Redcat RacingRampage Chimera SR Sand Rail Vehicle, Black/Blue, 1/5 Scale

Being that this redcat chimera is one of the cheapest gas 1/5 scale cars out there, it's awesome. It isn't the fastest, but it's still a blast running it. Break in process was simple, fired up on third pull on it's first start. Killswitch was easy to install. It handles great, replacement parts are cheap. The only 2 issues right out of the box, it's only 2 channels, for me wasn't a big deal because I already had a 7 channel radiolink and a receiver for it already. Second issue was one of the screws for pull start housing was stripped when I went to remove it to install the killswitch. I called redcat and they were going to replace whatever was needed to fix the issue. They said to do whatever needed to be done to remove the screw. Take pictures and submit part list and they would take care of it. I drilled the screw out and retapped threads to clean out debris. I'm to impatient to go through the warranty process and went ahead and got on Amazon and ordered 2 screws and spacers from redcat for $12.99. I has total confidence it would have been taken care of, drilling out the screw went perfect and no additional damage occurred, I didn't want to wait. If it doesn't stay tightened and backs out then I'll make a warranty claim, but do far so good.Update car is good but having issues with exhaust burning through the plastic roll cage. If you jump it or roll it the exhaust moves. I've taken everything apart twice to fix roll cage. I just ordered a different exhaust. I'm going to run it for a while and I'll do a review on it and I may update this review again.

awesome rc car

This thing is Fast not for the beginner in the hobby although the controller is able to adjust for the beginner , be sure to follow recommendations per RedCat and break it in properly and use removable strength locktite on all metal to metal connection pointsAnd you will have a great experience with the product

wing was broken during shipment

It’s fun , you can say I have a weed eater R/C car . It’s not all that fast , but it is fun , make sure you check all the screws you can find , I lost a balljoint sleeve day 2 . You definitely want an engine kill switch , I had to jog about 200 yards to get my car in the woods after it took off full throttle with no control at all , I believe the receiver died . I’ve since changed it and waiting on the kill switch . Up against a tree full throttle for about 3 minutes is not ideal. It handles decent , it will flip over if you’re not careful. Overall I like it , it’s cool to watch people’s reactions when you crank up the 2 stroke and rap the throttle. It’s not a nitro it’s pump gas .. as a matter of fact . If you want to continue to rebuild the carb use pump gas . For the cost vs carb repair time , I use trufuel 4 cycle and add the oil myself . I’ll never have carb problems. Used it for years in all my 2cycle engines. The car is fun it handles good and it’s huge I would recommend getting one, The price not so nice . But gotta pay to play I guess . Hope this helps. I also got the Rampage XT . Fun as well , handles better in my opinion, harder to flip .. these things are fun .

Already right out of the box it's broken...

The overall experience with this product has 2 faces, the first one is about the overall view of the product, it seems to be made with good quality materials expect from some few parts, but generally I like the product itself, it looks awesome. The second face is about running the vehicle, everything was nice for the first couple of tanks while doing the break in, but after the 3rd or 4th tank the engine stopped, and after trying tu turn it on the engine got stuck in the first pull :/ I have to send it back and claim my money back. I've heard that the engines redact uses are Chinese clones, so you should be aware of this.

This RC is a must get and recommend to being a 2 stroke but despite delivery and shipping you might have broken parts but the Redcat team will be there to assist and make it right