.
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Originally Posted by SpidarX
I'm a bit disappointed that it's not purple. Seems HPI/HB have a branding problem. I've never owned a non HPI/HB sedan, but if I'm going to go orange, I might as well get an Xray.
The offroad cars are orange. Have been for awhile.
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I'm a bit disappointed that it's not purple. Seems HPI/HB have a branding problem. I've never owned a non HPI/HB sedan, but if I'm going to go orange, I might as well get an Xray.
It looks like only the washers are orange, the rest of the car is black. You could always use purple washers.
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sorry dave i was interested in the pro 5...since i have a pro 3 and 4...just another me too car...stating facts...shouldn't have been called pro 5...more like tcxxx would be more accurate
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