I need some opinions.

[Xjeepguy]

This is my UDR. It was the only RC vehicle I had that my wife actually really liked. She picked it out for me, and actually watched me run it. She seemed to have some kind of connection with it. I am trying to decide what to do with it.

 

[LibertyMKiii]

If this is a good thing for you and your wife keep it going. Don't change course.

 

[Xjeepguy]

If this is a good thing for you and your wife keep it going. Don't change course.

It was a very good thing, but unfortunately she passed away last June. I guess I should have mentioned that in the post. Sorry.

 

[LibertyMKiii]

It was a very good thing, but unfortunately she passed away last June. I guess I should have mentioned that in the post. Sorry.

Wow I am sorry brother, that changes my perspective on it.
I'd say restore it and shelf it then. That is a special memory.

 

[Mark_17]

Run it, my wife would want me to continue to enjoy it.

 

[KnowAir]

I say keep it as a runner, enjoy it, I believe she might rather you continue using it than tucking it away.
A bonus of it being a TRX is that parts will be available for it for many years to come. No one has model longevity in this hobby like TRX does.

 

[Hector_Fisher]

Hmm, definitely a toughy.

Shelfing it is like the idea of trying to capture a memory of something. It won't change and can continue to serve as a reminder. Like a picture, or a statue, it would help you remember important moments in your life.

On the other hand, this is something your wife wanted you to have and enjoy. The connection you have in it is her personal contribution. It sounds like you might be trying to articulate the question "What would my wife want me to do?" If so, do you think you could feel a connection to her, and bring back good memories of her when you run it? If so, then I say run it! I bet she'd want you to keep running it and enjoying life!

 

[KnowAir]

Hmm, definitely a toughy.

Shelfing it is like the idea of trying to capture a memory of something. It won't change and can continue to serve as a reminder. Like a picture, or a statue, it would help you remember important moments in your life.

On the other hand, this is something your wife wanted you to have and enjoy. The connection you have in it is her personal contribution. It sounds like you might be trying to articulate the question "What would my wife want me to do?" If so, do you think you could feel a connection to her, and bring back good memories of her when you run it? If so, then I say run it! I bet she'd want you to keep running it and enjoying life!

Well said.

 

[305HemiGuy]

Keep it in her honor, but still run it because that's what she'd want you to do.

 

[Dan B.]

Drive the wheels off it and fix when necessary. Battle scars are a plus. I love how your poll options didn’t list a Sell It option. They really are super groovy trucks.

 

[Xjeepguy]

Drive the wheels off it and fix when necessary. Battle scars are a plus. I love how your poll options didn’t list a Sell It option. They really are super groovy trucks.

I’ll never sell that one. I’ll keep it until the day I die. Money got tight at one point while she was still alive, and I almost did. I’m so glad it didn’t sell.

You guys all brought up some great points. There’s only one clear option. I’m going to keep running it, and enjoy the truck in her honor. I wasn’t thinking straight when I wrote this post. She was not a wasteful person. She would be mad at me if I kept it and didn’t enjoy it. She also was not flashy, or flamboyant in any way, so that Vitavon build wouldn’t work either. (Although I may get a set of Vitavon wheels for it. She never liked black wheels on anything and loved chrome/natural aluminum wheels) Thanks fam, this is the conclusion I would have come to if I had really thought about it.

 

[sumguy75]

Hard to say, but one option would be to buy all the parts needed for a full restoration and put those parts aside. Then just keep running it and having fun with it as much as you can, its a special connection that she enjoyed seeing you have fun with it. If parts ever become difficult to find 5,10,15 years down the road, you will already have everything needed to do a full restoration and put it on permanent display.

 

[Tex Koder]

I’ll never sell that one. I’ll keep it until the day I die. Money got tight at one point while she was still alive, and I almost did. I’m so glad it didn’t sell.

You guys all brought up some great points. There’s only one clear option. I’m going to keep running it, and enjoy the truck in her honor. I wasn’t thinking straight when I wrote this post. She was not a wasteful person. She would be mad at me if I kept it and didn’t enjoy it. She also was not flashy, or flamboyant in any way, so that Vitavon build wouldn’t work either. (Although I may get a set of Vitavon wheels for it. She never liked black wheels on anything and loved chrome/natural aluminum wheels) Thanks fam, this is the conclusion I would have come to if I had really thought about it.

Absolutely!

Make a dedicated thread of this truck for :
In Memory of - your wife

To honor her with a super duper

Hard to say, but one option would be to buy all the parts needed for a full restoration and put those parts aside. Then just keep running it and having fun with it as much as you can, its a special connection that she enjoyed seeing you have fun with it.

If parts ever become difficult to find 5,10,15 years down the road, you will already have everything needed to do a full restoration and put it on permanent display.

Shouldn't ever have to worry about that..
Have 3D Printers ,will make it Better , Stronger! parts

 

[Warby]

Del

 

[Tex Koder]

If you wife is that connected with it, ask her. Happy wife. Happy life.

Uhm.. sir.
She's passed away..

 

[Warby]

Uhm.. sir.
She's passed away..

Damn. I was not aware of that. He didn't mention that in the first post. The thread makes more sense now. My bad . My apologies and commiserations.

I should read threads completely before commenting.

 

[speeding_Infraction]

You should also buy another body an paint it in her honor, and maybe another truck to put it on

 

[RCbuzz]

I’ll never sell that one. I’ll keep it until the day I die. Money got tight at one point while she was still alive, and I almost did. I’m so glad it didn’t sell.

You guys all brought up some great points. There’s only one clear option. I’m going to keep running it, and enjoy the truck in her honor. I wasn’t thinking straight when I wrote this post. She was not a wasteful person. She would be mad at me if I kept it and didn’t enjoy it. She also was not flashy, or flamboyant in any way, so that Vitavon build wouldn’t work either. (Although I may get a set of Vitavon wheels for it. She never liked black wheels on anything and loved chrome/natural aluminum wheels) Thanks fam, this is the conclusion I would have come to if I had really thought about it.

Awesome, if it was me I would be painting a tribute body and still running it. Albeit, running it in grandpa mode, maybe bust it out as the pace car with the grand kids

 

[BashingBrian]

Run it, restore it and shelf it at weekends..!!

 

[Bustedaw11]

If it were me I'd shelf it as is and buy another just like it to run and enjoy. I like things to be as they were and if to much gets broken and swapped id feel like it weren't really the same exact one anymore?
Idk, tough call man.