only negatives for me are:

1) limited battery choices

2)steering slop.it has more slop than my 1 1/2 yr old xray.but already fixed it with a couple of shims
king pin,hinge pin,steering post and oring on outdrives

The skids are cheaper than I seen them when first released, thats good because I thought that was pretty high.
I'll stick with my Hyper 9E,I'm VERY pleased with it. I'm not good enough to worry weither my lap times will be shorter with a different buggy anyway.

i was actually about to get the hyper9e before these came out and the new features/layout made me curious.

if i get rid of some of my other cars ill still probably get the hyper too:whistle:

I guess it depends on what they were driving before in relation to lap time increases... This new buggy sports the extra wide tires as well, which as we all know can make or break you in a race. I have no doubt it handles decent, but when I start seeing it beating some folks w/ talent that are running 8ight's I'll be a bit more convinced. I will give it one thing.. with coupons it's CHEAP for a 1/8 brushless setup.

i need some opinions on my situation:

i recently started running it hard on a small track(10th scale)
i started noticing that my packs only charged from 2500 to 2700mah.
i only get 14 mins with a 15 pinion,geared for 42mph
and 11mins with 1 a 13t pinion,geared for 37mph.the temps are fine
and is topping out at 135 on the motor but it is cooler with the 15 t pinion.
it starts cogging at the 11 and 14 min mark and just thought that it was the LVC.im just wondering why it wont use up all the charge on the batteries.very confused

set up:

novak HV maxx 6.5
4s trakpower 5400
4s peak racing 4800
AKA gridirons

Larger pack(150mm and over) not allowed?
Battery COG adjustment not allowed?
All heavy things(Motor and batt) on left side?
..... just wondering what the designers were thinking about. Maybe just to be coming out with a differenciated product.

OMG .....:)
That's some serious criticism when obviously,you haven't seen one run
wait til you see one on the track.or you can read a lot of good experiences with it on other sites.I'm not saying it's the best.but it sure is great
Don't knock it til you try it:)

Im loving the Ve8. All the 'heavy' components on the left side isnt much of an issue since its very close to centerline, and the servo's and esc are pushed farther right. The suspension handles great! One thing I dislike is the fact that the Neu/Castle 2650 motor shaft sticks out into the battery tray. I glued some stiff foam to keep my batteries back towards the back. I use Elite 5000mah 4s and they have a half inch of room to spare in the 'small battery tray.' I just finished tweaking some camber and toe settings and will give it a run here when my TX batteries finish charging. I also changed some ESC settings as I noticed the car was noticeable slower than my RC8 with the same components. Maybe its the gearing, as Im running 16/50 (geared for ~35MPH).

Ve8 uses truggy style high ratio diff gears, your have to gear to compensate.:sarcastic:

I thought the RC8 uses high ratio diffs also. Thanks for the info tho.

I tried a 19 tooth today and still could not clear a jump that the RC8e would clear easy - using the exact same motor and batteries. Only changed the ESC from a MMM to a Flux which I thought would be the same since its settings are identicle.

I use one of THESE to keep the motor shaft out of the battery area in my Ve8.

I must say at the first time i saw pics of these buggy i was a little spectical . But i saw one at the track today . All i can say is WOW :surprised:. I was very impressed with the car . It was probably the fastest e-buggy on the track . If i get another buggy this could be the one i get . The limited battery choices could be a issue thou .

I solved my slow Ve8 problem! It was the flux ESC. I swapped it out with the MMM esc from the RC8e and it now skies the huge tripple on my track. Had no problem skying the huge triple at Downtowns 8th Wonder in Barona today. The Ve8 is awesome! I managed to snap a turnbuckle end (plastic piece thats $0.50 each (8 for $4)).. but I don't blame the car - I landed wrong HARD!

Which of the 40c hard case lipo's from HC will fit this buggy ?.

Any of the ones that are 137mm long would fit.