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djmaincheese
08-04-2011, 01:15 PM
Well that's very interesting, just checked Tower's Site for stock status of the Spartan and it says "Discontinued" yesterday it still said "On Order" What is going on Traxxas

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...5708&search=Go

Peter V can you chime in here and give us an update on the progress of the new Spartan and when/ IF we can expect to see them on the shelves any time soon??

GeoVW72
08-04-2011, 01:30 PM
Based on what I saw going through on Horizon, they may have just changed the part number.

Tower lists it as TRA5708 (http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXAAUF**&P=7)discontinued, the TRA5707 (http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBMRV**&P=7) is the new one with the castle system.

Horizon also has a 5707 (http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=TRA5707) part number

Guess they changed it to make sure people knew what they were getting.

djmaincheese
08-04-2011, 01:45 PM
That makes sense, sucky thing is that now it went up $40 to $421.99 yikes!!!

arp1500
08-04-2011, 02:18 PM
might not be to bad with teh castle system in it

Steven Vaccaro
08-04-2011, 03:19 PM
The wholesale price also went up. I just canceled my backorders. I wont be carrying it any longer. There are better boats for close to the same money that wont disintegrate in a crash.

Brushless55
08-04-2011, 03:27 PM
That makes sense, sucky thing is that now it went up $40 to $421.99 yikes!!!

I thought it would be closer to $475 with the new system...


The wholesale price also went up. I just canceled my backorders. I wont be carrying it any longer. There are better boats for close to the same money that wont disintegrate in a crash.

:iagree:
the new mono you have for sell Steven and the new Impulse 31 is sweet :thumbup1:
even with the $50 off at Tower I will stay away from the spartan

roadrashracing
08-04-2011, 03:53 PM
They had a problem, fixed it, then raised the price, way to go traxxas.:thumbdown:

dmwilson09
08-04-2011, 05:33 PM
I finally sold my Spartan. Traxxas sent me the new castle electronics and a new hull/hatch and as soon as i got it, it was on ebay. I have never been happier to get rid of that problem child. Now its time for the Proboat Impulse 31!!!!!!!!!

Brushless55
08-04-2011, 07:15 PM
I finally sold my Spartan. Traxxas sent me the new castle electronics and a new hull/hatch and as soon as i got it, it was on ebay. I have never been happier to get rid of that problem child. Now its time for the Proboat Impulse 31!!!!!!!!!

got to say, I had a Impulse 31 in my hands lastnight and it is so nice vs the Spartan it's not even comparable :spy:
the two are so different in quality it's unreal

skellyo
08-04-2011, 07:36 PM
The wholesale price also went up. I just canceled my backorders. I wont be carrying it any longer. There are better boats for close to the same money that wont disintegrate in a crash.

I can't blame you. I'm not sure how anyone could push the sale of this over the other RTR or ARTR boats you carry.

wilsta67
08-05-2011, 02:08 PM
They had a problem, fixed it, then raised the price, way to go traxxas.:thumbdown:
the mungrels have to recoup there lost profits some how lol its not as if they haven't ripped there customers off enough all ready.:sarcasm1:

dmwilson09
08-05-2011, 04:21 PM
When I bought my spartan, it was like $309 with a tower coupon and even then i thought that was a lot for a plastic boat. But like many of us, i wanted a rtr boat that would do 50+, even tho it never made it there. After everything I know about this boat and even with the New Castle electronics, I would never pay $420 for that boat. Now that the boat can go 50 mph, I am sure Traxxas will make a lot of their money back selling replacement hulls. One nose dive, flip or crash and that hull is probably toast.