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Old 10-29-2013, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by bigwavedave33
If you are not going to race and want to play out doors on the street any of the Carbon Fiber based cars are a waste of cash. Realize these types of cars are designed to run a ride height of 5-6mm. In the street you will hit every pebble, rock, manhole cover etc. They are expensive to maintain and are more fragile than something made for fun in the street.
Originally Posted by ThePanda
Yep, a good alternative is the ta06 pro, or a nice ta05
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