Originally Posted by mtveten
BSchorr,
Don't buy the CRC car. if yoy decide to go with a link car I would recommend the Speedmerchent Rev.4 over the crc anyday. The calandra's o-ring battery hold just isn't strong enough for today's heavier batts. Minor impacts are likely to cause the cells to shift or bounce damaging their shrink and in a hard off the o-ring can come off and the batts could impact your shock breaking it. The crc chassis is wider and tappered around the cells compared to the rev.4 making it difficult to tape the batts in and more likely to rub in the turns.
Mark
A thin (1/4") wide piece of tape along with the battery o-ring insures that the batteries always stay in. I put the tape towards the back of the cvhassis (behind the o-ring) to stop any posible lifting of the battery. I wont argue the CRC vs. the Rev.4, but to tell someone DONT buy a very good car...