Right, I’ve decided to now only have a link to my site in the OP since there was too much info on there in the first place and I exceeded the 32k character limit ages ago. I don’t want to keep posting links to other posts in the thread. All other thread activity remains unaltered.
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So we’re staying tune to your links! Heavy job, but well done! Now it’ll be clearer… 
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Thanks for allowing me to post on here! As I said I can’t find the old one! When I find it (even after 5 years 
) I will post it on here. This is the new one and it has a rechargeable battery through a cable attached to the USB port of the computer
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That doesn’t look too bad. It’s a 2.4GHz transmitter system so that’s good; you will get little to no interference and can run multiple cars at once (even though wifi and microwave ovens work on the same frequency which doesn’t make a difference oddly).
Looks to be between 1:18 and 1:12 scale. The USB charging suggests a small capacity LiPo. If I had to guess I’d say it’s maybe 500mAh capacity if it takes about an hour to charge (any higher and the usb port can’t provide enough current to charge it in about an hour). As for what motor it uses I can’t tell you anything without actual disassembly.
What’s the speed and handling like?
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If the disassembly is easy (as in just taking off the cover) I don’t mind attempting it, if that will give you a better idea? It doesn’t seem very fast, handling seems decent.
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I wouldn’t suggest it at all. It’s a toy grade RC, they’re not designed to be opened and worked on. The sort of disassembly I’m talking about requires counting teeth on gears and calculating ratios as well as knowing an estimated top speed so I can give you rough motor specs. Also if there is no info on the battery you’d require a voltmeter.
The only thing I can tell you about it with reasonable confidence is that it is brushed which really doesn’t matter in this case.
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Actually if you could give me the name of the car I might be able to do some digging. I can’t make out what is written on the spoiler from the pic.
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I have no idea how to do either of the first two! The last one, I will be horrible at! on the bright side, I did find it at this store (where it was bought apparently). I hope this helps
Wait I may have sent the wrong one…mine is one size bigger than that!
This might be mine, I am not sure! it was a gift so I am not sure of the price. It looks like it
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You have to literally tear it apart and physically count each tooth on every gear and then do some division (and multiplication if necessary). As for the top speed you can either take the time to calculate it by timing the car over a set distance or look for an estimate on the box. 
It’s pretty tedious, I had to do this with Hellhound (luckily it had a rough quoted speed on the box).
The car you linked seems to be a smaller version of it as it seems to have a narrower track (the wheels stick out sideways less) and it looks shorter than the transmitter.
Just out of curiousity, if you spin one of the rear wheels with your hand and have the other free in the air does the one that is free spin in the opposite direction? If it does then the car has a differential built in which is neat (I’m not sure yours would but it wouldn’t hurt checking when you have the time).
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LOL, I was just about to say that but you beat me to it. The price seems reasonable for what it is.
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No they both spin in the same direction one wheel spins!
Lol I only realized after I saw the controller was bigger than the car on what I sent you
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Yeah, I thought as much, a diff ins’t necessary for low speeds.
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My older one seemed faster than this. But with age it sort of became slower. It had two settings, one that is slow but can handle rough terrain like carpets and the other setting was fast but had to be on a flat surface. Too bad the cat got to it
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Ignore this post, I forgot that removing the op content removes the pic links that my site uses
I finally got around to fixing the action cam casing that I broke on Xmas eve. I haven’t got any pics to share for this part. My only concern now is that the superglue won’t tolerate any big impacts (even front ones where the mount can just flip over backwards). So I probably won’t be filming until I devise some kind of roll cage or frame for the camera. I also still need to design a custom wheelie bar.
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It’ll be ugly but an epoxy covering the whole crack will keep it in place cheaply, superglue alone will shear out right away
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Looks aren’t a problem for me. I have some epoxy but it is rubbish. I need to find a better brand. I might pick up some loctite branded epoxy from a shop near uni next week. The one I have just peels and takes forever to cure. I wanted to use it to fireproof the deodorant can cap for Hellhound but it just peeled off like PVA from your hands.
I think the loctite brand is the one I’ve used before, it’ll hold as long as it covers all around
Otherwise plumbing stores carry pretty cool ones that are more like putties that harden great but they do get ridiculous on price sometimes 
we always pull stock from work to have it handy without having to buy it lol
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I can’t make it cover all around though, not effectively at least, it broke right at the mount, I posed pics a few posts ago.