Derek's RC Car

Derek has been researching remote controlled cars for a while. He finally found one on eBay that he liked and was willing to spend his money on. He had me try to win the eBay auction for it because the auction ended while he was in school. Unfortunately, I'm a novice at eBay, having never bought anything off of eBay before, and got outbid at the last second. I felt terrible, but Derek regrouped and found another car quickly on eBay that had a "buy it now" option. He was so excited and tracked the shipping progress often. When the car finally arrived he was beside himself just like it was Christmas!

Update: Unfortunately, the car seemed to have a problem with one of it's servo's that controls the steering. Derek's been able to drive the car some, but the steering is not right. It's been a real learning opportunity for Derek. He's had some ups and downs along the way. He's had to troubleshoot the problem and then work with the person that sold him the car to reach some sort of agreement. He's expecting a new servo from the seller any day now to see if it fixes his problem.

Update: The servo arrived today and Derek eagerly retreated to his room to see if it fixed his problem. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Muddville tonight. Derek came downstairs with tears in his eyes, flopped on the sofa, and said he was "done" with that car. He emailed the seller to make arrangements to return the car.