manutd10

<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hi im new to the rc hobby and was wondering what is the best electric buggy i can get for around $200. Right now i have an 1/10Exceed RC Electric SunFire RTR Off Road Buggy with just a brushed motor. I want to get into the brushless models so i can get a little more speed. So what are some good buggies i can get for around $200?</span></span>

manutd10

Right now i'm thinking about:<div>-Redcat tornando (javascript:mox();)</div><div>-Traxxas Bandit (javascript:mox();)</div><div>-Upgrading my Exceed Sunfire to a brushless</div><div>
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phmaximus

For that price range u will be lucky to get a better buggy than what u have.
Have u thought about going brushless on the buggy u have ATM?

judithangels

<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Vortex in 1:10 scaleradio-controlled 4WD Buggy is a great all-rounder perfect for people. The raceon a variety of surfaces like driving</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Facilities include a strong aluminum drive shaft, adjustable settingsand oil filled aluminum shock absorbers.Hope is it perfect for you.</span>

Foxy

You won't get anything better than what you have for $200.

Have a look through the models available at modelsport.co.uk and see what you like the price of. We'll let you know if its a good deal or not.

manutd10

I'll probably just upgrade the one I have now to a brushless and get a better battery in it

Foxy

That'll probably be the cheapest solution...

Try this place...

ESC (29 dollars): http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking...Version_2.html
Motor (23 dollars): http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking...Brushless.html
Lipo charger (40 dollars): http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking..._GENUINE_.html
2 good batteries (15 dollars each): http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking...Lipo_Pack.html

Now you are fully lipo and brushless with an hour of runtime at silly speeds (half hour per battery if not more) for $107 bucks or 70 British Squids, plus delivery.

Delivery will not be that cheap unfortunately, due to the fact its in China, but shouldn't be too bad. You may get a very small customs bill too (potentially 15 quid I would guess), but probably not.

manutd10

Will I have to buy new metal diff gears and ball bearings for it?

Dads like rc too

Not immediately, but they probably won't hold up to the torque of the brushless setup. Another option would be the Redcat Caldera 10e buggy. They sell for $199 shipped. This won't include lipo's or a Lipo charger, and it certainly won't compare to a lot of the equipment you read about in this section, but for $200 you get a lot of buggy. It's equipped to handle Lipo out of the box and you can also upgrade many of the parts from the Redcat 8e line. My son has the monster truck version and it's held up very well.

manutd10

<font face="Arial" style="font-size: small;">Heres what im thinking of getting:</font>
<font face="Arial" style="font-size: small;">-Turnigy Trackstar 1/10 12.0T 3300KV Brushless Motor (www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__27862__Turnigy_Trackstar_1_10_12_0T_3300KV_Brush less_Motor.html)
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-Turnigy TrackStar 1/10th Scale 60A Car ESC Version 2 (</font>www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__14634__Turnigy_TrackStar_1_10th_Scale_60A_Car_ES C_Version_2.html<font size="2">)</font><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="2">
-IMAX B6-AC Charger/Discharger 1-6 Cells (GENUINE)(</font>www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__6478__IMAX_B6_AC_Charger_Discharger_1_6_Cells_GE NUINE_.html<font size="2">)<br type="_moz" /></font> -OrB6-AC Plus - Charger/Discharger 1-6 Cells Dual Power (COPY) (www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__15437__B6_AC_Plus_Charger_Discharger_1_6_Cells_D ual_Power_COPY_.html)</div><font size="2">
-Turnigy 5000mAh 2S 20C Lipo Pack (www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__9172__Turnigy_5000mAh_2S_20C_Lipo_Pack.html)</font>

Foxy

That stuff will work, it's the same stuff I listed above.

For the sake of what, 8 dollars, I'd get the genuine charger if I was u.

Barrymartin

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">i would recommend you the traxxas bandit. there are others that are roughly as good out of the box but with traxxas you get top notch parts support. i dont care if you get traxxas,hpi,associated,losi,exceed etc, parts are going to break/wear out if you drive it hard enough to have a lot of fun.though traxxas is widely considerd on of the toughest and more reliable brands.</span></font>