Originally Posted by _cyclops_
but some things, like the fitting of the arms and the free movement is something that serpent has always had... and it's less with the 710, but it still has some things that remind me of what i hear from 'the past'.... and what i remember from my 705...
There must be a problem with your car, as I've never had this with the 710 - everything fits perfectly. I've built two kits from scratch and I've replaced many parts on each car and never, never have I had a situation where the fit wasn't perfect.
it's annoying me that i just can't screw it together and it's all free... it's never been that case with my car.. and then i hear other brands not having that problem... and the diff removal is nice, but i don't use that to often, why should i, the diff is adustable from the outside....
The diff is just and example - the whole car is like this - you can take particular items off the car without having to disassemble the whole car. The RRR is like this too, but building it was a lot more difficult than the 710 - none of the arms dropped freely and I spent many hours working on the RRR until everything worked as it should.
the people i listen to are good at R/C racing and do know what they are talking about, it's not just braging about there own brand, but saying what's 'not so good' about the car and the brand (serpent in general).. maybe we hear more negative things about serpent here in the netherlands.. don't know...
Well, I don't bother listening to people who tell me what's not good about my car - I let my experience tell me what's good and what's not - I couldn't care less what the other guy thinks. I hear people complaining about different things at races and at the track the whole time - most of the time, the ones complaining are the problems themselves.
now serpent is changing a lot, there's new shocks coming, the 960 comming and there are still other parts in development for the 710, then there is some news about serpent that makes me happy (can't tell what i think...), the news we hear at the mach track is very nice, but it will take long before we (the customer) see result of it... and i know it takes long to develop something, but waiting for new stuff you want/need just sucks!
The very reason I stick with Serpent lies within you above statement: development! Which ever car it is, you know they are constantly working to make the car better than it already is. We've had the chassis and the 21T front pulley already this year, which really improved the car a lot. Now there are some improved shocks coming, too. Maybe at one time Serpent was different and maybe this is why some people have bad opinions about them - I've only been in RC for 2.5 years, so my experience is still limited - but today I see a company who listens to me and wants to know my opinion about its products - they give me feedback and have a huge resource of information which helps me get the most out of my car. I don't know another company which provides this service to their customers.
Of course each hobby can be frustrating, as you mentioned - and this is something you have to live with - everyone is frustrated at some point, but then when its good, its really good!! and the good outweighs the bad by a long way
