Tony P, I think what happened to Tony G's gearbox and the battery life shortage are related. Carpet is tough on gearboxes and, given the greatly reduced wheelspin from asphalt, it's harder on batteries, too.

Why didn't Tony just fix his M-03? They're good cars that way: just replace the broken bits and go. That's about a 30 minute endeavour, tops.

BTW: Minus 5? That's it? Pffft! Then again, I'd keel over at +45, so I guess we're even.

Jim