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What's going on with Durango's future
All the model shops seem to flogging off 1/10th Durango spares and kits at huge discounts. There have been the occasional threads on here about parts availability etc..
Is this the beginning of the end for Durango 1/10th buggies or is there something else in the pipeline that a normal club person like myself doesn't know about. I have a couple of Durango cars which have been reasonably heavily invested in over the past couple of years. Should I be thinking about a change before I can't service them properly any more? |
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I can ONLY say the same here in Denmark. where we have got an importer NOT have something in stock, and we know NOT when or if he will get something out of stock .......
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durango
I have 3 SCT thàt i race where am I going to get spares from now in the UK as don't have funds to bulk buy
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Shame.
If MB are clearing the decks of Durango stuff - it's not looking good. I remember when MB first stocked Durango and supported racers with superb spares availability - MB went out on a limb / took a huge punt on Durango to help promote the brand and stocked a lot of gear to ensure racers had support. Obviously - whoever is in charge of Durango has forgotten who helped them get traction in the UK - if MB can't deal with them anymore it does not bode well for other shops. |
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We decided to clear our stocks and offer clearance prices as the demand has dropped off significantly over the last few months and restocking of parts has been difficult. Later later today it seems that MB has decided to follow us in doing this, so I can only assume they have seen the same drop off themselves.
If you own a Durango, now might be the time to stock up and take advantage of this. Between MB and ourselves there are a lot of bargains to be had. It's a shame, and I understand the frustration, but for us there's no other choice right now. Kev Lee |
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I still have a bit of stock for short course stuff which i take to the Nationals but have to say it looks grim
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I'm tempted by the DEX210 v2 offer on MB, what's different from the DEX210? (is it classed as the v1?)
Last edited by S_Nori; 28-05-2015 at 06:43 PM. |
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longer chassis, different front arms, bulkhead, shock towers rear arms gearbox casing etc. All minor tweaks really and interchangeable. The longer chassis is a good upgrade. Good time to grab one and use old v1 as spares car!
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Don't buy one , yes they are good cars I've had 3 but where are you going to get spares from ?
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spares
with the amount of people now posting would it not be wiser for us all instead of wondering and telling people not to buy to actually encourage them to buy then we could actually all put pressure on durango to actually supply parts to the shops and as owners of these cars support the shops who are banging there heads against brick walls to get parts for our cars
I own a v1 and v2 and just got back into the sport from a 20 year break so having that lovely steep learning curve with all the new technology the last thing I want to have to do is switch cars and quite literally bin the best part of £400 I got invested in the two cars. SO instead of saying where and how am I going to get parts how about everyone who owns a durango doing the one thing that may help and bombarding the makers with the problems they causing |
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Well said Claymoreman. I too bought a 210v2 only 4 months ago after a 20yr break. I have invested a fair bit in it and just about getting used to driving it. Was thinking of selling up and going GT12 but this just makes me want to buy up all of the cheap kits and spares and have a cheap racing set up and spare cars in 2&4 wd. Support for the brand would show the distributor they need to pull their finger out. If I had the funds I would happily bid for the distribution rights and do a proper job if it supporting the model shops and racers. Let's get behind this brand rather than writing them off and risking a potential company failure.
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I too came back from a long break from rc and chose Durango as my return brand. It's been reasonably hard work ever since sourcing the bits I need.
I didn't start this thread to write off the brand. What we all need is clarification from durango about their business model / future direction to know whether we are flogging a dead horse. I don't have the funds to keep re-inventing my gear every 2 years. |
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Durango bring out a couple of new 1/8 cars and then our model shops stop stocking spares ! Maybe durango want us all to buy direct from them ? I'm sure all will come to light in the future
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parts
I have contacts in the usa so if it comes to it and people are willing to we can work out an order between us all on a club based system I would be willing to use my contacts across the pond to source the parts purchase them and have them shipped to me then we could send to a dedicated person from each of the clubs that need parts so at least we have parts coming in is one option but we do need clarification from durango
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Spot on bigalbi, some comments from the company would help us all. I think we all feel the same in that we backed the brand and now feel let down
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Parts stock is not a issue at Revell they have over 95% of the parts in stock in Germany, the problem is there service is terrible. We need a UK distributor who specialises in race products to be awarded the distribution rights, send orders to shops next day and offer some decent customer service and then I'm sure the brand will grow again, I have heard they have some new products lined up but as things stand i can't see them making it to the UK.
I didn't realise Kev (Insideline) had dropped his prices until i was posting about it so decided to follow with the same discount %. Between us (MB) and Insideline I'm sure we will have plenty of stock to keep the cars out there going until the situation sorts its self out. MB |
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Just panic bought a load of bits! Got enough to keep the two of us going for a year or so! DEX410 is still king in my eyes!
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I agree the 410 is awsome
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That's what I was thinking, spare / wet car. Cheers!
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Is there no way we lobby a load of us (users) and the local shops (MB / Inside Line etc) together and put a case back to Durango Germany? It is clear that Revell arent supporting our local model stores which not only impacts them but also the ultimate end users.
I was having trouble finding some find stock of front suspension arms. I tried nearly every shop in the UK and no one could sell me any. I contacted Revell directly and asked them why no one has any and they stated that they have 1000's in stock and I should be able to get them from one of their appointed distributors. They clearly have no idea how things are from a users point of view and are happy to lay blame to the local stores which in my mind is totally wrong of them. I race with my 2 kids and we all run DEX410's and have been since we started racing. We have loads of spares but what happens when they run out. I simply couldn't afford to replace 3 cars and all the spares we would need to keep 3 of us running. I really hope Durango sort something out soon and appoint a decent UK distributor!!!. Just my thoughts Toby |
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