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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / February 2006Opinions please....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem How much would this be worth would you say? -- Have a voice. A voice for cheaper petrol. http://www.pipelinecard.org/recommend.html > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi > temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.pipelinecard.org/recommend.html No more than a fiver. "top quality engine from Team Infinity" BWAAAHAHAHAHA :D Seriously, not worth the time and hassle.  SignatureDan >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi >> temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Seriously, not worth the time and hassle. Agreed. Bears a striking resemblence to the crap sold by internetrc.com. JUNK! Doc http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi > >> temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Doc but for 99p?? Buy 3 and drive em like you stole em :) Smash one? dont matter, got another 2 LOL! Cheers Dre http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi > > >> temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Smash one? dont matter, got another 2 LOL! Surely its worth 40 quid? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi > > temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Seriously, not worth the time and hassle. What was/is so bad with them? > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi >> > temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > What was/is so bad with them? Well, I'm basing this on another bargain basement brand, Acme Nitro-Tek, as seen here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6036065516 My boss at the time bought one of these for his kid to mess around with, couldn't get it going, so sent it off with me to break in and set up. Where to start.... The team infinity engine was frankly laughable. Wouldn't hold a tune, over heated, and made pittiful power (and i'm experienced enough to be able to tune an engine). Then, on break in, driving round a flat car park, it snapped a diff gear into 2 pieces, and melted it's clutch. No idea how or why it did this. Then we'll move onto the very, very poor plastics, where screws went into them, you could only realistically get these holes to bite once, the plastic was so weak the screws (which were made of cheese) just tore it up. It may just be that I am used to HPi quality, but to be fair, this thing would be enough to put me off RCs for good if I knew nothing of them previously. SignatureDan Inline......................... > Well, I'm basing this on another bargain basement brand, Acme Nitro-Tek, > as seen here > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6036065516 BINGO. They're all made by the same company with a different monniker. > My boss at the time bought one of these for his kid to mess around with, > couldn't get it going, so sent it off with me to break in and set up. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > realistically get these holes to bite once, the plastic was so weak the > screws (which were made of cheese) just tore it up. I'll ditto all of that. My bud's Acme Conquistador experienced the same difficulties. The .15 Team Infinity motor overheated like none other, and to keep it under 300* we had to run it so rich it couldn't get out of it's own way. It ate both diffs in under 1 quart of fuel; the diff gears are VERY soft. My bud later "nudged" a curb with it at maybe 1/2 throttle and the damn thing disintegrated into a kajillion pieces. > It may just be that I am used to HPi quality, but to be fair, this thing > would be enough to put me off RCs for good if I knew nothing of them > previously. They are just poor quality period. I was all exicted to see that a company was releasing a 1/18 micro-nitro buggy and was gunna grab one ASAP. Guess what? Made by Acme and powered by a Team Infinity motor. Scratched that one off the muct have list really fast! Doc > Inline......................... > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > own way. It ate both diffs in under 1 quart of fuel; the diff gears are > VERY soft. Yea it was either the Conquistador or the Condor or summet that I had to sort - seriously, what ARE the diff gears made of? I was able to chip bits off the broken gear with a screw driver. The problem is as well, newbies get them, fire them up, leave positive feedback, play for a bit, break them, find them slow and then never venture back into RC. Crap like this actually damages our hobby IMHO. Nowadays it's not as bad, as you can get a Sav 3.5 for under £300, and a new T-Maxx for £220, so they're not as out of reach as they once were, but still this cheap crap is flooding the market and putting off would-be RC fanatics. <rant over> SignatureDan > Yea it was either the Conquistador or the Condor or summet that I had to > sort - seriously, what ARE the diff gears made of? They looked like pot metal to me, d/t the differences in color and texture and softness. >I was able to chip bits off the broken gear with a screw driver. The >problem is as well, newbies get them, fire them up, leave positive [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > <rant over> I agree. If they were more in-line with the toy-class vehix per way of pricing (like $100 or so) it wouldn't be so bad, but most are running in the $200's and folks forking out that kind of $$$ expect decent, hobby-grade quality. Been considering my next major purchase. Here are my current options: 1) OFNA Ravager 2) Hot Bodies GTX2 Twin 3) Building up a Savage Twin from Roller purchased on e-bay. Doc > > Yea it was either the Conquistador or the Condor or summet that I had to > > sort - seriously, what ARE the diff gears made of? [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Doc E-Zilla! :) Hehehe, thats on the top of my list anyway.. Nice choices though (specially the last one, as long as you post pics and movies :) Savage X too similar to your current Sav? Cheers Dre >> Been considering my next major purchase. Here are my current options: >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Savage X too similar to your current Sav? I was considering a 2nd truck, and looked at the X, but then decided it was too pricey cos I couldn't find a cheap one on the 'bay, and also, I suspect my Sav is actually quite a bit better :) Except for the easy out diffs I've got it beat from every angle :-p. The HB GTX Twin looks like a crazy piece of kit - although I often here bad things about HB engines. The Ravager we can't get over here, is that the buggy with the .28? SignatureDan > >> Been considering my next major purchase. Here are my current options: > >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > too pricey cos I couldn't find a cheap one on the 'bay, and also, I suspect > my Sav is actually quite a bit better :) <snip> RIGHT ON!!! Zactly what I reckon :) Plus I'm still planning to put Torsens in mine and then it'll kick arse! (I now have a brand spankers 4.6 diff assembly so now need to get a torsen to mod in there!) Cheers Dre >Except for the easy out diffs I've > got it beat from every angle :-p. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > The Ravager we can't get over here, is that the buggy with the .28? Inline.....................for both posts > "Dre" <blah@somewhere.com> wrote in message >> E-Zilla! :) I had thought about that, but don't want the expense of decent batts and charger. Right now I just have a handfull of 1500 Ni-Cd's and a timed charger for my starters. >> Nice choices though (specially the last one, as long as you post pics and >> movies :) You know it! >> Savage X too similar to your current Sav? My current Sav is WAY better than a bone-stock Savage X in every way aside from the easy-out diffs and externally adjustable 3 speed. > I was considering a 2nd truck, and looked at the X, but then decided it > was too pricey cos I couldn't find a cheap one on the 'bay, and also, I > suspect my Sav is actually quite a bit better :) Except for the easy out > diffs I've got it beat from every angle :-p. BINGO! > The HB GTX Twin looks like a crazy piece of kit - although I often here > bad things about HB engines. Yeah same here; if it was available as a kit minus electronics and engines I would own it already. Pop a couple Sportwerks .26's in there and vroom! > The Ravager we can't get over here, is that the buggy with the .28? Yep. Retails over here for $319-$349 US depending on the seller. Would cost me around $600 by the time it was Doc-worthy though. Doc http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-10th-Scale-Nitro-Buggies-Off-Road-Buggies-R-Go_W0QQi > temZ6038037370QQcategoryZ19168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > How much would this be worth would you say? > -- > Have a voice. A voice for cheaper petrol. All said and read, I'll think I'll pas for anything over 5 pound! |
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