So what's with UE?

[lincpimp]

Well if they are so good them you should not worry about replacements then!

HAHAHAHA
Just kidding!

I see your point, but nothing lasts forever. They must not be making money, or interests have shifted to something else. That is how it goes in this hobby, and life in general.

[rchippie]

I wonder if UE will make some more parts now that TRAXXAS has released a new emaxx ?.

[marc993turbo]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Well if they are so good them you should not worry about replacements then!

Yes... now i understand! You are so right... there´s no problem at all with breaking parts.

whenever i will go driving in the future i will read my last mail and tell myself:

Hmmmm, you see marc, your car is so BOMB PROOF nothing will happen to it! There is no fu*cking chance that you will brake a single part.

And voila - nothing will happen!

That´s the solution.







Marc.

[lincpimp]

Sarcasm, eh!

You were raving about the quality so I had to throw that in. Has anyone tried to contact the guys at UE? Maybe get a straight answer from them about the future?

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Sarcasm, eh!

You were raving about the quality so I had to throw that in. Has anyone tried to contact the guys at UE? Maybe get a straight answer from them about the future?

UE is totally unmatched in engineering, radical geometry improvements that improve handling and cornering, fit/finish is impeccable, and the quality of metals used are top notch as well. no other company - leading company or aftermarket company - makes anything that comes close.

it took me almost 2 years to build my supermaxx only to find that suddenly parts are no longer available. i don't build shelf queens, and it would be stupid to drive it and damage anything. i doubt anything would break, but even a scratch lessens the value.

it's totally sh*tty that robin didn't give any explanation. i've asked - he nor sam won't tell. word on the street is that robin and the machining side of the company (forget the guys name) parted ways. so UE r/c is no more. he can pump out all the friggin' harley gas tanks he likes, but i'm through.

so i sold the entire thing last night, and all spare UE parts i had.

[lincpimp]

That sucks. I tend to collect the strange rc has-beens. I bought the last thundertech pede chassis, and I have a racebomb too. Anyone know if bomb-proof are going to make anymore stuff?

[marc993turbo]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Sarcasm, eh!

Yes, a little bit...



Your avatar picture is ... no words.

The mood i am in when thinking about ue letting the supermaxx line die is kind of "double sided" (don´t know if one can say that in english... :-)) - on the one side i am angry that robin will let the SM thing die on the other side i am kind of angry because the SM cars i have cannot longer be used the way they were made for.

But as it was sad in this thread... it´s the way things go, like in real world: the old real-world cars i favour will no longer be made and the spare parts for the cars go through the roof in terms of price.

One example for German Engineering:

Porsche 993 turbo replacement engine, factory version, pricing 2006: Euro 59.000 whitout chargers.

The (whole) car was sold for about 100.000 Euro in 98 ( yes, complete, with engine, not just the chassis).

Porsche 996 replacement engine, still in production: about 9000 Euro.



So in a few years you will pay 500 Dollars for an ue center bone or suspension part.

Just kidding

Marc.