also how does this car track through the rough with its natural basics like someone mentioned in a previous post every car has them but im just wondering whats the things about the serpent before i decide to spend my summers pay on one.

i have a question when putting the diffs into the housings...the rubber boot do you need it? it doesn't fit very well and also what holds that ring in place on the coupler?

the serpent likes to stay on power almost everywhere. I use very little brakes and just a smidge in the air if needed to downside the jump. I am on throttle in some amount almost everywhere.

the cars smooth turns on dime and it just works ever time i pass the remote it only hours be4 there ordering one on there smart phone at the track.
the boot is good to have just push it in it be fine. the case it self holds the ring.

I'm not. It's simply too expensive. The kit itself is not far more expensive than e.g. Mugen or Losi but parts are. I would love to have one but Serpent is not very popular in my area yet and the prices are ridiculously high.

If you were talking about a 1/10 car, I would understand the parts price issue. But if your rarely going to be braking anything, it's almost a non-factor. When it comes to 1/8 buggy the big money is spent not on the car, not on parts, but on tires. That has nothing to do with which car you choose.

I felt the same way before I made the move to the serpent spent 5 bills on spare parts and I still have a lot with a year worth of racing these machines are super durable wouldn't make up stories even the drive train pins last coming from a Losi very happy with its package.

Before I even had the car I had spent 190 on tires. Lol. And I was happy to only spend that much. Buy the front and rear shock springs and some basic parts. That's all you will need to have some fun. Mine was locked in out of the box. I run the only serpent e buggy and one guy runs the truggy. That is all in my area as far as serpent support. Come join the team. The on line spport is excellent.

Im struggling to get spares in the UK, there is only one stockist and then alot of the spares arent stocked.

when i buy one amain will be my number 1 support since the shops in aus either take ages to get parts or just dont stock them kinda sad but ill find out since ive heard nothing but great things about walter rc in aus which is where im getting my 811 be.

As I mentioned before I really like the design of Serpent and I think it's currently one of the most interresting buggies on the market. In spite of being a non-aggressive driver I like to have spare parts. I know that most of the time they are not needed. I've been driving a Losi car for about 3 years which was extremely unpopular here. I had a box of parts and none of the suspension parts were used but to know that when something goes wrong you will not be able to do anything takes much of the pleasure of racing. Most of my friends (who could help me at the track) drive Mugens so that's the main reason I decided to buy an ECO.

Which is a very good reason, help with that one item can make or break a fun race day! On my behalf have only 1 other cobra driver at the track, and he's not always racing every weekend. The other E's were not completely satisfying to me (not that there's anything wrong with them) so I ended up with the serpent.
I hear people saying things right before a race like "I guess the serpent is the real deal" or "dude are you kidding me, you're in second!?" LOL. I'm not the best driver but this car is making me like that. I will hear my lap time as I'm crossing the line and think to myself, "how in the world did I just turn that fast of a lap?". It feels like you're going slow but that''s how this buggy likes to be driven, under control and steady.

the setup sheet that came with the serpent said 4 and 6 for the rear inserts, is that what everybody is starting with? is everybody is using 0 and 0 in the front also?

That's what I did, so far so good.

Got a Tekin 2050kv RX8 combo on my serpent 811be

Everything set up perfectly, solder on great. Motor does not run if I plug in sensor wire. Tried replacing the sensor wire but still same. (servo works with it plugged in but no throttle) If I take it off the wire, motor runs... any help would be appreciated.

FYI

I setup the same on my Losi SCTE 4600kv rx8. w/ sensor wire (works fine)

Both cars on programmed to my Spektrum DX3s