hugh.jeego

lol i dont know why I'M excited. i really wanna see what it is. i feel really stupid

HerrSavage

Don't feel stupid. Feel stupid if you have a €800+ Savage X sitting in your room that you have no interest in or intention of ever driving... That's stupid..

hugh.jeego

have you not even broken it in yet?

damn thats a waste. (im not trying to rub it in). then longer you wait, the worse its gonna get. the X SS 4.6 is gonna come out. what has happened that you havent been able to sell it?

HerrSavage

I think it's an economic thing. Here in Germany, the set shop price for an X is €569. I think most shops realize there just aren't that many people willing or able to spend that much.. So they've been going on auction, with an average price I'd say of about €450ish...

So I understand not wanting to spend €550 on a truck that YOU didn't get to open the box of...(or install the 3-speed and dual-discs in..)

But I think the other problem has to do with the X itself - rumors or not - that it has problems - that's keeping people away. I know I promised to close the door on that......., but I think with the X HPI has lost a lot of credibility - at least here in Germany (EASY guys - I'm only talking about the sitch here in Germany..) - so naturally the market price would be lower... The reason I haven't been able to sell it also has to do with how much of a loss I'm willing to take.. Over €250 is painful...

hugh.jeego

well i'll be here all summer. once i get my revo in shape with a few upgrades, i should have some cash left. But like i said, its not going to get any better. the minute you break it in, then you pretty much commited to losing the "new" aspect. but at the same time, there is no point in is sitting there on the shelf. damn thats must be an annoying situation. either watch over €250 go down the drain or watch it go down the drain slowly. well, if people are having problems, you could part it out and sell it off piece by piece to those ppl with broken X's. just an idea.

HerrSavage

And given that retailers seem to be under pressure to get X's out into the market, maybe quite a good idea....

hugh.jeego

you might be able to recover some of your money, and anything you dont sell thats not an "X specific" part, keep for your own savage. are some parts compatible with the savy25?

HerrSavage

That's what I've been thinking... On the other hand though, would be nice to get €500 all in one chunk..

hugh.jeego

yea. but from the way you describe it it may not be possible. how much is it costing you each time you put it on ebay?

what did the auction reach each time you put it on ebay?

HerrSavage

That's the really stupid part. I thought e-bay didn't cost anything unless you sold it... Well, I tried nickel-and-diming by going down like €10 each time - 3 times - and now i have to pay like €20... What BS..

The last time it was for €545 - and to be honest I felt king of weird even that low.. I think if I put it on there for €499 somebody would buy it... Just a question of how low I'm willing to go....

If my new truck works out, maybe I'll put it up for €500 - if not, I'll have it there to start up I guess and see what happens...(with an Axial .28 from slapmafro I bought especially for it, BTW..)

HerrSavage

KIND of weird, not KING of weird..

hugh.jeego

does the axial come with it? and the stock engine?

t-maxx8/4

so u never found it huh? sucks bro [:@] well i still never got my truck fixed i need servos! and i cant afford them cause im only 13 =[ lol so im out of a truck too lol

46u

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Have you tried doing odd jobs for people? That’s what I use to do when I was 13 and I all ways had some cash.

Sparco

I need new servos too and I'm 11 and I realy can't aford it...that's why I rely on other people to get my stuff

46u

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I do not under stand children this day and age as I have been making money some way since I was around 7 years old. There is all ways a way to make enough money to get you truck going if you really want to. That is all up to you.

Sparco

well it's harder to make money now than in the 60's

46u

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But a whole lot easer to make excuses.

HerrSavage

I seem to have had all me posts deleted for talking about the economics of the hobby - and no I was never trying to sell anybody anything..

hugh.jeego

yea i have had a full time summer job since was around 11. and part-time jobs since i was about 10. My parents don't just throw money at me.....

i dont mean to sound patronising to those kids. im only 18 now, but seriously just get a job.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Not really because there's more of it to be made

at my old house I paid the 11 year old kid that lived next door $10 a week to mow my lawn

That kid did nothin but go around and ask people "do you have anything i can do that you dont want to do?" and he had more disposable income than i did!

ThunderbirdJunkie

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LOL it's kinda funny since I was the one tryin to sell your truck:P

46u

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I wish that was all they charged around here! They get $30 here but they edge and swipe as well. When I was young back in the 60’s I go $5 to cut a lawn, $3 to wash a car and I all ways had money in my pocket.

hugh.jeego

yea but in the 60's $5 was worth far more than $5 is today

ThunderbirdJunkie

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your lawn is probably bigger than mine was though

I'm in an apartment now...till I find an actual HOUSE here in phoenix.