[Overdriven]

I saw this thread and waited for the lively comments, and then was shocked to see a MA rep. Then I got to about page 4 and was suprised this thread was still open. While I'm not saing the points raised weren't valid, I would've thought more restraint would've been enforced. But I can see reasons why they weren't enforced as much as I thought they would be. I know there's more than a few here who at the least feel they've "wasted" their money, but I hoped they would hold those sentiments back a little to keep him around till we dug deeper. Rememeber these guys are used to having mods who rely on their ad $ or do the moderating themselves. Still it wouldve been big of him to admit some shortcomings of previous products, legal ramifications be damned.

What I really hoped to see was more discussion about how their new tests are performed exactly, and what were the old one's. I think the new test is a step in the right direction, but does it use a load on the motor? Does it have varying throttle, how quick does it ramp up if it does, is it comparable to "nailing it" off the line in a 1/8. Bringing up the great experiences some have had, just makes them say "nope not going to change any minds here, I'm gone".

Personally, I might buy MA in the future, I'll spend the extra $ for the good stuff (zippy's never, have enerland now, I want some neu's or g3's). But only if they've proven themselves and are more open to answering questions about their products and showing data. That doesn't mean no failures, I'd buy another MMM V3 even though my 1st one flamed within 2 weeks and it seems there's a new post about another flamer at least every month. And there's alot less options in the HV ESC world than the lipo world.

I sincerely hope Austin comes back, and if he doesn't maybe we should invite him back. Because I believe this discusion needs to continue. Mostly because you'll never see it happen anywhere else. Just remember Austin, most of us are more knowledgable than the majority of other forums, and that we are also members of those other forums too.