AgentUnknown
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- Apr 10, 2003
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here's a link for the RS4, I have been out of it for a while but have heard good things about these. Take note, the RS4 is All-wheel drive and is going to be a little more complicated to work on (possibly more $$$ as well) But if you take care of it and don't let a bunch of people drive it (little kids, friends, anyone else, etc.) it should not have a lot of problems. If you crash it - it's your fault, if "little Johnny" crashes it - well you know..... Maintain it properly and try hard not to crash it and it should be fine.
I'd also reccomend buying one from a hobby shop that has been around for a while, especially if you are considering nitro - they are going to help someone out with tesh support a little better than an on-line source like Tower Hobbies. I would still check around for prices, some hobby shops are waaaay out of line. as long as it isn't too much more than you can get it elsewhere for, the extra will be well worth it if you ever have a "no-one-can-figure-it-out" kind of problem.
I'd also reccomend buying one from a hobby shop that has been around for a while, especially if you are considering nitro - they are going to help someone out with tesh support a little better than an on-line source like Tower Hobbies. I would still check around for prices, some hobby shops are waaaay out of line. as long as it isn't too much more than you can get it elsewhere for, the extra will be well worth it if you ever have a "no-one-can-figure-it-out" kind of problem.
deerslayer
Lifer
- Jan 15, 2001
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For a presentation I'll be doing in a class, here's a video I just put together yesterday:
Video
That car is an HPI Super Nitro Rally. I've got it set up right now for onroad use (i.e. shorter shock travel, harder springs, etc.) and it's running really well. Throw some knobby tires on there and increase the suspension travel and you've got a tough, ready to race rally car. My car specifically can't handle the massive jumps you might see stadium trucks doing but it can hold its own off road. Think along the lines of scaled down World Rally and you've got the right idea. :thumbsup:
I love my car and it's a lot of fun. However, you must enjoy tinkering with it, coaxing it along, and being very involved with its inner workings. All nitro cars require a lot of care and maitenence and, if you're okay with that, are totally worth the reward. If you just want a car to beat around and drive every once in a while, you should go electric.
I also recommend HPI and all their cars. They are extremely high quality, well supported, and have plenty of hop up parts. I love them.
Edit: I should mention I've got some upgrades on that car including a better header, different gearing, and pretty simple things like that. It's the stock HPI .15FE motor driving the wheels. I timed it yesterday and the car did a calculated 42MPH flat out on a time-over-distance kind of thing. It's fast.
Video
That car is an HPI Super Nitro Rally. I've got it set up right now for onroad use (i.e. shorter shock travel, harder springs, etc.) and it's running really well. Throw some knobby tires on there and increase the suspension travel and you've got a tough, ready to race rally car. My car specifically can't handle the massive jumps you might see stadium trucks doing but it can hold its own off road. Think along the lines of scaled down World Rally and you've got the right idea. :thumbsup:
I love my car and it's a lot of fun. However, you must enjoy tinkering with it, coaxing it along, and being very involved with its inner workings. All nitro cars require a lot of care and maitenence and, if you're okay with that, are totally worth the reward. If you just want a car to beat around and drive every once in a while, you should go electric.
I also recommend HPI and all their cars. They are extremely high quality, well supported, and have plenty of hop up parts. I love them.
Edit: I should mention I've got some upgrades on that car including a better header, different gearing, and pretty simple things like that. It's the stock HPI .15FE motor driving the wheels. I timed it yesterday and the car did a calculated 42MPH flat out on a time-over-distance kind of thing. It's fast.
Ok, so i guess Im gonna go for a Nitro kit that I put together. I see this BMW M3 HPI EVO car that looks nice, but I can only find it RTR. Is there somewhere I can buy just nitro kits that have everything I need for $350 or so?
You might consider buying a used car to start with. Even if it's prebuilt, just tear it down and build it back up so you understand how it works. For anything else, you'll just have to check out places like Tower Hobbies and eHobbies to get an idea of pricing.
yeah, used sounds good, but i would be afraid to take it apart unless it came with instructions how to put it back together
Well, since I know HPI the best of any company, I can tell you that HPI has all of their instruction manuals (complete, page by page) online. I'd imagine other good companies do too.
does HPI sell all their RTR cars in unassembled versions too? theres this EVO M3 I like, but would want it unassembled
The EVO is only available RTR, sadly. I'm not exactly sure how HPI decides to make a car available as a kit or as RTR. However, like I and others have said, you can easily get the RTR car, tear it down, and then build it right back up. It might even be easier to learn that way than just starting from a kit, I think. The EVO is a pretty sweet truck, too. It runs great from what I've seen.
Gas can be high-maintenance, but rewarding if done correctly. Electric technology is really getting hardcore- the fastest RC vehicle is electric, IIRC. I know the fastest boat is. I'd reccomend starting electric then going to gas; as others have. The break-in period for gas can be tough to master, and may be easier to pull off if you already have the rest of the car figured out. Electric is cheaper, too.
I'd go RTR for now.... wait till something gets screwed up, then dissasemble. You may find something that needs "hopped-up" after you have used it for a little bit. I don't think I would be able to buy an RTR, take it out of the box, then tear it down, all before I even take it for a spin. If you run it for a while that will be enough to let the "bug" set in.
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