How bad is bad steering slop?

[backyardbasher]

I've been hearing all sorts of problems regarding Tamiya's steering slop on their models. I'm thinking of getting the TG10 Rally. Is the steering bad on the TG10 as well? I read the Nitro Sedan shootout review in RCCA and they reviewed a TG10 Pro. Granted it is the Pro version, but I figured it would probably have similar characteristics as the regular TG10? No? Anyways, like I said, if the TG10 does have slop, how bad is it really? Bad enough not to consider buying it, or can the problem be remedied easily? And how? I never had an R/C car before, so I don't really know what it feels like to have steering slop. Is it like having a terrible wheel allignment on a real car that pulls to one side while driving?

[Throtl Hapie]

It is quite easy to fix this. Use rubber bands to make it tighter. Also, you can put washers behind the screws (you will know what I mean when you build the car), this also helps rid of slop in the suspension.

[backyardbasher]

I guess I shouldn't worry about it too much huh? Like you said nothing a little washer here and there and tightening up cannot fix.

Thanks for the info.

[Throtl Hapie]

If I can get a digital camera to take a [pic of what I did to my ta03 (they also have suspension slop), you will be able to see what I mean. And adding washers really helped.