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Old 11-22-2006, 06:21 PM
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[&:]i am 14 and receiving my first rc 1/10 scale buggy in december and wondering if anyone can give me any tips on how to look after my buggy properly if possible how to start the buggy the best terrain some problems that might occur or any others that pros like youselfs might know about.
Old 11-22-2006, 06:25 PM
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run for the hills! these hobbies will suck you dry.
Old 11-22-2006, 06:56 PM
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Welcome to the forum and since there is so much to learn the best advice I can give you is do all the reading you can in this forum and what ever you can find on the net. When you get it read the manual from cover to cover before starting it.
Good Luck and have fun.

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Old 11-22-2006, 07:58 PM
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its called a wind hobby pro sport im getting it delivered from america its not available in england yet its coming as a kit so im taking it down the local hobby shop and they are going to build it for me how long long does the break in procedure take? fanx for the advice
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DO NOT make your first mistake and pay someone to put it together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will learn a whole lot more building it your self!!!!!!!!! In this hobby if you cannot work on it you will not be running it much either. Never heard of this vehicle do you have a link to it or something?
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i have uploaded two pictures of the buggy maybe you can tell me if its worth buying
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First question how easy is it going to be to get parts? This is a big concern!!!! I personally recommend any thing else that is name brand and easy to get parts for. I do not know anything about what you have pictures of but there is a lot of CHEAP copies out there! Some are OK and some are junk but few as good as good as the name brands.
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...6289&rd=1&rd=1 u will find the buggy and its description on here
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Where are you going to get parts? It is some sort of Chinese knock off. I personally would not get one. All so do not take that top speed BS to heart!!!!!!!!
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I all so hope you read the sellers feedback not real good!
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i was going to get a condor pro but i read its reviews and people have had problems with the gears and how fragile it is
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i will get parts from the shop the seller owns
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bull crap, one u cant get parts for it, it sucks that was my first rc car, and my first big mistake, no parts, its a literal piece of crap, go to [link]http://www.topspeedtoys.com[/link] or [link]http://www.redcatracing.com[/link] thats where i got my last two cars, the new one im getting is a tornado bb u should check it out, my other one i got from tower hobbies but its a way older model, trust me i thought that car was great as can be, that is untill i started doing research and couldnt find parts for it, everything broke everytime i drove it, i read(havent expierieced it) but the motors gave out after the first 5 minutes of running, mabye they forgot to break it in, i dono, i dont want u to make the same mistake i did by getting that piece of crap

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