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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This little guy looks awesome! Parts are available on amazon and hosim's website. The truck itself feels sturdy, the remote feels flimsy but that's ok to me.

The tuck is super fast and super zippy! It is really fast and handles very well. Great for drifting and doing donuts. It goes great on pavement, dirt, and grass, as long as it's mowed.

Shocks are ok and tires are nice enough to soften the blow of ramping. It's pretty self explanatory to figure out. But, i buzz them at full throttle over uneven ground and they are smooth, quiet and quick.



Cons

Hosim customer service *. It is a lady working from home with loud kids in the background who has no authority to authorize anything. Emailed hosim's support twice over the course of a week and have not heard back at all. There is no refund or exchang...  Read More

The stock li-ion battery pack is atrocious and would get very hot by the end of a run. Not too great on grass but okay. Best use is for pavement.

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Highlights

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Quality


The tire quality is amazing and had a solid grip on all surfaces


The shocks the tires the rc controller all are superbly built and are of very high quality you will feel the quality when you h...  Read More


I am disappointed but i’m giving it a chance


Other than that this truck just doesn’t quite

Price


The whole package is also at a very reasonable price point

Shipping


The reverse on this is scary fast 😆

Packaging/appearance


Right out of the box it does wheelies and everything you could want

Competitiveness


Bought this for my 11 year old for his bday


If youre on a budget or want to get into the hobby you cant go wrong for the price


That says a lot about my opinion of these hosim 112 vehicles


It’s a cheap rc car not the end of the world

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, fast, good, little and full.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 67.1% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 2,258 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 13 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Realistic battery life is about 25min and controller and range is good but is temperamental every now and then


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Took it out the box charged the batteries and out we went… to be disappointed that the steering arm was snapped


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The plastic seems brittle and i don’t believe this is a true bashing rc


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I believe it will handle it but not for long based on the way the steering arm is broken


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Looks like someone probably returned it and package was never inspected on return


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I won’t be sending it back so no one else has to deal with this situation


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Crossing my fingers on this one but for the price you can’t expect much


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am disappointed but i’m giving it a chance

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